Customizing Design Studio toolbars

In Design Studio, you can customize the standard toolbar or create your own. You can also delete and rearrange tools within a toolbar.

You can customize the standard toolbar or create your own. You can also delete and rearrange tools within a toolbar.

  • Delete a tool from a toolbar. Press the Alt key and drag the tool off the toolbar.
  • Rearrange tools on a toolbar. Hold down the Alt key and drag any tool, placing it in the toolbar where desired.
  • Add tools to a toolbar. Select Toolbar(s) from the View menu. When the Customize dialog box appears, click the Commands tab, drag the tools to the toolbar as desired. You can also delete and rearrange tools; however, you do not need to use the Alt key in the Customize dialog box.
  • Make a floating toolbar. Drag a toolbar and place it inside or outside the Type Designer window.
  • Cancel all changes made to a toolbar. In the Customize dialog box, click Reset.
  • Customize the appearance of the tools. You can select options for showing tool tips, viewing the tools as flat (Cool Look check box enabled) or raised, and specifying small or large tools on the toolbar (Large Buttons check box enabled).

To reset a toolbar to its default configuration

  1. From the View menu, choose Toolbar(s).
  2. From the Toolbars tab, select the toolbar you want to reset and click Reset.

To create a new toolbar

  1. From the View menu, choose Toolbar(s).
  2. On the Customize dialog box, click New.
  3. Enter a name for the toolbar (for example, Editing ) and click OK.
  4. Select the new toolbar in the Customize dialog box.
  5. The new toolbar appears on your screen.
  6. Select the Commands tab.
  7. Drag each tool that you want into the new toolbar.
  8. Click OK to save the toolbar when you are finished.

For example, you can drag the Cut, Copy, and Paste tools to the new "Editing" floating toolbar.

Arrange your toolbars by dragging them into positions.

To move a toolbar

Drag the toolbar to the new location inside or outside the Type Designer window.

When positioning a toolbar inside the Type Designer window and docking is not desired, press the Ctrl key to prevent docking.