Microsoft customised ribbons: The benefits explained
Transformation, anyone?
Customising the ribbons in your popular Microsoft applications – that’s Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook – delivers transformative results by being able to fully support the way you work.
Basic ribbon customisation
Microsoft 365 lets you customise the ribbon to show, hide and rename tabs, change their order, and even add a new one, as well as edit groups and create your own. These options mean you can create a custom ribbon, for example, with your most frequently used commands in one place.
Whilst basic ribbon customisation in 365 is straightforward, the business benefit is somewhat limited.
Advanced ribbon customisation
If you want to see real business benefit from customised ribbons, think bigger. Much bigger.
So, what exactly would you like your customisation to achieve?
Ask yourself: Would you like all your users, expert or otherwise, to produce brand-compliant documents and presentations? Would you like them to be able to use advanced functions with ease? Would you like problem-free automatic paragraph numbering in Word? Maybe add your branding to a letter, automatically convert it to a PDF and attach it to an email? Would you like all this at the touch of a button? Oh, and would you also like to reduce the need for advanced training and IT support?
Combine ribbon customisation with behind-the-scenes routines developed specifically for the legal market to deliver a unique, easy-to-use, advanced Microsoft 365 environment designed to meet your firm's precise needs.
This is where you'll experience the real power of advanced ribbon customisation, and reap the cost and productivity returns.
Top benefits of ribbon customisation
Reflecting upon the ‘transformative’ benefits referenced above, the advantages of advanced ribbon customisation include…
Everyone's an expert: Put superior functionality at everyone's fingertips.
Introduce uniformity firm wide: Custom ribbons give staff the tools to perform duties consistently and efficiently en masse.
Improve team collaboration: Different members of staff can easily work on the same project in the same way.
Increase productivity: Streamlining your production with advanced customisation leads to faster turnaround.
Strengthen branding: Produce best-quality, on-brand documents effortlessly and reinforce your corporate identity.
Reduce IT support needs: Standardising the way 365 works throughout the firm leads to greater shared knowledge amongst your staff, fewer help desk calls and, when there is a support request, it’s more straightforward to deal with because everyone is working with the same setup.
Simplify processes by choosing developer and trainer support: Autonomy is possible but remember there are specialised partners to do it all for you – that’s customising your ribbons and training employees.
Final thoughts
At Integrated Office Solutions, we’ve been providing Microsoft Office customisation services and software training since the early 1990s. Our goal is to assist law firms in utilising Microsoft to its highest potential, simultaneously revolutionising efficiency and productivity.
Why not take a look at what we do and see what our happy clients have to say? Please do get in touch to talk to us about your technology projects. We’d love to hear from you.