Software Tips & Tricks Customizing Tool Bars

By Laura Noble

Icons on Toolbars make great shortcuts. With a click of the mouse, an action can be performed that otherwise would take several keystrokes or clicks. Most software packages allow users to add and delete icons, thereby customizing the toolbar for individual needs. I

f you frequently perform a specific task, add the shortcut icon to your toolbar. Changing the buttons/icons on a toolbar in Microsoft Office:

1. The toolbar must be “open.” To open a Toolbar, select from the View menu, Toolbars and then click on the desired toolbar.
   
   
2. Once the toolbar is open, select from the Tools menu, Customize.
   
   
3. Click the Commands tab.
   
   
4. The Categories box shows the various categories of the buttons/icons. Select the category for the desired button/icon command.
   
   
5. Using the left mouse, drag the desired button/icon from the Commands box to the open toolbar.
   
   
6. To move the button/icon to a different location on the toolbar: use the left mouse and drag the button/icon to a new location. The Commands box must be open before attempting the move.
   
   
7. To remove an existing button/icon from an open toolbar: use the left mouse to drag the button/icon to the Commands box.
   
   
8. Click the Close button when complete.
   

Changing the buttons/icons on a toolbar in Corel WordPerfect:

1. Select Tools, Settings
   
   
2. Click the Customize button
   
   
3. Select the Toolbars tab
   
   
4. Select the toolbar requiring customizing from the list of Available Toolbars and click the Edit button.
   
   
   
5. The Toolbar Editor opens to the Features tab.

   

   
   
   
6. Click the drop-down arrow of the Feature Categories and select the category for the desired button/icon command.
   
   
7. Click on the desired icon from the Features box and click Add Button.
   
   
8. To move the button/icon to a different location on the toolbar: use the left mouse and drag the button/icon to a new location. The Features box must be open to perform the move.
   
   
9. To remove an existing button/icon from an open toolbar: use the left mouse to drag the button/icon to the Features box.
   
   
10. Click the OK button when complete.
    

Stay tuned to Networking Today in the coming months for more Software Tips & Tricks from Noble Software Solutions.

Laura Noble is the owner of Noble Software Solutions. Laura can be contacted at 519-680-2689 or by e-mail at lnoble@noblesoftwaresolutions.com. www.noblesoftwaresolutions.com

Published in Networking Today, June 2001.