Customizing Toolbars

The visual element, such as the various icons found on the toolbars, helps make PowerPoint and other Windows programs easy to use. A quick click on a button and you avoid having to search through endless menus to get to the command you want.

PowerPoint has predefined several toolbars, and by default places a few of them at various locations around the screen. For example, the Standard and Formatting toolbars are combined on a single toolbar beneath the menu, whereas the Drawing toolbar appears at the bottom, above the application bar (see Figure 20.1).

Figure 20.1. Toolbars are placed on the PowerPoint screen to help you access commands easily and quickly.

Repositioning Toolbars

Typically, you expect a toolbar to appear at ...

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