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Customizing Toolbars
You can customize the appearance and organization of toolbars in Manage mode and View mode by selecting which toolbars to display, and specifying each toolbar’s buttons or commands. You can also discard your changes and reset the toolbars to their default layout at any time.
Displaying and Hiding Toolbars
You can choose to display or hide the specific toolbars in Manage mode and View mode.
To Display or Hide a Toolbar:
- In Manage or View mode, click View | Toolbars, and then select the toolbar you want to display or hide.
Customizing Toolbar Contents
You can customize the following toolbars:
- In Manage mode: The Main toolbar and the File List toolbar.
- In View mode: The Bottom toolbar.
You can add, remove, and rearrange buttons on these toolbars. You can also display or hide text labels and tool tips for the buttons on these toolbars. All toolbar customization options are in the Customize dialog box.
To Display the Customize Dialog Box:
Do one of the following:
- In Manage mode, click View | Toolbars and then select Customize.
- In Manage mode, click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the Main toolbar or File List toolbar, select Add or Remove Buttons, and then select Customize.
- In View mode, click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the Bottom toolbar, select Add or Remove Buttons, and then select Customize.
To Add or Remove Toolbar Buttons:
In Manage Mode:
Main toolbar:
- Click the drop-down arrow located on the right side of the Main toolbar.
- Select Add or Remove Buttons | Main Toolbar, then select the name of the button you want to add or remove.
File List toolbar:
- With the Customize dialog box open, on the Commands tab, drag items from the Commands field to the toolbar to add buttons.
- To remove buttons, drag them from the toolbar to the Customize dialog box.
In View Mode:
Bottom toolbar:
- Click the drop-down arrow, located to the right of the Bottom toolbar.
- Select Add or Remove Buttons | Bottom Toolbar, then select the name of the button you want to add or remove.
To Rearrange Toolbar Buttons:
With the Customize dialog box open, drag buttons to your desired toolbar location.
To Display or Hide Text Labels Below Toolbar Buttons:
- Display the Customize dialog box.
- Click the Toolbars tab.
- In Manage mode: Select File List Toolbar or Main Toolbar.
In View mode: Select Bottom Toolbar.
- Select the Show text labels checkbox to display text labels, or clear the Show text labels checkbox to hide text labels.
- Click Close.
To Display or Hide Tool Tips for Toolbar Buttons:
- Display the Customize dialog box.
- Click the Options tab.
- Select Show ScreenTips on toolbars to display tool-tips, or clear Show ScreenTips on toolbars to hide tool-tips. If you select this option, you can also select Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips to show keyboard shortcuts in the tool-tips.
- Click Close.
Resetting Toolbars
You can discard all of your changes, and return the toolbars and buttons to their default states.
To Reset the Toolbars:
- Display the Customize dialog box.
- Click the Toolbars tab, and then click Reset All.
- Click Yes to reset the toolbars.
- Click Close.