Adding and Removing Toolbar Buttons

Adding and Removing Toolbar Buttons

Each toolbar initially appears in a default configuration, but many toolbars actually contain many more commands than are displayed. When monitors are set to low resolution, sometimes not all toolbar buttons are visible. You can modify Access's toolbars so that they display only the buttons you want. For example, you can add buttons to a toolbar for commands you frequently use, or you can remove buttons from toolbars that have too many. You can use the Add Or Remove command on the Toolbar Options menu to quickly show or hide buttons on a toolbar. If a button doesn't appear on the button list for a toolbar, you can add it. If you no longer need a button on the button list, you can remove it.

Show or Hide a Toolbar Button

Click the Toolbar Options list arrow on the toolbar.

Point to Add Or Remove Buttons.

Click to select or clear the check box next to the button you want to show or hide.

Click outside the toolbar to deselect it.

Add or Remove a Toolbar Button

Click the Tools menu, and then click Customize.

Click the Commands tab.

Click the category containing the toolbar button you want to add.

Drag a command from the Commands tab to the toolbar to add a button, or drag a button off a toolbar to a blank area to remove it.

Click Close.

Did You Know?

You can set options for toolbars and menus . To set some general options for toolbars and menus, click the Tools menu, click Customize, click the Options tab, select the options you want, and then click OK.