Create a Custom Toolbar

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Your new toolbar can be docked in any unused area on the screen.

The program allows for you to create a custom toolbar, or to add icons to the User toolbar. The first thing to is to create a custom toolbar. This will be an empty container to which you will add functions that you find useful.

Click the Youtube link at the right for a detailed video on creating a custom toolbar

Creating a New Toolbar

  1. Select Window>Toolbars>Customize
  2. The Customize Box will Open
  3. Click Toolbars
  4. Click New
  5. Type the name of the new Toolbar
  6. Click OK

Your New Toolbar is now created. Its not of much use as it does not contain any functions.
Proceed onto the next section for instruction on adding Functions to the Toolbars

Adding functions to a toolbar

  • Select Window>Toolbars>Customize
  • The Customize Box will Open
  • In the left side, find the category of the function you are looking for
    In this example we are going to create a Select Hoop function. Since this is under the Tools Menu, we select tools
  • In the Right side, find the function you want to add to your toolbar.
  • Click and Drag the icon onto your new toolbar
  • Release the mouse

 

You can drag as many function onto the toolbar as you like. When finished, Click OK

Customize

Your new toolbar can be further customized by changing the text for the function

  1. Right click the new toolbar to display the option
  2. Click  Button Appearance
  3. In the box at the bottom, Change the text to whatever you like
  4. Click OK


Note

You can make as many custom toolbars as you like. However, remember, when you perform an update to the program, your custom toolbars will need to be re-created.