Customize toolbars and other command bars

You can customize toolbar position and display. For example, you can move or resize a toolbar, and you can choose to hide or display a toolbar. The terms toolbars and command bars are used interchangeably in the user interface and documentation of the application.

Toolbars can be either docked or floating. Docking a toolbar attaches it to the edge of the application window. Undocking a toolbar pulls it away from the edge of the application window, so it floats and can be easily moved around. You can create, delete, and rename custom toolbars. You can customize toolbars by adding, removing, and arranging toolbar items. You can adjust toolbar appearance by resizing buttons; and displaying images, captions, or both. You can also replace toolbar button images.

When moving, docking, and undocking toolbars, you use the grab area of the toolbar.

For a	The grab area is
Docked and unlocked toolbar	Identified by a dotted line at the top or left edge of the toolbar
Floating toolbar	The title bar. If the title is not displayed, the grab area is identified by a dotted line at the top or left edge of the toolbar.

If you do not want to move docked toolbars by mistake, you can lock them. Locked toolbars do not have a dotted line along their left edge.

A locked toolbar

The procedures in this topic apply to toolbars as well as other command bars such as the menu bar, property bar, status bar, toolbox, and context menu bar.

To customize toolbar position and display

To	Do the following
Move a toolbar	Unlock the toolbar, click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag the toolbar to a new position.
Dock a toolbar	Click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag the toolbar to any edge of the application window.
Undock a toolbar	Unlock the toolbar, click the toolbar’s grab area, and drag the toolbar away from the edge of the application window.
Resize a floating toolbar	Point to the edge of the toolbar and, using the two-directional arrow, drag the edge of the toolbar.
Hide or display a toolbar	Click Tools Options Customization. Click Command Bars, and disable or enable the check box next to the toolbar name.
Reset a toolbar to its default setting	Click Tools Options Customization. Click Command Bars, click a toolbar, and click Reset.

Docked toolbars cannot be moved when they are locked. For information about unlocking toolbars, see To lock or unlock toolbars.

To add, delete, or rename a custom toolbar

To	Do the following
Add a custom toolbar	Click Tools Options Customization. Click Command Bars, click New, and type a name in the Command bars list. Close the dialog box. Holding down Alt + Ctrl, drag a tool or button in the application window to the new toolbar. You can also drag commands from the Commands list in the Options dialog box.
Delete a custom toolbar	Click Tools Options Customization. Click Command Bars, click a toolbar, and click Delete.
Rename a custom toolbar	Click Tools Options Customization. Click Command Bars, click the custom toolbar name to select it, and then click it one more time to enter edit mode. Type a new name.

To add, remove, and position an item on a toolbar

1 .	Click Tools Options Customization.

You can copy a toolbar item to another toolbar by holding down Ctrl while dragging a toolbar item. If the Options dialog box is not open, you must hold down Alt+Ctrl.

To modify toolbar appearance

1 .	Click Tools Options Customization.

You can reset a built-in toolbar to its default settings by clicking Reset.

You can lock all toolbars by enabling the Lock toolbars check box.

To replace a toolbar button image

1 .	Click Tools Options Customization.

The image you want to use must have an .ico extension.

You can reset toolbar button images to the default settings by clicking Restore Defaults.

To lock or unlock toolbars

•	Click View Toolbars Lock toolbars.

Floating toolbars cannot be locked.

You can also lock or unlock toolbars by right-clicking a toolbar and clicking Lock toolbars.

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