Customizing The Ribbon in Microsoft Office 2010

All of us have certain tools of the Microsoft Office Suite that we use more than others. To make it easier you can have all your favorites in one place by creating a Custom tab.  No more switching back and forth between tabs and trying to remember where the tool you need is.  To do this, just follow these simple steps:

• Click on the File Tab
• On the left side of your screen click Options
• Once again on the left side of your screen click Customize  Ribbon
• From here you can click New Tab in the lower Right
• Once your Tab is created, you can Add Groups and Rename your Tab and Groups by having your New Tab highlighted when clicking these options
• Lastly, to Customize your new tab you need to add the tools you would like to have listed there, by finding them on the list on the right and clicking Add while the custom Group in your new Tab is highlighted

When you are finished, Click Ok and enjoy using your new customized tab in the ribbon!  It is important to note that unfortunately your customized tab will only be available in the program you created it in. For Example, if it was created in Word it will not appear in PowerPoint or Excel.