Do you find yourself taking longer than you hoped to complete your Word document?

For example, pasting some text from the NYT website resulted in an oddly-presented paragraph.

The pasted text will then display according to the formatting you have set in that position in your document.

Windows File Explorer containing workflow folders.

The QAT will then appear next to the document name in the top-left corner of the window.

You may see some default QAT buttons appear, such as the AutoSave toggle.

To add more icons, nudge the “Customize Quick Access Toolbar” down arrow.

A Word document containing text typed in the normal style and a segment of text pasted from the NYT. The two different segments of text are formatted differently.

you could then choose from the options displayed, or click “More Commands” to see more options.

These are invaluable additions to your QAT if you’re a regular user of Microsoft Word.

Moving the Cursor

Avoid repeatedly tapping your arrow keys to move around.

A Word document with the Keep Text Only pasting option highlighted.

After all, selecting the text and using the Caps Lock key doesn’t work.

Instead, select your text using Ctrl+Shift+Arrows, and thenclick the Change Case icon.

Press Ctrl+H to launch the Find And Replace dialog box.

A Word document showing that the QAT is not displayed.

A Microsoft Word document with the Show Ribbon menu open and ‘Show Quick Access Toolbar’ highlighted.

The Quick Access Toolbar drop-down arrow is selected and ‘More Commands’ is highlighted.

The Word Options window with ‘Quick Access Toolbar,’ ‘Choose Commands From,’ ‘Add,’ and ‘OK’ highlighted.

Word’s Quick Access Toolbar highlighted

Some text selected in Microsoft Word, and the Change Case drop-down menu opened.

Word document showing the ‘Find And Replace’ dialog box, accessed through Ctrl+H.

Word document showing the ‘Find And Replace’ window, and the ‘More’ option highlighted.