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Customizing toolbar functionality and buttons
You can customize toolbars by adding and removing buttons. When you create a new toolbar, you use Toolbar Customize preferences to populate the toolbar. You can also create your own toolbar buttons if there is functionality that you need that is not available from an existing button.

1. Click File > Preferences > Toolbar Preferences > Customize


2. Make any of the following changes. When you have finished making your changes, click Save Toolbar, and then click OK.
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Add or remove buttons from a toolbar
  1. Select the toolbar to customize.
  2. Select a button from the Available Buttons list and then click either Add Button or Remove.

Note You can also drag buttons to or from Toolbar contents. Press and hold Ctrl to select more than one button at a time.
Include context-sensitive toolbars in the listCheck Show Context Sensitive toolbars in list.
Sort Available buttons list by nameButtons are sorted by function by default. To sort buttons by name click Sort Buttons > by Description.
Reorder buttons on a toolbar
  1. In Toolbar contents, select the button you want to move.
  2. Click the Left or Right buttons to move the toolbar button on spot to the left or right.
Change pop-up text that displays when you hover your mouse over a toolbar button.
  1. In Toolbar contents, select the button whose text you want to change.
  2. Click Edit, and then enter your changes.
Add a text button to help label sections of buttons on a toolbar
  1. Select the toolbar to customize.
  2. Click New > Text, and then enter the text you want to display on the toolbar.
Add a new spacer to the toolbar
  1. Select the toolbar to customize.
  2. Click New > spacer, and then enter the width (in pixels) that you want the spacer to be.
Restore your toolbar to the original displayClick Restore All Defaults.

Note This preference also restores any buttons you removed from your toolbars.

Create a new button
  1. Select a toolbar
  2. Click New > Button.
  3. For Button caption text, type the text that appears if you set a preference to display text with your toolbar buttons.
  4. For Popup help text, type the text that appears if you hover your mouse over the button.
  5. Optionally, click Change Icon and choose an image to use instead of the default image.
  6. Enter the formula that defines the button's functionality.
  7. Click OK.
For more information on formulas, go to Lotus Documentation on the Web to download or view IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Designer 8 Help.

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