From: Office 2000 Help and Support
What is the Office Shortcut Bar?
The Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar is a collection of toolbars and buttons
that provide single-click access to the resources you use most often. When
you use the Office Shortcut Bar, you can quickly start a new budget
proposal, locate and open a slide presentation, send an e-mail message,
schedule an appointment, or create a task, note, contact, or journal entry
in Microsoft Outlook.
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Using the Office Shortcut Bar
Open the Office Shortcut Bar Click Programs on the Start menu, point to
Office Tools, and then click Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar. When you first
open the Office Shortcut Bar, you can configure it to run automatically when
you start Microsoft Windows. If the Office Shortcut Bar is not available,
you may need to install it. How to install a program or component of Office.
Move, hide, and show the Office Shortcut Bar You can drag the Shortcut Bar
to any location on the screen. If the Shortcut Bar is docked, you can hide
it until you need it by clicking Auto Hide on the Office Shortcut Bar menu .
When you're ready to use the Shortcut Bar again, show it by pointing to the
side of the screen where it is docked.
Create a file To quickly create any type of file from the Microsoft Office
Shortcut Bar - for example, an Office Binder or a Microsoft Word document -
click New Office Document . Click the tab that contains the type of file you
want to create, and then double-click the file or template you want. The
program you need starts automatically.
Find or open a file To quickly search for and open files from the
Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar, click Open Office Document , locate the
folder you want, and then double-click the file.
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Closing and restarting the Office Shortcut Bar
There may be times when you want to close the Office Shortcut Bar. For
example, some setup programs require that you close all programs before
installing new software. To close the Office Shortcut Bar, click the Office
Shortcut Bar menu , and then click Exit. If you click Yes in the message
that appears, the Office Shortcut Bar will open automatically when you
restart Windows. To reopen the Office Shortcut Bar without restarting
Windows, click Programs on the Start menu, click Office Tools, and then
click Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.
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Customizing the Office Shortcut Bar
Show other toolbars and buttons The first time you use the Office Shortcut
Bar, it shows only the Office toolbar. Additional shortcut buttons and
toolbars are available but hidden. To add a toolbar or show hidden buttons,
right-click the background of any toolbar on the Office Shortcut Bar, and
then click another toolbar name or click Customize on the shortcut menu. For
example, show the Desktop toolbar on the Office Shortcut Bar so that you can
easily open files and programs on the Windows desktop, even if you can't see
the desktop.
Use another toolbar To show a different toolbar on the Office Shortcut
Bar, click the icon that represents the toolbar. To show the name for a
button or toolbar on the Office Shortcut Bar, rest the mouse pointer on the
button or toolbar icon until the name appears.
Add custom toolbars and buttons You can also add your own toolbars and
buttons. For example, to add your frequently used files and programs as
toolbar buttons, drag them onto the Office Shortcut Bar from Microsoft
Windows Explorer or My Computer.
