The subject application is directed to a system and method for customizing a user interface for a document processing device. Data representing the document processing operations capable of being performed by the document processing device is first stored and used to generate indicia representing first level document processing operations on an associated user interface. Upon receipt of user selection data corresponding to a selected first level document processing operation, a set of second level document processing operations is isolated. Indicia representative of the second level document processing operations are then generated. User selection data representative of a second level document processing operation is then received. A customized indicia is then generated corresponding to the commencement of the first and second level document processing operations.