Toolbars

Toolbars are a set of commands grouped according to their function.

Standard toolbar

Showing or Hiding a Toolbar

In Windows, toolbars are docked or floating. Docked toolbars are placed at fixed positions around the design area. Floating toolbars can be placed anywhere in the design area. You can undock a toolbar, making it a floating toolbar, and then place it at any location in the design area.

  • From the View menu, select Toolbars.

(or press Ctrl+T)

  • Select the checkboxes of the desired toolbars.
  • Click Done.

Or

  • Right-click on the icons of a docked or floating toolbar.
  • From the menu, select or deselect the toolbars that you want to show or hide.

Note: You can also right-click the title bar of a floating toolbar and select Hide, or click its Close button.

 

Undocking a Toolbar

Do one of the following:

  • Drag the toolbar to move it from its docked position. (Do not drag the buttons.)
  • Double-click the toolbar. (Do not double-click the buttons.)

The shape of a floating toolbar can be adjusted by dragging its borders.

 

Docking a Floating Toolbar

Do one of the following:

  • Double-click the title bar of a floating toolbar. (Do not double-click the buttons.)

Or

  • Drag the toolbar by its handle to the original docked position. (Do not drag the buttons.)

When you drag a toolbar, it displays a thick, hatched outline. When the toolbar reaches a docking site, the outline turns thin and solid.

 

Using the Tools in a Tear-Off Palette

  • Click once on the button and drag it slightly to display the full palette.

  • Once it is displayed, you can either select the desired tool and release the mouse button, displaying the new tool, or drag the entire palette away from the original palette and release the mouse button to drop it on the drawing area.