Creating a Toolbar

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You can create new custom toolbars to work more efficiently. You can include copies of frequently used buttons and menus from existing toolbars, or create a toolbar to use for a special purpose, such as buttons for macros.

What do you want to do?

Create a new toolbar

Rename a custom toolbar

Show or hide a toolbar

Delete a custom toolbar

To create a new toolbar

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
   
   
2. Click New, and in the Toolbar Name box, type a name for the new toolbar.
   
   
3. Position the Customize dialog box out of the way so you can see the new toolbar, and then click the Commands tab.
   
   
4. In the Categories box, click the category that contains the command or other item that you want to add to the new toolbar.
   
   
5. From the Buttons area, drag the button or other item to the new toolbar.

To rename a custom toolbar

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
   
   
2. In the Toolbars box, click the toolbar you want to rename.
   
   
3. In the Toolbar name area, type the new name. Press ENTER.

To show or hide a toolbar

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
   
   
2. In the Toolbars box, select the check box for the toolbar to display it.

    – or – 

   To hide the toolbar, clear the check box.

Note   You cannot hide the Menu Bar, except when Visual C++ toolbars are hidden automatically. The Menu Bar is hidden automatically when you begin editing in full-screen mode or in another document type, such as a Word document or a spreadsheet.

To delete a custom toolbar

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
   
   
2. In the Toolbars box, select the name of the custom toolbar you want to delete, and click Delete.

Note   You cannot delete a default toolbar.