Showing, hiding, and positioning the button bar, Customizing the button bar – Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS User Manual

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Showing, hiding, and positioning the button bar

AppleWorks is preset to show the button bar above the document window.
To hide or show the button bar, choose Hide Button Bar or Show Button Bar from
the Window menu.

You can position the button bar above, below, or to the left or right of the
document window, or as a floating palette. To change the button bar, drag it
so it becomes a free-floating palette. To change its size, hold the mouse
button down over the resize box ( ) in the lower-right corner of the palette,
and then drag the corner diagonally until the button bar is the size you want.
To change its position, drag it where you want it to go. You can also choose
Button Bar Setup from the

menu on the button bar, and then choose an option

from the Position pop-up menu.

Customizing the button bar

To customize the button bar, choose Button Bar Setup from the

menu on the

button bar, and then choose one of these actions:

Tip To move a button to a new location on the button bar, hold down
2 -Option and drag the icon to where you want it.

To

Do this

Increase or decrease the number of
rows or columns of buttons

Type a number for rows or columns, up to 20.

Show or hide the palettes or
pop-up menus on the button bar

In the Show Popups and Indicators areas, select or deselect
options.

Show the name of a button when
you hold the pointer over it for a
few seconds

Select Button Bar Balloons.

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