Custom toolbars

Add or remove toolbars

You can easily add or remove toolbars by going to Settings > Toolbars.

Customize toolbars

You can change the appearance of a toolbar by adding items, changing where or when it displays, changing the style and wrapping, or returning to its defaults. To do this, right -click the toolbar and select "Customize". The toolbar is highlighted by a yellow border and you can start customizing the toolbar in the following ways:

• To add an item, such as a button or search field, select "Appearance" and in the resulting dialog, click "Buttons" and drag a new button from the list for any toolbar to the highlighted toolbar.
• To change where the toolbar displays in the browser, select "Appearance" and change the Placement setting.
• To change the style of the toolbar, for example, to use text rather than buttons or images, select "Appearance" and change the Style setting.
• To change the wrapping of the toolbar, select "Appearance" and change the Wrapping setting.
• To set the toolbar to display only when it is needed, select "Appearance" and check "Show only when needed". This is especially useful for the navigation bar.
• To undo any changes you made and reset a toolbar to the default setting, select "Reset Toolbar to Its Defaults".
• To remove an item from a toolbar, select "Remove from Toolbar".
• To change the order in which toolbar buttons or icons appear, drag-and-drop the buttons or icons.
• To change the size of the buttons on all toolbars, select Tools > Appearance > Skin and in the "Icon Size" field, select the percentage to scale the buttons.

Alternatively, you can go to:

• Toolbars > Customize
• Appearance > Toolbars

Use multiple toolbar setups

Besides customizing toolbars, you can also have more than one toolbar setup, for example, if you want a specific set of toolbars to use for a particular task, but you also want to keep the existing toolbar setup for general browsing. If you want to keep the existing setup around and create a new, additional one, follow these steps:

1. Select the toolbar setup you want to use as a template and click "Duplicate".
2. Highlight the newly-created toolbar setup, select "Rename", and name it so you can easily identify it.
3. Select your new toolbar setup in the list and click "OK" to exit the preferences.
4. You are now using the new toolbar setup. Right-click any toolbar and select "Customize" to go to the "Appearance" dialog, where you can drag and drop buttons, search fields and other toolbar elements.
5. To return to the previous toolbar setup, select Settings > Preferences > Advanced > Toolbars and select the setup from the list.

Download toolbar setups

Members of the Opera community often share their custom-made setups for toolbars on the My Opera Community website. Have a look and see if there is a setup that suits you. If you create a custom setup that might be useful for other people, you can share it here too.

Related topics

• Toolbars
• Menus

See also: Personalize Opera