Toolbar Basics

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What do you want to do?

Display or hide toolbars

Move a toolbar

Resize a toolbar

Enlarge the toolbar buttons

Restore a default toolbar

Show the ToolTips for a toolbar

Customize a toolbar

To display or hide toolbars

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.

  2. In the Toolbars box, click the names of the toolbars that you want to display. Clear the check boxes for any toolbars that you want to hide.

Note   Each displayed toolbar appears in its default location, or in the last location that you moved it to.

To move a toolbar

  1. Point between the buttons on a toolbar, or point to the toolbar title bar if it is a floating toolbar.

  2. Drag the toolbar to a new location. If you drag it to the edge of the application window, the toolbar will dock to the edge of the window automatically.

To resize a toolbar

  • To resize a floating toolbar, drag any of its sides.

Note   You cannot resize a docked toolbar.

To enlarge the toolbar buttons

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.

  2. Check LargeButtons.

To restore a default toolbar

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.

  2. In the Toolbars box, click the name of the toolbar you want to restore to its default state.

  3. Click Reset.

Note   You cannot reset a custom toolbar.

To show the ToolTips for a toolbar

  • On the Tools menu, click Customize, click the Toolbars tab, and then select the ShowToolTips check box.

Note   ToolTips are on-screen descriptions of toolbar buttons that appear when you float your mouse pointer over a button.