How to reduce the size of quick access toolbar icons? (Office 2016)

Anonymous
2015-09-22T22:39:10+00:00

With the update to Office 2016 the Quick Access Toolbar icons were enlarged.

I used to have a filled Quick Access toolbar for Excel and now they do not fit defeating the purpose.

Is there any way to reduce the size of Quick Access Toolbar items?

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Anonymous
2015-11-05T18:00:03+00:00

Folks, our shared UX controls team have been following this thread, as well as your requests on UserVoice and are spinning up some work to address your concerns. I can't promise a specific date for getting this work out to you all, but they recognize the impact this has had on those of you who work with customized QAT and are moving very quickly.

When they're done you'll see the improvement arrive as part of the regular updates we send all subscription customers.

Thanks again for the clear feedback, both here and on UserVoice - keep it coming!

Cheers...pc

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-14T09:04:47+00:00

    Patrick,

    How do those of us on 365 get the updates?

    I ran updates yesterday and again today and have not seen any Office 2016 updates.

    -Dan

    Exactly ! ! !     When will 365ers get the update?

    It's bad enough that we've had to suffer this complete b@alls-up (the introduction of over-wide Office 2016 Quick Access Toolbar icons causing the QAT to wrap - necessitating double-clicking, consequently completely defeating the purpose of Quick AT).  It's even worse (very frustrating) to know that there's a fix others are using, that hasn't percolated through to me.

    Lee.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-14T18:00:48+00:00

    Lee & Dan - the deployment team have a tap that they turn very slowly while we keep an eye on incoming telemetry for unforeseen issues; it is good feedback that this is pretty frustrating if you are waiting for a change (and wanting to let us know quickly if things have improved or not) - I'll pass it on to the deployment team.

    We could open the floodgates but then we risk an inadvertent error hitting multiple millions of folks - something our processes are designed to avoid. By starting small and listening we can pause the rollout & identify/fix issues before everyone gets hit by them.

    Usually we catch issues internally (as we roll from the Office team to our Applications & Services group and then all of Microsoft and our globally) but our customers continue to amaze, delight and surprise us in the inventive ways they use our apps so sometimes we might miss an issue and the throttle is our last change to reduce the impact.

    If you have a spare PC and you want to keep an eye on what's upcoming then you can consider the Insider program, but bear in mind that pre-release software comes with greater risk, so don't do this on your primary machine (leave that risk to us :-):

    https://products.office.com/en-us/office-insider

    Cheers...pc

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-14T19:39:19+00:00

    Sometimes folk can't help but take things for granted, so thanks for your perspective on the complexity of what you are dealing with. 

    My medical friends have a saying about the human body, another complex system that's evolving over time:  "The mystery isn't that things stop working, it's that they ever worked in the first place."

    I started using Windows back in the mid-80's, and while there have been a few bumps, false starts and detours along the way, the progress has always been steadily upwards. 

    In 2013, I bought a Surface Pro 1 with Windows 8, knowing full well the risks of early adoption, and accepted them. Last year, I installed Win10 Insider- Fast Ring on it, and was rewarded with a machine that functions better than when it was new. I now use a Surface Pro 3 for daily business use, and just bought a Surface Pro 4 for personal use because, taken together, the combination of form factor, operating system, programs and apps seamlessly meet all my needs.

    Keep up the good work, and keep up the innovation.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-14T19:44:09+00:00

    Patrick,

    So in saying...

    "Hey folks, the spacing should now be back to Office 2013 widths."

    you mean...

    Hey for a select few of you, the spacing should now be back to Office 2013 widths.

    Are the updates from the sustained engineering post in this link safe to run??

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3131245

    -Dan

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