Learn how to add commands to custom groups in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows. This sort of personalization can help you customize your PowerPoint interface.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2016 for Windows
OS: Windows 7 and higher
If you want to really benefit from customizing your Ribbon in PowerPoint 2016, then you will certainly want to add some commands, beyond the ones that are placed by default within any of the Ribbon tabs. You’ll notice that all commands are placed within Groups. Whatever your intent may be, you cannot place any commands within the existing Groups that are built within PowerPoint. You first need to add a custom Group within any of the tabs available in the Ribbon. Thereafter, you need to populate them with commands.
Within a Ribbon tab, all commands are placed within Groups. You can learn more in our Working with Custom Groups in Ribbon Tabs in PowerPoint 2016 tutorial.
Follow these steps to learn how to add commands to custom groups:
See Also:
Working with QAT and Ribbons: Adding Commands to Custom Groups in PowerPoint (Index Page)
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