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Toolbars Preferences for the MATLAB^® Desktop and Editor

You can customize some toolbars in the MATLAB^® interface using Toolbars preferences. You can add and remove buttons and other controls, as well as change their position on the toolbar. This figure summarizes how to modify toolbars.

This figure shows an example of a customized MATLAB desktop toolbar.

To customize a toolbar, follow these steps:

1. Select File > Preferences > Toolbars. You can also access Toolbars Preferences by right-clicking a toolbar and selecting Customize from the context menu.

2. Choose the toolbar to modify — in the Toolbars Preferences pane, select a toolbar to customize from the Toolbar list:

   • MATLAB, the toolbar in the MATLAB desktop

   • Editor, the toolbar in the MATLAB Editor

   • Editor Cell Mode, a specialized toolbar in the Editor; for more information, see Using Cells for Rapid Code Iteration and Publishing Results

   The controls for the selected toolbar appear in the Layout and Controls areas of the Toolbars preference panel.

3. Removing controls — choose a control to remove from the selected toolbar by clearing its check box in the Controls area. For example, to remove the Cut, Copy, and Paste toolbar buttons, clear the check box for each.

   Adding controls — choose a control to add to the toolbar by selecting its check box in the Controls area. For example, select the Demos check box to add its button to the toolbar.

   The Layout area displays the controls you chose for the toolbar, in the order they will appear.

4. Rearrange the order of the controls and separator bars on the selected toolbar using the Layout area:

   • Drag a control or separator bar to another position.

   • Select a control or separator bar, then use a move button. For example, select the Demos button , and then the Move to the End button . The Demos button moves to the right end.

   • Add a separator bar after the selected control using this button: . To remove a separator bar, select it and then use the Remove button . You can use the Remove button to delete any control selected in the Layout area.

   The Layout area displays the controls in the order you specified.

5. To show the controls that appeared on the selected toolbar and in the same order as when MATLAB was first installed, click Restore Factory Controls.

6. Click Apply or OK. The toolbars in the desktop and Editor update to reflect the changes you made.

For information about hiding, showing, and moving toolbars, see Toolbars. For information about the Cell Mode toolbar, see Using Cells for Rapid Code Iteration and Publishing Results.

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