How can I customize the context menu in Word 365? I want "cut" and do not want "Review Selection"

Anonymous
2022-03-03T15:02:19+00:00

Microsoft has abruptly added "Review Selection in Editor" to the top of the Context Menu in Word.

I can't select all, right-click, and land on "Cut," which is what I want.

"Review Selection..." may be perfectly helpful, but I don't want it at the top.

Please tell me there is some way to customize this menu so that I can have Cut on top like always.

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Anonymous
2023-03-20T18:40:55+00:00

I don't really know why this thread would be closed:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-can-i-customize-the-context-menu-in-word-365/09292fb3-fec8-4a69-99e7-7570878f2658?page=3

unless it would be that Microsoft and the Moderators here don't like to hear criticism about their products??

[Moderator's note: I unlocked it and merged this to the end.]

Anyway, as that thread was never answered and apparently the issue is an annoyance for more than one user:Opening a new blank document (based off normal template) and running this code does seem to exterminate the pesky menu command:

Sub RemoveContentMenuItem()

Dim oCtr As CommandBarControl

Dim oCB As CommandBar

  CustomizationContext = ThisDocument.AttachedTemplate

  Set oCB = CommandBars("Text")

  For Each oCtr In CommandBars("Text").Controls

     If oCtr.Caption = "Review selection in &Editor" Then

       oCtr.Delete

     End If

Next

Set oCB = Nothing

  Set oCtr = Nothing

End Sub

Be sure to save the Normal template changes when you quit Word

Install/Employ VBA Procedures (Macros) by Greg Maxey

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  1. Stefan Blom 353.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-03-18T21:22:20+00:00

    I believe that the ribbon interface was introduced partly in response to customers—corporate customers, that is. From a business perspective, supporting a product which can't be customized is of course easier than supporting a product that can be customized. This was Office 2007. Office 2010 re-introduced some customization (see Charles's reply).

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  2. Charles Kenyon 171.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-03-19T03:22:57+00:00

    They do read feedback and pay attention to it. Here are two articles on that subject.

    However, the feedback that comes from big purchasers likely does carry more weight.

    I think the decision was made long ago. They bent a bit with Word 2010 by allowing moderate ribbon customization in the UI and by allowing QAT modification.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-20T14:08:12+00:00

    If their bottom line would be hurt with this approach they would make a change, but they don't make a change because they don't have to. They are arrogant and they don't care about human beings.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-20T14:09:25+00:00

    I sent through one of the links, but again, all of this is too complicated for ordinary people trying to live their ordinary lives. Thank you for the links though.

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