Question

difference between draw toolbar and modify toolbar

Answer 1

The Drawing toolbar collects the majority of the tools normally used to create graphic objects. If this toolbar is not showing, select View > Toolbars > Drawing from the main menu bar.


First section of Drawing toolbar with drawing objects tools.

The toolbar can be divided into two parts. The first part (shown above) contains drawing objects. The tools in this part of the Drawing toolbar are:

Select: selects objects. To select multiple objects click on the top leftmost object and while keeping the mouse button pressed, drag the mouse to the bottom rightmost object of the intended selection. A marching ants rectangle identifying the selection area is displayed. It is also possible to select several objects by pressing the Control button while selecting the individual objects.

Line: draws a straight line.

Arrow: draws a straight line ending with an arrowhead. The arrowhead will be placed where you release the mouse button.

Rectangle: draws a rectangle. Press the Shift button to draw a square.

Ellipse: draws an ellipse. Press the Shift button to draw a circle.

Text: creates a text box with text aligned horizontally.

Vertical text: creates a text box with text aligned vertically. This tool is available only when Asian language support has been enabled in Tools > Options > Language Settings > Languages.

Curve: draws a curve. Click the black triangle for more options, shown below. Note that the title of the submenu when undocked is Lines.


Available curve options.

Connectors: draws a connector line between two figures. Click the black triangle for additional connectors, shown below. The use of connectors is described in Working with connectors.


Connectors options.

Basic Shapes, Symbol Shapes, Block Arrows, Flowcharts, Callouts, Stars: click the black triangle to open a toolbar showing the available shapes in that category. The default shapes are shown below. Select the desired shape, then draw as normal. Keep the Shiftkey pressed to obtain a shape where the height and width are equal.


Available shapes for Impress.

The second part of the Drawing toolbar, shown below, contains more generic tools.


The second section of the Drawing toolbar with utility tools.

Those tools are:

Edit points: select this tool, then select a shape or a line, to edit the individual points that form the shape or line.

Glue points: select this tool to edit the glue points of a graphic object. Glue points are the positions where connector lines terminate or start. See Managing glue points for instructions.

Fontwork: opens the Fontworks gallery. See Using Fontwork for further information.

From file: equivalent to Insert > Picture > From file on the main menu. See Chapter 4 for details.

Gallery: opens the gallery. Equivalent to Tools > Galleryon the main menu. See Chapter 4 for details.

Rotate: select this tool to rotate an object. As rotation is considered a formatting attribute, this is discussed in Chapter 6.

Align object: see Aligning shapes.

Arrange object: see Arranging shapes.

Extrusion On/Off: switches 3D effects on or off for the selected object. Clicking this button also opens the 3D settings toolbar. See Working with 3D shapes for details.

Interaction: opens a dialog where you can specify the interaction between the user and the object. See Setting up interaction with a shape or image.

Visible buttons: use the black triangle to open a menu that allows to add or subtract buttons to the toolbar. The step by step procedure is given in Chapter 4 of the Getting Started guide.

Answer 2

One of the most convenient features of Microsoft Word is the ability to customize the tools that you work with. This article describes how you can customize and create toolbars and toolbar buttons. You can customize any toolbar by adding, deleting, moving, or grouping toolbar buttons to suit your needs.

Microsoft Word includes several built-in toolbars, including the two default toolbars that are visible when you start Word: the Standard toolbar and the Formatting toolbar. The Standard toolbar includes command buttons with which you can quickly access many of the frequently used commands, such as Save, Open, Copy, and Paste. The Formatting toolbar provides quick access to text-formatting commands, including Bold, Italic, Underline, Numbering, and Bullets.

To see a list of available toolbars, point to Toolbars on the View menu. The available toolbars appear on the Toolbars submenu. The toolbars that are currently visible in the Word window are selected (check marks appear next to them). To view and use a toolbar, you must select it on the Toolbars submenu. To select it (make it visible on the Word screen), click the toolbar name.

Note Creating and customizing menus in Word is similar to the way that you create and customize your toolbars. For more information about how to customize menus, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290944 How to customize, to create, and to restore Word menus in Word 2003 and in Word 2002

How to add a button to an existing toolbar

To add a button to an existing toolbar, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the customize command on the toolbars submenu

On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.

Note You can also open the Customizedialog box by clicking Customize on the Tools menu.

In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab. Under Categories, select the category from which you want to add a button. The Categories list displays categories of commands, organized by menu name or by type. The Built-in Menuscategory provides options for changing menus.

Click a category to change the list of commands that appear in the Commandsbox, on the right side of the Customizedialog box.

To add a button to a toolbar that is displayed, drag the button from the Commands box to the toolbar.

For example, under Categories, click View. In the Commands box, click View Field Codes, and drag it to the Standard toolbar. Release the mouse button when you see a vertical bar indicating the position of the button.

Method 2: Use the "More Buttons" button on the toolbar

On the toolbar, click More Buttons, and then click Add or Remove Buttons. 

A submenu appears.

Note The More Buttons toolbar button appears on most (not all) toolbars only when the toolbar is docked. To dock a toolbar, either double-click the title bar of the floating toolbar, or drag it to a docked position. 

For more information about how to dock a toolbar, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type move a toolbar in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

To add a button to the toolbar, select the check box next to the button that you want to add. To remove a button from the toolbar, click to clear the check box next to the button on the submenu.

How to change the image of an existing button

Display the toolbar where the button you want to change appears.

On the Tools menu, click Customize.

When the Customize dialog box appears, right-click the button on the toolbar, and point to Change Button Image on the list that appears. A selection of images appears. Click the button image that you want to use as your custom button image.

Note If you change the image and then decide that it is not what you want, you cannot revert to the original image. However, you can drag the button with the wrong image off the toolbar and add another image from the Customize dialog box (click the Commands tab).

To modify a button image, follow these steps: 

On the Tools menu, click Customize.

When the Customize dialog box appears, right-click the button, and then click Edit Button Image.

The Edit Button dialog box appears. Make any changes that you want, and then click OK.

You cannot change the image of a button that displays a list or menu when you click it.

How to modify toolbar buttons

On the Tools menu, click Customize.

Click the Toolbars tab.

Use the appropriate procedure from the following table.

Click Close.