Customize the quick access toolbar PPT 2007-2010

The quick access toolbar is the only item left in the interface the user can still customize.

There are only three buttons in the toolbar when you first fire up PPT. Save, Undo and redo.

Luckily you can add some buttons to the quick access toolbar very quickly and I would certainly advise to do so. Just click on the arrow beside the toolbar and check the options you want. I recommend adding, New, Open, Print preview. That should give you the following toolbar:

That should prevent you from having to access the Office-button all too often to use these three basic functions.

These are easily accessible. But there is more, you can add any button that you want to the quick access toolbar.

For instance it is an annoyance you can't close the current presentation using the black close button one used to have in PPT 2003. When you use the x in the upper right corner, and you have but one presentation active, the program closes.

So I will show you how to add a close button to the quick access toolbar next time. Stay tuned.