Changing the Toolbars

Changing the Toolbars

Each of the toolbars comes with different themes - the main tools, xtra tools, xtra operations, and so on. However, you can easily customize each toolbar with whatever commands you would like.

To open the Custom 20520t1911u ize Toolbars dialog box (Win):

Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. The Customize dialog box appears.

Click the Toolbars tab to open the controls for the Toolbars

Figure 1. The Windows Customize Toolbars dialog box lets you add commands to the toolbars.

To open the Custom 20520t1911u ize Toolbars dialog box (Mac):

Choose Window > Toolbars > Customize. The Customize Toolbars dialog box appears

Figure 2. The Macintosh Customize Toolbars dialog box lets you add commands to the toolbars.

To add an icon to a toolbar:

Open the toolbar that you want to customize.

Open the Customize Toolbars dialog box as explained in the previous exercises.

Open the categories on the left side of the Customize Toolbars dialog box to find the command that you want to add to a toolbar.

Select the command. The icon for the command highlights on the right side of the dialog box.

Drag the icon for the command onto the toolbar.

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In addition to the toolbars listed under the Window > Toolbars menu, you can drag icons onto the Tools panel

Figure 3. An example of how the icons to decrease or increase the stroke weight appear when added to the Tools panel.

To delete icons from the toolbars:

With the Customize Toolbars dialog box open, drag an icon off any toolbar

Figure 4. You can drag an icon off a toolbar.

or

Hold the Cmd/Alt key and drag an icon off a toolbar at any time without opening the Customize Toolbars dialog box.

To add icons from one toolbar to another:

With the Customize Toolbars dialog box open, drag an icon off one toolbar onto another.

or

Hold the Cmd/Alt key and drag an icon off one toolbar onto another without opening the Customize Toolbars dialog box.

To change the shape of toolbars:

Position the Pointer over the corner of a toolbar.

Drag the toolbar to the new shape

Figure 5. Drag the corner to resize a toolbar.