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Getting to the commands you use the most doesn’t need to be difficult. When you find a favorite command, right-click it, and then click Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

Right-click to add the command

Now the command is only a click away.Command added to the Quick Access Toolbar

If the Quick Access Toolbar is hidden, you can show it by right-clicking in the upper right of the window above the ribbon, and from the list select Show Quick Access Toolbar.

Show the Quick Access Toolbar

For commands that you can’t right-click

If you frequently create PDFs, or do something else that requires going to the File tab, here’s how to add that command to the Quick Access Toolbar.

  1. Click Customize the Quick Access Toolbar, and then click More Commands.Add a custom command the the Quick Access Toolbar

  2. In the Choose commands from list, click File Tab.Choose where the command is from

  3. Choose the command, and then click Add.Add command in Options

  4. Click OK.

When a command is no longer your favorite

Remove a command by right-clicking it on the Quick Access Toolbar, and then clicking Remove from Quick Access Toolbar.

Remove command from Quick Access Toolbar

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