Vizex Toolbar

Click the Project tab to open the backstage menu. On the backstage menu, in the Options | Keyboard Shortcuts group: Select Customise > Vizex Toolbar to customise and save the layout of the toolbar by selecting from the commands available on the Vizex ribbon.

You can also select an option to customise the toolbar on the Vizex > Toolbar tab of the Options | System | System Options form.

Note that you can add items directly to the toolbar by right-clicking on the tools and menu items on the Vizex ribbon:

Add a Command

Use the Choose commands from list to select a command you want to add to the toolbar. Click the Add button.

Remove a Command

Select a command you have added in the right-hand pane. Click the Remove button.

If necessary, use the Up and Down arrows at the right to change the order of the command in the list of commands in the panel (and the toolbar).

The Show Vizex Toolbar option determines the default visibility of the toolbar in Vizex. If the option is disabled, the Vizex toolbar will not be displayed. You can enable it by selecting this option, or from the right-click menu on any ribbon.

The toolbar can be hidden in the same way when it is displayed.

When the toolbar is enabled, you can customise the Vizex toolbar from the right-click menu of the toolbar itself:

Transparency

The Transparency slider determines the visibility of the toolbar when enabled. A setting of 0 will display the Vizex toolbar as solid, while at the other end of the slider, 255 will render it invisible.

Location

From the Location drop down, you can select the default position of the Vizex toolbar - Top (which is the default setting), Left of the window, Right of the window.

Modify

You can use the Modify option to rename the commands you add to your customised toolbar, as well as place commands in new groups within the toolbar.

Click Modify, with a command selected in the custom panel at the right.

Begin a Group

Select this check box if you want the selected command to be placed within a new group on the toolbar.

Name

Use the Name field to rename the selected command. If you leave the field blank, the command will retain its existing name.

Style

Use the drop down to select the display style for the command in the toolbar:

  • Default style

  • Caption only

  • Icon only

  • Icon and caption

The Modify form

Reset

Click Reset to restore the toolbar to its default contents.

Reset only Vizex Toolbar

Select this option to revert any customisations you have made to the Vizex Toolbar and its groups

Reset All Customisations

Select this option to reset ALL ribbon customisations.

Import/Export

The Import/Export options are used to import customisation files created previously, or export the active customisations for later import.

Import customisation file

Select this option to import and apply the customisations you have previously saved to a file.

Export all customisations

Select this option to save your customisations, including ribbon customisations, to a Customisation file.