Adding Commands in Shortcut Menu in Words

Right-click menus

Are you a fan of the shortcut menus that appear when you alternate mouse click? Alternate-clicking on different items provides great shortcuts to accomplishing frequently used tasks. Microsoft places frequently used commands on these menus but you can set them up to access the commands that you use the most by following these steps:

Alternate-click on any toolbar button. Select Customize from the menu that is displayed. Select the Toolbars tab. Scroll to the bottom of the list and select the Shortcut Menus toolbar. The Shortcut Menus toolbar will appear within your workspace. Select the Commands tab. Locate a command that you want to add to a shortcut menu. When you find a command that you use often (and does not already appear when you alternate click), click and drag it onto one of three positions on the Shortcut Menus toolbar. 

The Text position contains all of the shortcut menus when you alternate click on text. If you choose to add your command to the Text position, a submenu will display and you can select which shortcut menu you need. For example, to add something to the shortcut menu that appears when you alternate click on a misspelled word, select Text and then select Spelling. 

Additions to the Table position on the Shortcut Menus make this command accessible when you alternate click on a table. 

The Drawing position makes the command accessible when you alternate click on a drawing object. 

Close the Customize dialog box and alternate click to see your result.