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Using the status toolbar

The status toolbar provides quick access to many FileMaker Pro menu commands. In all modes, it includes navigation controls, customizable buttons, and a layout bar for working with layouts. In Layout mode, it includes layout tools. Move the pointer over a button to see its description.

To show or hide the status toolbar:

•	Choose View menu > Status Toolbar.

•	Click the status toolbar control at the bottom of the document window.

To customize the status toolbar:

1.	Choose View menu > Customize Status Toolbar.

The Customize dialog box (Windows) or sheet (Mac OS) appears.

2.	Make your changes to the status toolbar:

 

To	Do this
Add a button	• Windows: In the Commands tab, select Customizable or Standard from the Categories list, then drag the desired button from the Commands list to the status toolbar.  • Mac OS: Drag it from the dialog box to the status toolbar.
Remove a button	Drag it from the status toolbar to the dialog box.
Rearrange buttons	Drag them to the desired locations in the status toolbar.
Restore the default set of buttons	• Windows: In the Toolbars tab, select Status Toolbar, then click Reset.  • Mac OS: Drag the default set from the dialog box to the status toolbar.
Display only icons or text (Mac OS)	Choose an option from the Show pop-up menu.
Make the toolbar icons smaller (Mac OS)	Select Use Small Size.

3.	When you are finished, click Close (Windows) or Done (Mac OS).

Notes

•	Windows only: You can also customize the status toolbar by using the Toolbar Options menu. Click the down arrow on the right side of the status toolbar, choose Add or Remove Buttons > Customize, then continue with step 2.

•	You can customize the status toolbar for each mode. For example, if you customize the status toolbar in Browse mode, it does not affect the status toolbar in other modes.

•	Changes to the status toolbar are application-wide. For example, if you customize the status toolbar in one window in Browse mode, it affects all windows in Browse mode.

•	Buttons in the layout bar cannot be customized.