Create a Customized Tab on the Office 2010 Ribbon

Office 2010 added a new feature that allows you to create your own custom tabs on the Ribbon.

You can group specific commands.

Easier document creation and editing.

Save Time by Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar in Office 2007

You can further customize the Office interface by adding commands to the Quick Access Toolbar.

This provides one-click access to your most-used commands.

How to Backup and Restore and Quick Access Toolbar CustomizationsAccess Toolbar, you can

backup both the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar.

You can import the same customizations into Office 2010 on another computer.

The following article shows you how to backup the Ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar in Word.

How to Find Office 2003 Commands in Office 2010Microsoft created and

interactive guide to the new Ribbon interface in Office 2010 to help smooth the transition from Office 2003 to Office 2010.

The article also provides a link to interactive guides for learning where commands are in Office 2007.

Bring Office 2003 Menus Back to 2010 with UBitMenuThe previous tip showed you

how you can make the transition from Office 2003 to the new Ribbon interface in Office 2010 and 2007 easier.

However, if you really miss the familiar menus and toolbars from Office 2003, you can get them back in Office 2010.

Insert Horizontal Lines in Word Documents QuicklyGenerally, when inserting a

horizontal line in Word, you need to access the Borders and Shading dialog box.

However, there is a quicker way of inserting different styles of horizontal lines.

How to Crop Pictures in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2010When inserting a picture into

your Office documents, you might need to crop it to show only a specific part of the picture and remove other areas.

You can do this directly in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Center Pictures and Other Objects in Office 2007 & 2010Once you insert your picture

and crop it, if needed, it may be difficult to get your picture perfectly centered in your document.

The following picture shows you how to center pictures and other objects in Word and PowerPoint 2010; however, the method is nearly identical in 2007.

How to Take Screenshots with Word 2010

If you’re working on a document in Word 2010 that includes screenshots, you can easily use Word to create the screenshots, rather than another third-party tool, thus saving you time.

Add Security to Your Important Documents in Office 2010 If you’re sharing Office 2010

documents with other employees through your company’s network, you might want to add security to the documents so only certain employees can access the documents.

However, you can only restrict editing in Word and Excel.

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