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Use the Quick Access Toolbar

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Use the Quick Access Toolbar

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Last UpdatedJul 25, 2025
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The Quick Access Toolbar is a customizable toolbar that contains a set of predefined or commonly used commands for quick access from any screen. By default, the Quick Access Toolbar is located in the upper left-hand corner of the WindowMaker screen.

Customizable Quick Access toolbar

Executing commands from the Quick Access Toolbar

You can execute the following commands from the quick access toolbar.

Note: While most of the commands on the quick access toolbar are also available in other ribbon groups, a few commands are only available from the quick access toolbar.

Quick Access Toolbar Commands	Description
New	Create a new window.
Open	Open an existing window
Save	Save a window
Save As	Create and save a copy of a window by specifying a different name and location
Save All	Save all open windows
Close	Close an open window
Delete	Delete a window
Import	Import a window
Export	Export a window
Print	Print a window
WindowViewer	View a window in WindowViewer
Convert to Industrial Graphics	Convert an existing graphic to Industrial Graphics
Undo	Cancels the last action
Redo	Repeat the last action
Exit	Exit the WindowMaker

Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

By default, the Quick Access Toolbar displays the following commands: New, Save, Undo, Redo

You can choose to add or remove a command from the list to be shown on the Quick Access Toolbar.

Add a command to the Quick Access Toolbar:

Select the down arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar.
Select the command to add.

Remove a command from the Quick Access Toolbar:

Select the down arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar.
Highlight the selected command.

Positioning the Quick Access Toolbar

By default, the Quick Access Toolbar is positioned above the ribbon.

To position the Quick Access Toolbar below the ribbon, choose the down arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar and select Show Below the Ribbon.
To position the Quick Access Toolbar above the ribbon, choose the down arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar and select Show Above the Ribbon.

Using the Quick Access Toolbar to resize the ribbon

You can choose to minimize or maximize the ribbon from the Quick Access Toolbar.

Minimize the Ribbon: This view shows only the menu items and not the groups. To minimize the ribbon, choose the down arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar, and select Minimize the Ribbon.
Maximize the Ribbon: This view shows the menu items and the groups. To maximize the ribbon, choose the down arrow on the Quick Access Toolbar, and select Maximize the Ribbon.

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