Customizing Toolbars

Each Designer toolbar has a set of standard icons that are displayed by default. You can customize toolbars to display only the icons you want to use or to add additional icons. You can also create additional toolbars.  

To add or remove default icons on a toolbar

  1. Click the down arrow at the right end of the toolbar.

  2. Click Add or remove icons.

  3. Click the name of the icon you want to add or remove.

To create a new toolbar

  1. Click the down arrow at the right end of any toolbar.

  2. Click Add or remove icons.

  3. Click Customize.

  4. Click New.

  5. Type a name for the toolbar and click OK. The new toolbar will appear floating over the window. You can drag it to a location in the window heading if desired.

  6. Click the Commands tab.

  7. In the left pane of the dialog box, select a category. Then scroll through the list on the right to find the icon or built-in menu you want to add.

  8. Click and drag each icon you want to add onto the toolbar.

  9. When you are finished, click Close.

To add or remove icons on a toolbar

  1. Click the down arrow at the right end of any toolbar.

  2. Click Add or remove icons.

  3. Click Customize.

  4. Click the Commands tab.

  5. In the left pane of the dialog box, select a category. Then scroll through the list on the right to find the icon or built-in menu you want to add.

  6. Click and drag each icon you want to add onto the toolbar.

  7. To remove an icon, drag it off the toolbar.

  8. When you are finished, click Close.

To change the placement of toolbars

To return a standard toolbar to the default setting

  1. Click the down arrow at the right end of the toolbar.

  2. Click Add or remove icons.

  3. Click Reset toolbar.

Note: This procedure does not apply to custom toolbars.

Related Topics

Setting Debug Toolbar Options

Customizing the Available Actions Pane