Adding a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar

Summary: One of the easiest ways to quickly access a macro is to assign it to the Quick Access toolbar. Here's how you can make the assignment.

Word is a very flexible program, and a big part of that flexibility is due to macros. If you create a macro, you may want to add it to the Quick Access toolbar so that you can quickly run it whenever you want. To add it, follow these steps:

Click the Office button and then click Word Options. Word displays the Word Options dialog box.
At the left side of the dialog box, click the Customize option.
Using the Choose Commands From drop-down list, choose Macros.
In the list of available macros, select the one you want assigned to the Quick Access toolbar.
Click the Add button. The command now appears at the right side of the dialog box.
Click the OK button. The command now appears on the Quick Access toolbar.

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