Working with Toolbars

Working with Toolbars

A toolbar contains a collection of buttons you click to select frequently used menu commands. Most programs open with a Standard toolbar (with commands such as Save and Print) and a Formatting toolbar (with commands for selecting fonts and sizes) side by side. You can also display toolbars designed for specific tasks , such as drawing pictures, importing data, or creating charts . If you're not using a toolbar or want to position it in another place, you can hide or move it. When you move a toolbar, you can dock it to the edge of a window or allow it to float in a separate window. The toolbars are personalized as you work, showing only the buttons you use most often. Additional toolbar buttons are available by clicking the Toolbar Options list arrow at the end of the toolbar.

Choose a Command Using a Toolbar Button

If you are not sure what a toolbar button does, point to it to display a ScreenTip.

To choose a command, click the button. To see additional commands that might be available on the toolbar, click the toolbar list arrow.

Did You Know?

Toolbar buttons and keyboard shortcuts are faster than menu commands . You can learn the toolbar button equivalents of menu commands by looking at the toolbar button icon to the left of a menu command.

Display or Hide a Toolbar

Click the View menu, and then point to Toolbars.

Click the toolbar you want to display or hide.

A check mark next to the toolbar name indicates that it is currently displayed on the screen.

Did You Know?

You can choose a toolbar quickly . To quickly display the list of available toolbars, right-click a toolbar and then click the toolbar you want to use.

Move and Reshape a Toolbar

• To move a toolbar that is docked (attached to one edge of the window) or floating (unattached) over the window, click the gray dotted edge bar on the left edge of the toolbar, and then drag it to a new location.

• To move a toolbar that is floating (unattached) over the window, drag the title bar to a new location.

• To return a floating toolbar to its previously docked location, double-click its title bar.

• To change the shape of a floating toolbar, drag any border until the toolbar is the shape you want.