How to reduce spacing between icons on quick access toolbar?

Anonymous
2013-03-13T22:55:12+00:00

Office 365 seems ok, though can't yet identify any improvements over 2010. However a HUGE negative is the increased spacing between icons on the QAT, which means that about 14 fewer icons fit across the screen. I appreciate that MS did this to allow easier access to the macros through touch, but I don't need this (even though I have a touch computer). I want my old icon spacing back. If anyone knows how to do this I will buy them a (metaphorical) beer. Otherwise, it is probably back to 2010 for me, unless I can find any ways in which 365 is better.

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Jay Freedman 208.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2013-03-14T01:07:15+00:00

Edit: The answer below was correct for the Office Technical Preview at the time it was written. In a later update of the Preview, the ability to reduce the spacing of the Quick Access Toolbar was removed, and it is still absent in the released version as of September 2015. Please visit http://office.uservoice.com/forums/285186-general/suggestions/9906966-office-2016-quick-access-toolbar-too-wide and vote to have the Mouse Mode spacing of the Quick Access Toolbar restored.

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The Office 2013 / Office 365 programs have a touch mode with wider spacing, and a mouse mode with the same spacing as previous versions. (This affects both the Quick Access Toolbar and the ribbon.)

Click the down-arrow at the right end of the Quick Access Toolbar and click the item "Touch/Mouse Mode". The button that appears shows a hand with the index finger extended and touching a blue spot. Click that button and choose the mouse mode.

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  1. Stefan Blom 353.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-11-16T00:51:40+00:00

    This needs to get fixed.

    Vote for the suggestion(s) at http://word.uservoice.com.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-11-13T14:55:18+00:00

    This needs to get fixed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-11-13T03:38:28+00:00

    2016 QAT too FAT - MS says they are working on it: **Read this reply** - 2015 11 04

    In 2003 you can install the "Compatibility Pack" to give 2003 XML file handling, Open, edit, save, capability.

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3

    Run Windows Update after installing it. I think there is a subsequent SP3 for this update.

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  4. Jay Freedman 208.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2015-11-13T02:24:18+00:00

    No. Unless/until Microsoft responds to users' requests, Office 2016 apps have only the "Touch Mode" spacing on the Quick Access Toolbar.

    In any of the Office 2016 applications, click File and then click Feedback, and tell Microsoft that you want Mouse Mode to reduce the spacing in the Quick Access Toolbar. With enough complaints, maybe they'll do something about it.

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