Hi Jean-Guy,
While the Quick Access Toolbar has only one position, it does have the ability to have multiple sections that can you can have come
and go as needed.
The standalone (always there) entries are stored (in Word's case) in a separate XML file, Word.QAT, but you can add QAT items to
specific templates or specific documents if those help with task related actions. You can attach a template (Alt, T, I) that has a
custom QAT section as well as pull in custom made (not customized built in) Toolbars from older versions into the Add-In tab.
Then there is
http://toggletoolbar.com which demonstrates a way to use [Task] Panes in Word 2007 as a way to 'host' groups of
commands (i.e. a version of floating toolbars). MVP Greg Maxey was looking into doing an article (I think) on how to do that with
Word, but I don't know how far along he's gotten with that.
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"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote in message
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Quick examples:
In Word, I always use "Format Paragraph... Line and Page Breaks Page
Break Before OK" which is 5 clicks. (This is because I abhor manual Page
Break as they have too often caused me grief...) Therefore, I added this
command to the tool bar... Now, one click.
In addition, I often need to get to the "Advanced Layout" tab (Object
Format) to adjust object position on a page, or to get information. Normally,
this is between 4 and 6 clicks away (depending on what you did last time you
displayed the Object Format dialog). So I have a macro that opens it directly
and I have added a button on the drawing toolbar...
If you do many repetitive tasks or often use the same tools to do diverse
tasks, it is definitely helpful to be able to customize the toolbars... This
is why 2007 is a pain to those who used to have extensive customizations in
order to make their job easier. One QAT to customize isn't the same as over
20 toolbars you can customize according to the type of tasks that needs to be
performed...
--
Bob Buckland ?:-)
MS Office System Products MVP
*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*