2.1. Quick Access: Toolbar Buttons

About this task

You can add and/or remove buttons to/from the Quick Access toolbar at anytime.

Buttons can be selected in either of two locations.

  • All available buttons: Options Dialog box
  • Ribbon bar buttons: Customize dialog box

All Available Buttons: Options Dialog Box

Procedure

  1. Click the CimEdit button .
  2. Click the Options button.

    The Options dialog box opens.

  3. Select Customize.

    Options to choose or remove buttons are as follows.

    A Categories of buttons are listed in the Choose commands from: dropdown list. Categories are as follows.
    Popular Commands  
    Commands not in the Ribbon  
    All Commands  
    File  
    Print Preview  
    Home  
    Drawing  
    Format  
    Arrange  
    B Available buttons based on the selected category.
    C Add/Remove buttons add and remove buttons to/from the Quick Access toolbar.
    D Buttons that will be included on the Quick Access toolbar.
    E Up/down buttons change the button location on the Quick Access toolbar.
    Button    
    Up    
    Down    
    F Reset button resets the toolbar to the two default buttons: Save and Undo. Notes
    • A message opens asking you to confirm the reset.
    • If you confirm the reset, you can click the Cancel button in the Options dialog box and revert to the toolbar you selected before the reset.
  4. Click OK when you have completed configuring the toolbar.

    Result: The Quick Access toolbar displays the buttons you selected.

    Ribbon Bar Buttons: Customize Dialog Box

    Commands can be quickly added or removed to/from the Quick Access toolbar using the Quick Access toolbar Popup menu.

  5. Left-click or right-click the Down arrow to the right of the Quick Access toolbar.

    Select one of the following on the Popup that opens.

    Left-click Quick Access Popup

    A Standard buttons
    On the Popup menu standard buttons can be quickly included on the Quick Access toolbar. Standard buttons are:
    • New
    • Open
    • Save
    • Undo
    Check  
    Clear  
    B More Commands
    Opens the Customize dialog box.

    Right-click Quick Access Popup

    C Customize Quick Access Toolbar
    Opens the customize dialog box. The Customize Dialog box includes the following button categories.
    • File
    • Print Preview
    • Home
    • Drawing
    • Format
    • Arrange
  6. Add, remove and position buttons the same way you do in the Options dialog box.
  7. Click OK when you have completed configuring the toolbar.

Results

The Quick Access toolbar displays the buttons you selected.