AppleWorks comes with many preconfigured buttons for common tasks. You can add these controls to the Button Bar.

To add a preconfigured button to the Button Bar:

1	Choose Preferences from the Edit menu, then choose Button Bar from the submenu.
2	Drag the preconfigured button from the Available Buttons list to the Button Bar.

Creating buttons for the Button Bar

You can also create and add buttons for tasks such as opening a document or application, going to an Internet site, or performing a specified action (an AppleWorks macro or a Mac OS AppleScript).

To create a button and add it to the Button Bar:

1	Choose Preferences from the Edit menu, then choose Button Bar from the submenu.
2	Click New.
3	Type a name and description for the button.
	New buttons come with a default icon, but you can change it.
4	Choose what you want the button to do from the Action pop-up menu, then choose or enter an item.
5	To have AppleWorks display the button only in certain environments, click Advanced Options, click Custom, then select one or more environments.
6	Click OK.
7	Drag the button from the list in the dialog box to the Button Bar.
	Tip: You can also double-click the button in the list to add it to the Button Bar.

Removing buttons from the Button Bar

To remove a button from the Button Bar:

•	Press the Control key while you click the button in the Button Bar, then choose Remove Button from the contextual menu.
	Tip: You can also delete a button by dragging it from the Button Bar to the Trash on the Mac OS Finder desktop.

Related topics

	Modifying the Button Bar
	About the AppleWorks interface