Customizing the property bar
The property bar displays different controls, depending on the object you have selected. You can change the location of a property bar.
You can add a button to a property bar. You can change the appearance of property bar buttons so that they display with text only, with pictures only, or with both pictures and text. You can also edit the picture used for a property bar button.
You can restore the original settings of the property bar at any time.
To change the location of the property bar |  |
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Click Tools
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Click Customize.
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In the Customize settings dialog box, click the Property bars tab.
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Choose a property bar from the Available property bars list.
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Click Options.
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In the Property bar location area, enable one of the following buttons:
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Left — docks the property bar on the left side of the document window
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Right — docks the property bar on the right side of the document window
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Top — docks the property bar at the top of the document window
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Bottom — docks the property bar at the bottom of the document window
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Palette — creates a floating property bar that you can move anywhere on the screen
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Set the number of rows for a property bar
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Type a value in the Maximum number of rows/columns to show box.
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Add a scroll bar to a property bar
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Enable the Show scroll bar check box.
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You can double-click a docked property bar to make it a floating property bar.
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You can dock a floating property at its last docked position by double-clicking it.
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To add a button to the property bar | |
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Click Tools
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Click Customize.
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In the Customize settings dialog box, click the Property bars tab.
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Choose a property bar from the Available property bars list.
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Click Edit.
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In the
Property bar editor dialog box, choose a category from the Feature categories list box. |
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Choose a feature from the Features list.
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Click Add button.
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To change the appearance of a property bar button | |
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Click Tools
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Click Customize.
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In the Customize settings dialog box, click the Property bars tab.
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Choose a property bar from the Available property bars list.
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Click Options.
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In the Button appearance area, enable one of the following options:
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Text — displays text only on the property bar button
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Picture — displays pictures only on the property bar button
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Picture and text — displays pictures and text on the property bar button
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To change the picture on a property bar button | |
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Click Tools
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Click Customize.
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In the Customize settings dialog box, click the Property bars tab.
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Choose a property bar from the Available property bars list.
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Click Edit.
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On the property bar, right-click a property bar button, and click Customize.
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In the Customize button dialog box, click Edit in the Image area.
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In the Image editor dialog box, modify any of the settings.
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Edit button text
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Type text in the Button text box.
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Type text in the QuickTip box.
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To restore the original settings to the property bar | |
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Click Tools
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Click Customize.
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In the Customize settings dialog box, click the Property bars tab.
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Choose a property bar from the Available property bars list.
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Click Reset.
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