How to Maintain Office Settings When Setting Up New Computer
To maintain your Microsoft Office Ribbon and Quick Access toolbar settings from one computer to another, Microsoft provides the "Import/Export Customizations" function. You must individually export the settings for each application. The process is not difficult, and will not take too much time to complete.
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Instructions
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Export
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Open the Office application with the settings that you want to export. For example, to export Word settings, open Microsoft Word.
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Click the "File" tab, then click "Options."
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Click the "Customize Ribbon" option in the left navigation pane.
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Click the "Import/Export" button in the "Customizations" section, then select "Export All Customizations."
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Click the "Save" button to export the file. The file will save as an "Exported Office UI File (.exportedUI)."
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Repeat for each Microsoft Office application to export.
Import
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Open the application to import customized settings.
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Click "File," then click "Options."
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Click "Customizations" in the left navigation pane, then click the "Import/Export" button.
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Click the "Import All Customizations" option to open the file browser.
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Click on the exported settings file. Click "Open." The file imports into the new installation of Microsoft Office. Repeat for each Office application.
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