(Dumb) Question about Customizing Toolbar + Setting as Def..

External Since: Feb 08, 2008 Posts: 3

Hi — 
 
I want to customize my toolbar so that the Reviewing functions are available in all Word documents that I open. I'd also like to set the Track Changes tool so that these options are available as defaults. I can't figure out how to customize my toolbars permanently: Every time I open a new document, I have to select Reviewing from the Toolbar menu and then select all of the options for Track Changes under the Tools drop-down menu. I've tried customizing my toolbars, but this procedure does not set Reviewing as a default. 
 
My question shows that I'm not a very knowledgeable or efficient Word user. Sorry for that, but I'd really be grateful for advice from anyone who could help me out. 
 
Thanks! 
 
John

External Since: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 1873

Hi John,

An easy solution might be to use View | Customize, and then drag the
Track Changes button from Reviewing to a different toolbar. Then
whenever you clicked the Track Changes button to turn on Track Changes
(which you would need to do anyway), the Reviewing toolbar should
automatically pop up.

You can certainly customize your toolbar so that you don't need the
Reviewing toolbar to pop up at all, but you mention a couple of things
that should be clarified before going that route. Multiple choice quiz! Smile

1) When you say "I can't figure out how to customize my toolbars
permanently" do you mean:
a) I use View | Customize and drag new icons onto a toolbar but the next
time I launch Word, those new icons have vanished
or
b) When I use View | Toolbars to turn on the Formatting toolbar, Word
remembers this for all documents, but when I use View | Toolbars to turn
on the Reviewing toolbar, Word turns it back off for the next document I
open

2) When you say "I'd also like to set the Track Changes tool so that
these options are available as defaults." and "select all of the options
for Track Changes", what options are you referring to?
a) the colors of the markup and whether Word uses balloons or not, etc
b) the Highlight Changes and "show changes on screen," "highlight
changes while editing" options
c) something else?

John_S.TakeThisOut@officeformac.com wrote:
> Hi —
>
> I want to customize my toolbar so that the Reviewing functions are
> available in all Word documents that I open. I'd also like to set the
> Track Changes tool so that these options are available as defaults. I
> can't figure out how to customize my toolbars permanently: Every time
> I open a new document, I have to select Reviewing from the Toolbar
> menu and then select all of the options for Track Changes under the
> Tools drop-down menu. I've tried customizing my toolbars, but this
> procedure does not set Reviewing as a default.
>
> My question shows that I'm not a very knowledgeable or efficient Word
> user. Sorry for that, but I'd really be grateful for advice from
> anyone who could help me out.
>
> Thanks!
>
> John