How to customize your own Microsoft Office ribbon

There are features in our Office programs that we use anywhere from frequently to all the time to some not at all.  So much time is used to navigate to all those features that if we added up all the time it takes, you'd see how much time you really do waste.

The MENU RIBBON is the row or words at the top of your office program such as FILE, HOME, INSERT, etc.  This toolbar can be customized to meet your needs. There are a few different ways to get to the customization screen. This works on all Office products.

- Right click on any of the words on the menu ribbon and select CUSTOMIZE THE RIBBON.

The below File Options window will appear which can also be accessed via FILE --> OPTIONS then select CUSTOMIZE RIBBON.

Make sure the ribbon you are selected on is MAIN TABS.

- Click NEW TAB and the following will appear. 

Make sure it is positioned where you want it to show in the ribbon. Use the up and down arrows on the right side to move it where you want.  Each can be renamed as well by right clicking on the label and clicking RENAME. The NEW TAB (CUSTOM) will be what is shown at the top of the ribbon and NEW GROUP (CUSTOM) will be what's shown underneath each group. You'll see here in a second what I mean.

You can choose from every single options available by selecting ALL COMMANDS, select what you want and click ADD in the middle. You can also remove any of them you don't want or use. Use the up and down arrows to reposition them where you want.

After I've customized mine, this is how it looks. The NEW TAB (CUSTOM) will show on top (shown in yellow) in the main ribbon list and the NEW GROUP (CUSTOM) will show on the bottom (shown in orange) in that ribbon underneath. You can have multiple groups in one ribbon also.

You can also make your own area in ANY ribbon you want. For example, I added one to the HELP ribbon as shown below. 

This was just an example here but you can customize your ribbons how ever you want. You can even rename EVERYTHING to whatever you want as well.  Your choice, your ribbons!

So all in all, you can customize to your hearts content. Have fun and make your ribbons more for your everyday use.

ENJOY!! 
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