Adding Tools to the Toolbar Utility

You can add a tool to the Toolbar either by:

  • Creating a new program shortcut (using the wizard that results from choosing the Add Tool command).
  • Copying an existing program shortcut to the Toolbar Utility Tools folder.
Note: After adding a tool to the Toolbar Utility, you must choose the Refresh Tools command to refresh the toolbar region of the window and the context menu for the system tray icon. (You might also want to modify the properties of the tool.) If you add so many tools to the Toolbar Utility that they cannot be displayed at the window’s current size, you should enlarge the window so all the tool icons are visible.
To add a tool by creating a new shortcut
  1. Right-click the toolbar region of the Toolbar Utility window and choose Add Tool.
  2. On the Create Shortcut page of the resulting wizard, specify the command line for starting the tool, and click Next.

    If you do not know the exact location of the executable file for the program, then click Browse to open a dialog box that enables you to locate and select the necessary file.

  3. On the Select a Title for the Program page of the wizard, specify the name for the tool shortcut and click Finish.

    The specified program shortcut is created in the Toolbar Utility Tools folder.

  4. Right-click the toolbar region of the Toolbar Utility window and choose Refresh Tools.

    The tool icon is added to the toolbar region of the window, and the shortcut name is added to the context menu for the System Tray icon.

To add a tool by copying an existing shortcut
  1. Right-click the toolbar region of the Toolbar Utility window and choose Open Tools Folder.

    In Windows, the resulting Windows Explorer window shows the contents of that folder, which should consist of the program shortcuts for the tools on the toolbar.

  2. In Windows Explorer, locate an existing program shortcut. (On Windows NT, search for the Shortcut file type. On later editions of Windows, search for files named *.lnk)
  3. Copy the existing program shortcut to the Toolbar Utility Tools folder.
  4. Right-click the toolbar region of the Toolbar Utility window and choose Refresh Tools.

    The tool icon is added to the toolbar region of the window, and the shortcut name is added to the context menu for the System Tray icon.

Parent topic: Toolbar Utility