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Customizing toolbars
To customize the form, location, and contents of a toolbar, you can either use the Toolbars dialog box or drag toolbar buttons. The Status toolbar can be customized only in Windows.
Note: Disabled buttons cannot be moved or deleted.
To customize toolbars using the Toolbars dialog box:
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Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and click the Toolbars tab (Windows) or choose Window > Toolbars > Customize (Macintosh).
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Customize Toolbars dialog box (Windows)
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Customize Toolbars dialog box (Macintosh) |
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Do one of the following to select the command you want to add: |
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Scroll the Commands list. If necessary, click the Plus (+) sign (Windows) or the triangle (Macintosh) to find the command whose button you want to place on a toolbar. |
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If the command is not in a FreeHand menu, click Other. |
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Click a menu or menu command to highlight the associated buttons. |
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Click a button to highlight the associated menu command. |
The Commands list replicates all FreeHand menus, plus some additional features. |
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Drag the button from the Customize Toolbars dialog box to the desired location on a toolbar. |
If necessary, existing buttons move to make room for the new button. |
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To remove a button from a toolbar:
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Command (Macintosh), and drag the button off the toolbar.
Note: You cannot undo this procedure once you drag the button off the toolbar.
Dragging a button off the toolbar (left), and the result (right)
To customize toolbars by dragging:
To move any button from one toolbar to another, hold down Alt (Windows) or Command (Macintosh), and drag the button to the desired location on the other toolbar.
To duplicate a button for placement on more than one toolbar:
Hold down Alt+Control (Windows) or Option+Command (Macintosh), and drag the button to the second location.
To move a toolbar onto the pasteboard:
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Click a toolbar handle. |
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Drag the toolbar onto the pasteboard. |
The toolbar becomes a resizable floating toolbar when dropped beyond the toolbar area. |
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To dock a floating toolbar onto the top, bottom, or side toolbar area:
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Click the gray area of the floating toolbar. |
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Drag the floating toolbar onto the top, bottom, or side toolbar area. |
The floating toolbar becomes a regular toolbar when dropped in the area surrounding the pasteboard. |
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