Press 5 in this case to enable (or disable) Guides. Now press and release the ALT key and see what happens…Īll QAT items get a keyboard shortcut key. Remove the three default buttons (Save, Undo and Redo) because they already have keyboard shortcuts. Add those buttons to QAT and then customize QAT to rearrange them so that the most commonly used buttons are in the first nine positions. In the previous article we saw the need for having keyboard shortcuts for commonly used buttons which do not have a built-in keyboard shortcut. In that case, the extra space which the QAT would occupy below the ribbon would be a waste of precious screen space. Now the toolbar moves below the ribbon and the filename is not disturbed.įor the curious reader… The question is, why did Microsoft not place the QAT below the ribbon by default? That is because, most people don’t understand what QAT is and never customize it. Right click on the QAT and choose Show the Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon At some point, long file names will not be seen fully. When you add more and more buttons, the file name gets pushed to the right. Problem: Too many Quick Access Toolbar buttons – file name is cut off Problem: Too many Quick Access Toolbar buttons – file name is cut off.