Declutter the interface from features that aren’t commonly used.Some main reasons which pushed the change to remove it are Method 2: Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar flyout optionsĪnother way to show or hide the Quick Access Toolbar can be accessed by pressing on the down arrow all the way on the right side of the Ribbon (either Classic or Simplified).Īnother way to position the Quick Access Toolbar above or below the Ribbon can be accessed by pressing on the down arrow on the right side of the Quick Access Toolbar and open the Customize Quick Access Toolbar flyout.Īccepting a change is always easier when you understand the reasoning behind it. This last option only applies when you have the Quick Access Toolbar configured to show below the Ribbon. There are multiple ways to change the display settings of the Quick Access Toolbar, but by far the easiest is by going to Īt the bottom you’ll find the following options
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Method 1: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar Options Quick Access Toolbar enabled and in the Title Bar again in the new Outlook for Microsoft 365 interface. Luckily, it’s completely configurable, so if you don’t like these changes, you can still reenable the Quick Access Toolbar and/or again show it in the Title Bar. When you have customized the Quick Access Toolbar, it will be shown below the Ribbon.When you haven’t customized the Quick Access Toolbar, the Quick Access Toolbar will be hidden.How can I reenable the Quick Access Toolbar in the new Outlook for Microsoft 365 and make it show above the Ribbon and within the Title Bar again?Īfter updating to the New Office for Microsoft 365 interface, the Quick Access Toolbar will be hidden by default under certain circumstances or shown below the Ribbon instead of in the Title Bar. However, within Outlook, it is no longer showing the Quick Access Toolbar and within Word, it is showing the Quick Access Toolbar below the Ribbon. To reinstate the toolbar above the ribbon, click on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button and this time select Show Above the Ribbon.I’m using the Office Insider Beta version for Microsoft 365 and just got switched to the new look of Outlook 365. There is an option to select which accomplishes this on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar panel (at the bottom) and also on the Quick Access Toolbar tab in Word Options (also at the bottom). In addition to adding and removing commands you can also customize the toolbar to show below the Ribbon. Show The Quick Access Toolbar Below The Ribbon
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There is no way to make multiple selections of commands. The downside of these selection methods is that you can only add and remove commands one at a time. To reverse the process, find the command on the QAT, right click on it and this time select Remove From Quick Access Toolbar. Right click on the command and select Add To Quick Access Toolbar. If you see a command on a particular tab and think to yourself “I could do with seeing that command all the time, regardless of what tab I’m in”, there is another way to quickly add it to the Quick Access Toolbar. When you are happy with your selections, click OK and the Quick Access Toolbar will update.Īnother way to get to the Quick Access Toolbar tab in Word Options is to click the Office Button > Word > Options > Quick Access Toolbar. Alternatively, select a command on the right that is already displayed in the toolbar and click Remove to remove it. In this panel select a command on the left and then click Add to add it to the toolbar.
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Using Word Options To Customize Quick Access Toolbar Doing this presents the Word Options panel with the Quick Access Toolbar tab selected (see next section).
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If you can’t see the command you need to add, click on More Commands to display the full list. Selection works like a toggle, so clicking on a command that is already selected unchecks the selection and removes it from the toolbar. When you click on the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button (the down arrow to the right of the toolbar), a selection of popular commands is displayed for you to select.Ĭlick on the command you want to add to the toolbar and the newly added command displays immediately.