Hiding, Changing, and Moving Tool Bars

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# 11.2. Hiding, Changing, and Moving Tool Bars

KWord offers the user great flexibility when it comes to toolbars. This first section will show you some of the many options you have for relocating, reformatting and removing toolbars from your desktop.

## 11.2.1. Hiding ("Flatening") Tool Bars

When you startup KWord, all the available toolbars are visible. If you don't think you will need a toolbar, and want to reclaim that desktop space, you "minimize" the toolbar.

There are two ways to acomplish this task

Option 1 |
| Each toolbar has a stippled area to the left (or on top) of the toolbar buttons. By clicking on this area, the toolbar will be minimized.
| Once a toolbar is minimized, this stipled area moves up near the menubar.
| Clicking on this area will "Restore" the toolbar to its original size.
Option 2 |
| Place the cursor over on the toolbar you want to minimize, and click with the right mouse button. Note: The mouse must be on the "background" of the toolbar, not over a button to use this option.
| A small menu will appear at the mouse cursor. Select "Flat".
| To restore this menu to its original size and position, place the mouse cursor over the stipled area near the menu bar, and click with the right mouse button.
| A small menu will appear at the mouse cursor. Select "UnFlat".

## 11.2.2. Moving Toolbars around

Toolbars can be located on the screen in 5 ways

1. Top

2. Bottom

3. Left

4. Right

5. Floating

Top, Bottom, Left and Right refer to the edges of the KWord screen.

By locating a tool bar in the "Bottom" position, for example, you move the toolbar into a horizontal position below the Document Area, and along the bottom of the Kword window. By locating a tool bar in the "Left" position,however, you move the toolbar into a verticle position to the left of the Document Area, and along the left edge of the Kword window.

Multiple toolbars can be located at each of these points in the screen. (You could, for instance, move all the toolbars to the top of the screen). KWord will shuffle toolbars around, to fit in the most compact way at that location.

If you move the toolbar into a "Floating" position, what you are doing is creating a new window just for that toolbar. The toolbar continues to operate just as before, but you now have complete flexibility to place this toolbar anywhere on the screen.

There are two ways of moving your toolbars:

Option 1 |
| If you left-click on the stippled area of the toolbar (the same location you used to minimize the tool bar), and hold the button down, you can drag the toolbar around the KWord screen. This allows you to move the toolbars around to suit your needs. You can also drag the toolbar off the KWord screen, and the toolbar becomes a "floating" toolbar.
Option 2 |
| Place the cursor over on the toolbar you want to minimize, and click with the right mouse button. Note: The mouse must be on the "background" of the toolbar, not over a button to use this option.
| A small menu will appear at the mouse cursor. Select "Top, Bottom, Right, Left or Floating".

## 11.2.3. Changing the look of your toolbars

Toolbars can have their buttons displayed different ways. Below are examples of the four options for the "File" toolbar.

| Icons Only
| Text Only
| Text Aside Icons
| Text Under Icons

To change the appearance of a toolbar, place the cursor over on the toolbar you want to minimize, and click with the right mouse button. Note: The mouse must be on the "background" of the toolbar, not over a button to use this option.

A small menu will appear at the mouse cursor. Select "Mode". This will open a submenu, select your preference from the list.

| Setting the look of one toolbar does not alter the look of another toolbar.

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