Custom Toolbars

Most Windows applications will allow you customize the toolbar at the top of the window to some extent.

Some programs let you customize the toolbars that are shown, some let you customize right down to the buttons you want to see.

To see if the program you're working with supports custom toolbars, try either right-clicking or double-clicking the toolbar. You should get either a screen that lets you customize or a menu with an option to customize.

If that doesn't work, you may want to try the program's Options or Preferences area (usually these are found under a Tools menu or an Edit menu).

For example, Internet Explorer is good for custom toolbar support. Open Internet Explorer and right-click the toolbar with the Back and Forward buttons on it. Select Customize from the resulting menu.

A screen will appear that lets you choose which buttons are shown and which aren't. You may prefer to only show the buttons you use on a regular basis. Here, we've removed the Favorites button and the e-mail button, then added the Full Screen button, which was not previously present.

This may simplify applications you use a lot by only displaying the buttons you use most often.