Customizing the toolbar

The SMART Notebook software toolbar enables you to select and use a variety of commands and tools. You can customize the toolbar so that it includes the tools you use most frequently. You can control the way the toolbar displays available options.

Customizing the toolbar buttons

To add or remove toolbar buttons

1. Control-click the SMART Notebook software toolbar, and then press Customize Toolbar.

   A dialog box appears.

2. Do the following:

   • To add a button to the toolbar, press its icon in the dialog box, and then drag it to the SMART Notebook software toolbar.

   • To remove a button from the toolbar, press its icon in the SMART Notebook software toolbar, and then drag it to the dialog box.

   • To rearrange the buttons, press an icon in the SMART Notebook software toolbar, and then drag it to a new position in the toolbar.

   Tip 

   You can organize the buttons in the toolbar by adding separators and flexible spaces. You do this by dragging the Separator button or the Flexible Space button from the dialog box to the toolbar.

3. Press Done.

To restore the default set of toolbar buttons

1. Control-click the SMART Notebook software toolbar, and then press Customize Toolbar.

   A dialog box appears.

2. Drag the default button set from the dialog box to the toolbar.

3. Press Done.

To configure the appearance of the toolbar buttons

1. Control-click the SMART Notebook software toolbar, and then press Customize Toolbar.

   A dialog box appears.

2. Select one of the following options in the Show drop-down list:

   • Icon and Text to display the icon and text label for each button

   • Icon Only to display only the icon for each button

   • Text Only to display only the text label for each button

3. Select the Use small size check box to display small icons.

   OR

   Clear the Use small size check box to display large icons.

4. Press Done.

Controlling how the toolbar displays available options

When you select certain toolbar buttons, SMART Notebook software displays available options. For example, if you press Pens , a selection of available line styles appears. By default these line styles remain on-screen until you press a different toolbar button or press the button to the right of the available options. However, you can set up the available options to disappear when you press anywhere in the page area.

If you want the available options to disappear when you press anywhere in the page area, select View > Auto-Hide Contextual Toolbar.

If you want the available options to remain on-screen until you select a different toolbar button or the button, clear the selection of View > Auto-Hide Contextual Toolbar.

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Last updated June 14, 2011.
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