sorts of features that you could add to a custom ribbon. I look for the ones I use most often and like to have them available with the fewest clicks. I don't really care if they're in the other tabs. Here are some of the features I like to have in a single tab: Add a new slide/layout Slide master Insert pictures & clipart Paste as PNG Access clipart online Insert shapes Cropping Edit points Custom shapes: subtract, intersect, combine, and union Arrange objects Guides Selection pane Animation pane Animation styles Format painter Pens (for hand-drawn markups) Office clipboard Customizing the ribbon is a convenient way to have all of your favorite features within reach. This is especially true if you build rapid elearning courses. Which of your most frequently used features would you add to the customized ribbon? Share your favorites by clicking on the comments link . Tidbits 2012 Calendar This week I'm at Devlearn in Las Vegas. Swing by the Articulate booth and say hello. My answer to, "Which of your most frequently used features would you add to the customized ribbon?" -- not necessarily the only/top one, but one I didn't see in the examples and would definitely add is the background removal tool. Thanks for the tips! Some of us are less PowerPoint saavy than others -- Would you please do a Screenr demo of how to do this? I tried following the tips and only wound up with a new blank tab labelled "New