Add Shared Workbook buttons to Excel Quick Access Toolbar

The Quick Access Toolbar is the place where small buttons for taking quick actions reside. It can be found adjacent to the ‘Save’ option in the top-left corner of the Excel window.

The newly added Share Workbook button will now appear at the top of the Excel window.

Like the above, you can follow the same procedure to add

Track Changes buttonProtect and Share buttonCompare and Merge Workbooks button

Please note that you may find some articles showing these buttons visible under the Review tab. However, after following the steps above, these buttons will be added to the Quick Access Toolbar instead. Also, make sure you want to use these buttons before making any changes since it has many limitations. Most users recommend and prefer using Co-Authoring feature over Shared Workbooks. It is an alternative for Shared Workbooks. If you’re using a version of Excel that supports co-authoring, check out our post on how to co-author and collaborate on Excel Workbooks at the same time.

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