Back in the day MS office applications had toolbars (instead of ribbon) Toolbars could be customized. You could select any item from any menu and place it on t

Back in the day MS office applications had toolbars (instead of ribbon) Toolbars could be customized. You could select any item from any menu and place it on toolbar for quick access. So unique icons for every menu option were useful. Even now i think MS office has a quick access toolbar on top that can be customized that way. Tad limited.