Appendix B: Customizing In this unit… ► Review ► Overview ► Adding, Removing Buttons ► Changing Button Properties ► Visual Basic

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 2 Review We have customized by adding existing toolbars: Tool Bar appears here…

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 3 Review We have customized by moving toolbars: This “tools toolbar”… … could go  HERE or or

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 4 Overview ► The customizable interface also allows creation of new elements:  In ArcMap  In ArcCatalog ► You can:  Add buttons from existing  Write Visual Basic code  Create new toolbars  Create or change keyboard shortcuts “customize” is a state: other program function suspended

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 5 Adding Buttons To add buttons to toolbars:  T OOLS >> C USTOMIZE ► Commands Tab  Find the button ► e.g. Menus ► e.g. Selection  Drag it onto the desired toolbar  Close Customize

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 6 Adding Buttons To add buttons to Context Menus:  T OOLS >> C USTOMIZE ► Toolbars Tab  Find the Menu ► Context  Drag icons from the Command Tab onto the right context toolbar menu

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 7 Removing Buttons To remove, or move existing buttons  T OOLS >> C USTOMIZE first (any tab)  Then drag button to a new location or off the toolbar “customize” is a state: other program function suspended

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 8 Button Properties ► To change button properties  T OOLS >> C USTOMIZE first (any tab)  Right-click for the context menu “customize” is a state: other program function suspended

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 9 Visual Basic ► VB is BIG: Tons of features, options, windows ► Don’t be intimidated  Most of the time, you will cut and paste from downloaded code  Stick with the code window  Retain the blue start & finish clauses when typing your own

Unit Fourteen – Customizing 10 Your Turn… Chapter 14: Step 1 through END