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You can only reset it to the default using the gear icon:īack over on Windows PCs, there are actually two types of file that provide the QAT customisation experience. Now all that gobbledygook is out of the way, how do we load a QAT customisation on Mac? You may know that if you open the QAT customisation dialog by clicking PowerPoint > Preferences > Ribbon & Toolbar > Quick Access Toolbar, there is no equivalent of the Import/Export feature available to Windows users. For example, there is no animation motion path command on Mac and some text box entry controls aren’t supported, such as the animation delay control that’s in our QAT for a Windows PC. This is either because the feature doesn’t exist on a Mac or the type of ‘control’ isn’t supported. Not all of the command controls you can add to the QAT in PowerPoint for Windows can be added to a QAT in PowerPoint for Mac. Since only Microsoft can address the first limitation, let’s deal quickly with the last one.

Some command controls (buttons, menus, galleries etc.) are not available on the Mac.

Don’t panic, we have a solution, read on…

There is no built-in interface to export or import any QAT or ribbon customisation you might want to share or load.

This is a pity as the whole point of the QAT is to minimise mouse movement so you can get to the features you use most often in the shortest possible time.

The QAT is automatically displayed above the ribbon and you can’t move it.

Not on a Mac? Hop on over to the Windows version.Īs I mentioned above, things are a little different on Microsoft 365 for the Mac (PowerPoint 2016 or higher). The customisation file is available to download at the end of this page.

#POWER USER FOR MAC POWERPOINT HOW TO#

The video below explains how to customise your QAT for PowerPoint on a Mac. Well, things are a little more complicated for the Mac but we don’t back down from a challenge! It’s been available for a while, but we often get requests to make it available for PowerPoint users on Mac.

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Here at BrightCarbon we all have our favourite tools, and we’ve created a customised toolbar packed full of them that you can download and use for free. The Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), is a super fast way to access often-used features in PowerPoint, without navigating endless menus or switching tabs in the ribbon.

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