The Tool Bar

Icons are shortcuts to functions that are listed on the Menu bar. Instead of clicking on one of the words on the menu bar and then locating it, for example, if you click on edit, you will find cut, cut is also shown as a shortcut on the tool bar as a pair of scissors.

If you want to know what each feature on the tool bar does, glide the mouse over the picture and a pop up information box will appear telling you what that feature does.

Most programs will set up the tool bar with what they feel is the most commonly used commands for that program. If you discover that you use a different feature often and what to add it to the tool bar for easier access, just follow these easy steps to customize your toolbar:

To add a button to the tool bar

  1. Click on Tools on the menu bar then click on customize tool bar.

  2. A pop up box will appear, click on the name, (listed in the left hand side of the pop up window), of the menu that contains the command you want to add a tool bar button to.

  3. Find and click on the tool bar button you want to add, then hold down the left mouse button and drag it to the tool bar where you want it to appear on the tool bar, (you should see the tool bar behind the pop up window), then release the mouse button.

    **Note**

    If you are not sure what the button looks like that you are looking for, click on a button and then see the description box at the bottom of the pop up box for a description of what the button does.

  4. When you are finished adding buttons, click OK.

To remove a button from the tool bar

To remove a button from the tool bar is done the same way it is done to add a button to the tool bar.

  1. Click on Tools on the menu bar then click on customize tool bar.

  2. Click on the button on the tool bar that you wish to remove and drag the button off the toolbar onto any place within the pop up box. Release the mouse button.

  3. Click O.K. when done.


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