Customizing toolbars

The default toolbar, which is named Custom, includes buttons for the most commonly used actions. You can add or remove buttons to the toolbar and change how buttons are displayed. You can also display or hide other built-in toolbars, such as the Activities or Bookmarks toolbar.

Customizing toolbar options

You can change how toolbar buttons are displayed.

1. Choose View > Toolbars and select a display option.

  • Icon/Text—Displays icons and text on toolbar buttons.
  • Icon—Displays icons on toolbar buttons.
  • Text—Displays text on toolbar buttons.

2. Select Use Small Size to reduce the toolbar icon size.

Displaying and hiding toolbars

1. To display a toolbar, choose View > Toolbars and select the toolbar to display.

2. To hide a toolbar, choose View > Toolbars and select the toolbar to hide.

On Mac, only the default toolbar is available. To display it, choose View > Show Toolbar. To hide it, choose View > Hide Toolbar.

Changing the custom toolbar

You can add buttons to the custom toolbar to access actions you frequently use.

1. Choose View > Toolbars > Customize Toolbar (Windows and Linux) or View > Customize Toolbar (Mac).

The Customize Toolbar dialog box opens. All available buttons and the default custom toolbar are displayed.

On Mac, the toolbar button used to open the Properties dialog box is named Info.

2. Select an item and drag it to the custom toolbar.

You can also add the following items to the toolbar to group items:

  • Separator—Adds a vertical line to separate toolbar sections.
  • Spacer—Adds a space between toolbar buttons.
  • Flexible Spacer—Adds a space that you can resize between toolbar buttons.

3. Select a Show option to control how toolbar buttons are displayed.

  • Icon/Text—Displays icons and text on toolbar buttons.
  • Icon—Displays icons on toolbar buttons.
  • Text—Displays text on toolbar buttons.

4. Select Use Small Size to reduce the toolbar icon size.

5. To remove an item, drag it off of the toolbar.

6. To reset the toolbar, drag the default toolbar from the Customize Toolbar dialog box to the custom toolbar.