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September 30, 2004
Customizing a Toolbar
The OOo Calc graphical interface is remarkably configurable - as is often the case with open source projects. For the most part, the default configuration satisfies most users needs - but if you feel you must configure the GUI to your particular needs, it is relatively straightforward to do so.
One of the most common customizations to perform is to add an icon to an existing toolbar for a function that you use often and for which you need a quick shortcut.
In this short tutorial, we will be adding a Page Preview icon to the Function toolbar - which is illustrated below.
We first call up the Configuration dialog as shown below.
In the Configuration dialog, we select the Toolbars tab. We will be adding an icon to the Function Bar, so we select that and then press Customize.
The Customize Toolbars dialog appears. This dialog allows to add/remove icons from the selected toolbar.
On the left hand side, we see a menu of Available buttons (some with icons, some without). We find the Page Preview function under the Views category. It does not have an associated icon, but first we need to add it to the toolbar by selecting it and pressing Add-->. Once Page Preview is in the Buttons In Use window, we can move it up or down to the desired position.
We now need to choose an icon for the Page Preview function. With Page Preview selected, press Icons and the Customize Buttons dialog appears.
From the menu of icons that are presented - we select the following
because it is similar to the equivelent Excel icon for Page Preview. Press OK to close the Customize Buttons dialog. Note that Page Preview now has an icon associated with it.
Press OK to close the Customize Toolbars dialog. Voila, we have a new icon in the Function Bar
In this short tutorial, we will be adding a Page Preview icon to the Function toolbar - which is illustrated below.
We first call up the Configuration dialog as shown below.
In the Configuration dialog, we select the Toolbars tab. We will be adding an icon to the Function Bar, so we select that and then press Customize.
The Customize Toolbars dialog appears. This dialog allows to add/remove icons from the selected toolbar.
On the left hand side, we see a menu of Available buttons (some with icons, some without). We find the Page Preview function under the Views category. It does not have an associated icon, but first we need to add it to the toolbar by selecting it and pressing Add-->. Once Page Preview is in the Buttons In Use window, we can move it up or down to the desired position.
We now need to choose an icon for the Page Preview function. With Page Preview selected, press Icons and the Customize Buttons dialog appears.
From the menu of icons that are presented - we select the following
because it is similar to the equivelent Excel icon for Page Preview. Press OK to close the Customize Buttons dialog. Note that Page Preview now has an icon associated with it.
Press OK to close the Customize Toolbars dialog. Voila, we have a new icon in the Function Bar
Posted by Dave at September 30, 2004 04:40 AM