Toolbars for Word

[sebos4]

Does anyone know how to extend (resize) the toolbars for Word in Mac?
The toolbars I use only cover half of the screen width. I can see the
desktop behind the toolbars. I have tried to click and hold the lower
right side of the toolbar to drag it across the screen but that
doesn't work. I am thinking that it is a simple fix that I am just not
seeing. Thanks.

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

The toolbars will stretch automatically if they need to: to make them
longer, put more items on them!

This, of course assumes that each toolbar is only one row high. If it
isn't, drag the lower right corner up and to the right so the toolbar
collapses vertically and stretches to the right. You will need to drag it
quite a way before it begins to resize. Then quit and restart Word so it
remembers the setting.

I recommend that you create your OWN toolbar and give it a name. The reason
is that if you ever have to recover it, you can copy a non-default toolbar
out of your template. Word prevents you copying any of the default
toolbars.

Now, copy to the toolbar you have just made everything you use at least once
a day. My rule is that toolbars are a place for things I use once a day,
Menus are the place for things I use less often, and keystrokes I reserve
for things I use every few minutes

Now take a cruise through your other toolbars, and copy anything you find
useful from those: I like to bring some drawing commands up onto my personal
toolbar. Keep adding stuff until the toolbar hits the right end of the
screen and becomes two lines high.

Hope this helps

Does anyone know how to extend (resize) the toolbars for Word in Mac?
The toolbars I use only cover half of the screen width. I can see the
desktop behind the toolbars. I have tried to click and hold the lower
right side of the toolbar to drag it across the screen but that
doesn't work. I am thinking that it is a simple fix that I am just not
seeing. Thanks.

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John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Business Analyst, Consultant
Technical Writer.
Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410

 

[CyberTaz]

As a footnote to John's reply, you may have the wrong impression if you are
expecting the items listed at the end of a toolbar to be displayed as
buttons by stretching the bar. IOW, toolbars on the Mac don't behave the
same as on the PC where you can jam 2 (or more) bars onto a single row &
have them hide buttons from you

That little arrow is a *button* itself which deceptively displays a "More
Buttons" tip when you point to it.

All it does is open a list of additional *commands* available in that bar.
Those commands do not get added as buttons when you select them, nor can the
toolbar be stretched to display them. If you want the commands available on
a toolbar as buttons, follow John's suggestions about building custom
toolbars & add the features you need to them.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Mickey Stevens]

However, you can make those commands appear in the toolbar, which will in
turn make it larger. Just click the "More Buttons" arrow, and then
Control-click the command you want to appear in the main part of the
toolbar. In the contextual menu that appears, click "Show Command", and
then it will move to the visible part of the toolbar.