Disable predefined commands

Policy ID: L_Disablecommandbarbuttonsandmenuitems
Scope: User Configuration
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
Source: Microsoft 365 Apps / Office Administrative Templates (version 5568.1000)
Category: Microsoft Word 2016 › Disable Items in User Interface › Predefined

Description

This policy setting allows you to disable some specific commands in Microsoft Word. Commands are buttons, menus, or other items that can be added to the Quick Access Toolbar or to the Ribbon under File tab | Options | Quick Access Toolbar or via File | Options | Customize Ribbon, respectively.

If you enable this policy setting then you can specify what commands in the user interface for Word are disabled.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the commands in the predefined list are all enabled in Word.

Options

The empty box and the checked box tell the checkbox items of the Group Policy editor apart (a checked box is an item that is selected by default).

File tab | Options | ("Customize Ribbon" or "Quick Access Toolbar") | All Commands | Web Page Preview
File tab | Share | Email
Insert tab | Links | Hyperlink
File tab | Info | Protect Document
View tab | Macros | Macros
Developer tab | Code | Macros
Developer tab | Code | Record Macro
Developer tab | Code | Macro Security
Developer tab | Code | Visual Basic
Developer tab | Templates | Document Template
File tab | Options | ("Customize Ribbon" or "Quick Access Toolbar") | All Commands | Document Location

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\disabledcmdbaritemscheckboxes View registry values

weboptionsDelete value
generaloptionsDelete value
fileopensearchthewebDelete value
filewebpagepreviewREG_SZ
sendtomailrecipientREG_SZ
inserthyperlinkREG_SZ
flyoutanchorprotectdocumentmenuREG_SZ
toolsmacroREG_SZ
toolsmacromacrosREG_SZ
toolsmacrorecordREG_SZ
toolsmacrosecurityREG_SZ
toolsmacrovbeREG_SZ
toolstemplateaddinsREG_SZ
webaddressREG_SZ

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