How to customize Office 2010 ribbon?

Office 2010 lets you customize the ribbon in all application including Word 2010, Powerpoint 2010, Excel 2010, etc. Ribbon is a task-oriented Graphical User Interface (GUI) introduced since Office 2007, to replace the traditional menus and toolbars.The ribbon interface is retained n Office 2010 as well.

On the Microsoft Office 2010 (office 2007) ribbon, commands are organized into a set of tabs.The tabs on the Ribbon display the commands that are most relevant for each of the task areas in the applications. Thus Microsoft Office 2010 and Office 2007 lets you group the commands you use most—like save, undo, or copy and paste—where they’re easy for you to access.Here we will detail the steps to customize a ribbon in Office 2010.

Within each Office 2010 application, you can create a custom Ribbon tab to keep all the features you use most right where you need them. Microsoft Office 2010 lets you group the commands you use most—like save, undo, or copy and paste—where they’re easy for you to access.

• 1. Open any Office 2010 application – Powerpoint 2010, Word 2010, Excel 2010 etc.
• 2. Click the File tab, and then click Options.
• 3. In the Options dialog box, click Customize Ribbon and then click New Tab near the bottom of the dialog box.

• 4. In the Choose command from list, select your commands from the default list of Popular Commands, or use the down arrow to select from all commands. Choose the commands you use most, and add each to your new tab by clicking Add.
• 5. Use the up and down arrows next to the list of tabs to position your commands and tab. Select a command to move it on your tab, or select your tab to position it anywhere on the Ribbon—it can be the first tab you see, or the last.
• 6. With your tab selected, click Rename near the bottom of the dialog box. In the Display name box, type the name you want for your tab
• 6. Finally Click OK to update all your changes and check out the new efficient set of commands you’ve assembled in one convenient tab location.

Customize Office 2010 ribbon to suit your usage needs by creating custom tbs.

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