2.1. Quick Access: Toolbar Buttons

You can add and/or remove buttons to/from the Quick Access toolbar at anytime.

Buttons can be selected in either of two locations.

All available buttons: Options Dialog box

Ribbon bar buttons: Customize dialog box

All Available Buttons: Options Dialog Box

  1. Click the CimEdit button .

  2. Click the Options button.

The Options dialog box opens.

  1. Select Customize.

Options to choose or remove buttons are as follows.

A

Categories of buttons are listed in the Choose commands from: dropdown list.

Categories are as follows.

 

Popular Commands

Commonly used commands, e.g. New Window, Save.

 

Commands not in the Ribbon

Basic commands that are not on the Ribbon bar, e.g. Exit, File, Options, Print.

 

All Commands

All available Quick Access toolbar buttons.

 

File

Commands included on or through the CimEdit menu, e.g. Options, Load Global Script.

 

Print Preview

Commands to navigate through Print Preview, e.g. Next Page, Zoom.

 

Home

Ribbon bar Home tab commands.

 

Drawing

Ribbon bar Drawing tab commands.

 

Format

Ribbon bar Format tab commands.

 

Arrange

Ribbon bar Arrange tab commands.

B

Available buttons based on the selected category.

C

Add/Remove buttons add and remove buttons to/from the Quick Access toolbar.

D

Buttons that will be included on the Quick Access toolbar.

E

Up/down buttons change the button location on the Quick Access toolbar.

 

Button

Moves the toolbar button to the

 

Up

Left.

 

Down

Right

F

Reset button resets the toolbar to the two default buttons: Save and Undo.

Notes

A message opens asking you to confirm the reset.

If you confirm the reset, you can click the Cancel button in the Options dialog box and revert to the toolbar you selected before the reset.

 

 

 

 

  1. Click OK when you have completed configuring the toolbar.

Result: The Quick Access toolbar displays the buttons you selected.

Ribbon Bar Buttons: Customize Dialog Box

Commands can be quickly added or removed to/from the Quick Access toolbar using the Quick Access toolbar Popup menu.

  1. Left-click or right-click the Down arrow to the right of the Quick Access toolbar.

Select one of the following on the Popup that opens.

Left-click Quick Access Popup

A

Standard buttons

 

On the Popup menu standard buttons can be quickly included on the Quick Access toolbar.

Standard buttons are:

New

Open

Save

Undo

 

Check

Includes the button on the toolbar.

 

Clear

Does not include the button on the toolbar

B

More Commands

 

Opens the Customize dialog box.

Right-click Quick Access Popup

C

Customize Quick Access Toolbar

 

Opens the customize dialog box.

The Customize Dialog box includes the following button categories.

File

Commands included on or through the CimEdit menu, e.g. Options, Load Global Script.

Print Preview

Commands to navigate through Print Preview, e.g. Next Page, Zoom.

Home

Ribbon bar Home tab commands.

Drawing

Ribbon bar Drawing tab commands.

Format

Ribbon bar Format tab commands.

Arrange

Ribbon bar Arrange tab commands.

 

 

 

  1. Add, remove and position buttons the same way you do in the Options dialog box.

  2. Click OK when you have completed configuring the toolbar.

Result: The Quick Access toolbar displays the buttons you selected.

More information

2. CimEdit quick access tools.