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You can customize toolbars in several ways, including choosing which icons are visible and locking the position of a docked toolbar, as described in [[Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Getting_Started/Introducing_OpenOffice.org | Chapter 1 (Introducing OpenOffice.org)]]. This section describes how to create new toolbars and add other icons (commands) to the list of those available on a toolbar.

To get to the toolbar customization dialog, do any of the following:

* On the toolbar, click the arrow at the end of the toolbar and choose '''Customize Toolbar'''.
* Choose '''View > Toolbars > Customize''' from the menu bar.
* Choose '''Tools > Customize''' from the menu bar and pick the '''Toolbars''' page.

[[Image:GS3-14-4.png|thumb|none|600px|''The Toolbars page of the Customize dialog'']]

To customize toolbars:

# In the Save In drop-down list, choose whether to save this changed toolbar for the application (for example, Writer) or for a selected document.
# In the section '''OpenOffice.org < name of the program (example: Writer) > Toolbars''', select from the '''Toolbar '''drop-down list the toolbar that you want to customize.
# You can create a new toolbar by clicking on the '''New '''button, or customize existing toolbars by clicking on the '''Toolbar''' or '''Modify''' buttons, and add commands to a toolbar by clicking on the '''Add''' button. These actions are described below.
# When you have finished making all your changes, click '''OK''' to save them.

== Creating a new toolbar ==
To create a new toolbar:

# Choose '''Tools > Customize > Toolbars''' from the menu bar.
# Click '''New'''. On the Name dialog, type the new toolbar's name and choose from the Save In drop-down list where to save this changed menu: for the application (for example, Writer) or for a selected document.

[[Image:GS3-14-4a.png]]

The new toolbar now appears on the list of toolbars in the Customize dialog. After creating a new toolbar, you need to add some commands to it, as described below.

== Adding a command to a toolbar ==
If the list of available buttons for a toolbar does not include all the commands you want on that toolbar, you can add commands. When you create a new toolbar, you need to add commands to it.

# On the Toolbars page of the Customize dialog, select the toolbar in the Toolbar list and click the '''Add''' button in the Toolbar Content section of the dialog.
# The Add Commands dialog is the same as for adding commands to menus. Select a category and then the command, and click '''Add'''. The dialog remains open, so you can select several commands. When you have finished adding commands, click '''Close'''. If you insert an item which does not have an associated icon, the toolbar will display the full name of the item: the next section describes how to choose an icon for a toolbar command.
# Back on the Customize dialog, you can use the up and down arrow buttons to arrange the commands in your preferred sequence.
# When you are done making changes, click '''OK''' to save.

== Choosing icons for toolbar commands ==
Toolbar buttons usually have icons, not words, on them, but not all of the commands have associated icons.

To choose an icon for a command, select the command and click '''Modify > Change icon'''. On the Change Icon dialog, you can scroll through the available icons, select one, and click '''OK''' to assign it to the command.

[[Image:GS3-14-5.png|thumb|none|500px|''Change Icon dialog'']]

To use a custom icon, create it in a graphics program and import it into OOo by clicking the '''Import''' button on the Change Icon dialog. Custom icons must be 16 x 16 or 26 x 26 pixels in size and cannot contain more than 256 colors.

=== Example: Adding a Fax icon to a toolbar ===
You can customize OpenOffice.org so that a single click on an icon automatically sends the current document as a fax.

Be sure the fax driver is installed. Consult the documentation for your fax modem for more information.

[[Image:GS3-14-6.png|thumb|none|600px|''Setting up OOo for sending faxes'']]

# Choose '''Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Writer > Print'''. 
# Select the fax driver from the '''Fax''' list and click '''OK'''.
# Click the arrow icon at the end of the Standard toolbar. In the drop-down menu, choose '''Customize Toolbar'''. The Toolbars page of the Customize dialog appears. Click '''Add'''.
# On the Add Commands dialog, select ''Documents'' in the Category list, then select ''Send Default Fax'' in the Commands list. Click '''Add'''. Now you can see the new icon in the Commands list.
# In the Commands list, click the up or down arrow button to position the new icon where you want it. Click '''OK''' and then click '''Close'''. Your toolbar now has a new icon to send the current document as a fax.

[[Image:GS3-14-7.png|thumb|none|500px|''Adding a Send Fax command to a toolbar'']]


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