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CUSTOMIZING THE RIBBON
It is now possible to customize the Ribbon in Office 2010 in much the same way as you were able to
customize the Quick Access Toolbar. You can create your own tabs, rename existing tabs or move
them around on the Ribbon. You can also create new groups for your tabs. Once a customized
Ribbon is named, you also can export and import customized Ribbons within particular Office 2010
applications.
To customize the Ribbon:
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Right click on the Ribbon and select Customize
Ribbon - OR Go to the File tab. Click Options, and then click
Customize Ribbon. A Customize the Ribbon
dialog box will open.
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FIGURE 1 - B
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CHANGING THE DEFAULT TABS, GROUPS, OR COMMANDS
You can only rename or change the order of the default tabs and
groups that are built-in in Office 2010. You cannot rename default
commands, change command icons, or change the order of the
commands. See example from Office 2010 help right.
1. Default tab and group that has commands that cannot be
changed.
2. A custom group that has new commands added in the order of
use choice.
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ADDING A CUSTOM TAB
1. Click on New Tab in the Word Options dialog box [Figure 1 –
B above and click OK.
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2. A New Tab will display in the ribbon.
RENAME A TAB
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Go back to the Word Options dialog box [Figure 1]
Click on a tab in the list on the right and
Click on the Rename button.
A Rename dialog box will open.
Type in the name for the tab.
Click OK.
Click OK again to close the Word Options dialog box.
The renamed tab will now be in your ribbon.
ADDING CONTENT TO A TAB – GROUPS AND
COMMANDS
You can add a custom group to either a custom tab or a default tab.
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1. Go back to the Word Options dialog box [Figure 1] from
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Customize the Ribbon.
2. Click on the tab that you want to add a group to.
3. Click the New Group button below in the dialog box. – OR –
4. Right click on the tab that you want to add a group to and select Add New Group
5. Rename the New Group (Custom).
6. Right click the Group
7. Click Rename
8. Then type in the name.
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You can then add commands to your new group. * Please note that you can only add commands to a
custom group that is under a custom or default tab. You cannot add commands to a default group.
See Figure 2 above. *
1. Go back to Customize the Ribbon and the Word Options dialog box.
2. The commands are in the left column of the dialog box.
3. Click on the down arrow from Choose commands from: to choose the list you want to choose
commands from.
4. Make sure you have the group in the tab that you want selected on the right.
5. Then click on a command in the list on the left.
6. Click the Add>> button.
7. Continue until you have added all of the commands you want added and then click OK.
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FURTHER TAB OPTIONS
Change tab or group order
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Go back to Customize the Ribbon and the Word Options dialog box.
Click on the Tab that you want to move in the right column.
Click on the up or down arrows in the margin until you get the tabs in the order that you want.
Click OK.
Hide a tab
You can hide both custom and default tabs. However, you can only remove a custom tab.
1. Go back to Customize the Ribbon and the Word Options dialog box.
2. Remove the checkmark next to the tab in the list which you no longer want to see.
3. Click OK.
Remove a Custom Tab
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Go back to Customize the Ribbon and the Word Options dialog box.
Right click on the tab that you want to remove.
Click on the Remove choice.
Click OK.
Reset your ribbons to the default settings
You can choose to undo all of your
customizations to the Ribbon to return it to
its original state. However, please note that
when you reset all of the tabs on the ribbon,
you also undo all of your customizations to
the Quick Access Toolbar.
1. Go back to Customize the Ribbon and the Word Options dialog box.
2. Click the down arrow next to Reset, then click Reset all customizations.
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Use the Reset only selected ribbon tab to change a default tab back to its original settings, not the
entire ribbon.
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