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Quick Access toolbar - keyboard shortcuts

The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Office 2007 programs have their own shortcut keys using the number keys.

The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) in Office 2007 programs have their own shortcut keys using the number keys. Alt + 1 for the first icon on the QAT, Alt + 2 for the second and so on.

Office 2007 - default Quick Access Toolbar with shortcut reminders image from Quick Access toolbar - keyboard shortcuts at Office-Watch.com

 

The shortcuts expand with each new icon you add to the QAT and the toolbar can get very long if you wish:

Word 2007 - Quick Access Toolbar with keyboard shortcuts image from Quick Access toolbar - keyboard shortcuts at Office-Watch.com

 

For a really long toolbar, the tenth icon has a shortcut Alt + 0, 9 then in DEscending order to Alt + 0 , 1 then letters Alt + 0, A etc.

These shortcuts are handy but don’t commit them to memory because they rely on the order of icons on the QAT and that might change. If you change the order of the Quick Access Toolbar or switch to another machine the shortcut might take you to a different Word command.

For features you use often, better to remember the direct keyboard shortcut that will work regardless of the QAT setup. For example, better to remember Ctrl + S which will always save a document instead of Alt + 1 which might change.

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