Group related buttons and menus on a toolbar - Help and How-to

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Group related buttons and menus on a toolbar

Applies to: Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, OneNote 2007, Outlook 2007, Project 2007, Publisher 2007, SharePoint Designer 2007, Visio 2007, Access 2003, Excel 2003, FrontPage 2003, InfoPath 2003, OneNote 2003, Outlook 2003, PowerPoint 2003, Project 2003, Publisher 2003, Visio 2003, Word 2003

You can rearrange and modify toolbar buttons, menus, and menu commands by using the mouse or you can use the Rearrange Commands dialog box which is accessible using a keyboard menu. These tasks are identified as (keyboard accessible).

You can add a separator bar before the first and after the last item in a group to distinguish the group from other buttons and menus (menu: A list of commands that is displayed when you click a menu name on a menu bar or other toolbar.) on a toolbar.

On the Tools menu, click Customize.
Make sure the toolbar you want to change is visible.
How?
1. In the Customize dialog box, click the Toolbars tab.
2. Select the check box for the toolbar you want to display.
To add a separator bar, keep the Customize dialog box open, right-click the button you want on the toolbar, and then click Begin a Group. A separator bar is added to the left of the button on a horizontal toolbar, and above a button on a vertical docked toolbar (docked toolbar: A toolbar that is attached to one edge of the program window. When you drag a toolbar below the program title bar or to the left, right, or bottom edge of the program window, the toolbar snaps into place on the edge of the program window.).

Note To remove a separator bar between two buttons, drag one button closer to the other.

On the Tools menu, click Customize.
Make sure the toolbar you want to change is visible.
How?
1. In the Customize dialog box, click the Toolbars tab.
2. Select the check box for the toolbar you want to display.
In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab.
Click Rearrange Commands.
Click Toolbar and then click the toolbar you want in the Toolbar list.
In the Controls list, click the button or menu you want.
Click Modify Selection.
Click Begin a Group on the shortcut menu. A separator bar is added to the left of the button or menu on a horizontal toolbar, and above a button or menu on a vertical docked toolbar (docked toolbar: A toolbar that is attached to one edge of the program window. When you drag a toolbar below the program title bar or to the left, right, or bottom edge of the program window, the toolbar snaps into place on the edge of the program window.).

Note To remove a separator bar from a toolbar, click Separator in the Controls list, and then click Delete.

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