Microsoft Office 2003
Creating a Custom Toolbar
To help you work more efficiently, Office allows you to customize your toolbars. A customized toolbar leads to less time spent searching through pull-down menus and more time spent on actual tasks. This document uses the example of creating a customized FrontPage Forms toolbar; however, you may create a different toolbar in a different application by using the same process.
Creating a Custom Toolbar
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Right click anywhere on an existing toolbar » select Customize...
The Customize dialog box appears. -
From the Toolbars tab, click NEW...
The New Toolbar dialog box appears. -
In the Toolbar name text box, type the desired name for the toolbar
EXAMPLE: Type Forms -
Click OK
The new toolbar window appears.
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From the Commands tab, in the Categories scroll box, select the desired category of commands
EXAMPLE: Select Insert -
From the Commands scroll box, drag the desired commands onto the new toolbar window
NOTES:
Release the mouse button when an "I" shaped bar appears on the new toolbar.
The command will appear as a button on the toolbar.
EXAMPLE: Drag the Textbox command onto the Forms toolbar window. -
OPTIONAL: To add additional buttons, repeat steps 5-6
NOTE: The toolbar grows as you add buttons/functions.
EXAMPLE: Add more buttons appropriate to a Forms toolbar (e.g., Text Area, Checkbox, Option Button, Drop-Down Box) -
When finished, click CLOSE
EXAMPLE: The Forms toolbar appears like the one below.
Viewing a Custom Toolbar
To avoid on-screen clutter, not all available toolbars are displayed at the same time. To view a toolbar that is not currently displayed, follow these instructions:
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From the View menu, select Toolbars » appropriate toolbar name
The toolbar is displayed.
Deleting a Custom Toolbar
If a customized toolbar is no longer needed, you can delete it.
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Right click anywhere on an existing toolbar » select Customize...
The Customize dialog box appears. -
From the Toolbars tab, in the Toolbars scroll box, select the toolbar you wish to delete
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Click DELETE
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At the confirmation dialog box, click OK
The toolbar is deleted. -
Click CLOSE
