Displaying the Insert bar and its categories and menus

You can hide or show, and collapse or expand the Insert bar as necessary. You can also display the different categories of the Insert bar. Some categories of the Insert bar have buttons that contain menus with common commands.

If you prefer to view the categories as tabs across the top of the Insert bar, you can change the layout of the Insert bar.

To hide or show the Insert bar, do either of the following:

• Select Window > Insert.
• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) in the Insert bar or the Document, Standard, or Coding toolbar, and then select Insert Bar.

To show the buttons in a particular category:

• Click the arrow beside the category name on the left end of the Insert bar, and then select another category from the pop-up menu.

  

To display the pop-up menu for a button:

• Click the down arrow beside the button’s icon.

  

To show Insert bar categories as tabs:

• Click the arrow beside the category name on the left end of the Insert bar, and then select Show as Tabs.

The Insert bar displays the categories as tabs across the top of the Insert bar.

To show Insert bar categories as a menu:

• Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Macintosh) in the Insert bar, and then select Show as Menus.

The Insert bar displays the categories in a menu instead of tabs.

Related topics

• Using the Insert bar to insert objects
• Customizing and using the Favorites category in the Insert bar