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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 (OS X) 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.  • OS X: 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.  • OS X: Drag the default set from the dialog box to the status toolbar.
Display only icons or text (OS X)	Choose an option from the Show pop-up menu.
Make the toolbar icons smaller (OS X)	Select Use small size.
Insert a vertical separator between buttons (OS X)	Drag the Separator icon to the desired location in the status toolbar.
Insert a fixed amount of space between buttons (OS X)	Drag the Space icon to the desired location in the status toolbar.
Insert a flexible amount of space between buttons, which adjusts depending on the window size (OS X)	Drag the Flexible Space icon to the desired location in the status toolbar.

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

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.