Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 17, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, Word in Microsoft 365, and 2021
A while back Ray created, on the Quick Access Toolbar, a list of styles he commonly used. Later Ray deleted a few of the styles he no longer used. These styles were removed from the template and no longer appear anywhere, except on that list of styles on the Quick Access Toolbar. Ray wonders how he can remove these styles from the Quick Access Toolbar.
The first thing to keep in mind is that Ray's question is about the Quick Access Toolbar, not about any other place that styles may show up. For instance, Word can show styles in what is called the Quick Style Gallery on the Home tab of the ribbon. Getting things into and out of the Quick Style Gallery is a topic for a different tip because that is not what Ray is dealing with.
There are a couple of ways to remove things from the Quick Access Toolbar, and it doesn't matter if those "things" are styles or any other command you can place there. Perhaps the easiest way to do it is to just right-click on the QAT option and, from the resulting Context menu, choose the Remove from Quick Access Toolbar option. The option should immediately be removed.
You can also follow these steps, if you prefer:
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