TOO MANY ICONS IN YOUR TOOLBAR? SHRINK THEM

TOO MANY ICONS IN YOUR TOOLBAR? SHRINK THEM

The toolbar icons are fairly large, taking up considerable space both vertically and horizontally. If you add a few extra icons to the toolbar, the additional icons could wind up being hidden from view. Well, you have the toolbar display just the icons, which saves space by removing the text and shrinking the space between the icons. To display the toolbar items by icons, rather than by icon and text, Control-click anywhere in the toolbar and choose Icon only. If you really want to shrink the toolbar to its bare minimum, try Text Only. For even more space-saving options, try Command-clicking on the white pill-shaped button in the upper right-hand corner of the Finder window. Each time you click, you get a new space-saving look.

GETTING BACK YOUR TOOLBAR DEFAULTS

If you made a total mess of your toolbar, there’s no button for returning the icons to the default set, but getting them back there is fairly easy. First, Option-Command-click on the white pill-shaped button at the top right of your window’s title bar to bring up the Customize Toolbar dialog. In the bottom left of the Customize Toolbar dialog, you’ll see a set called The Default Set. Drag it to the top of the Finder window and it replaces the current icons in your toolbar.

SPEED TIP: REMOVING TOOLBAR ICONS

To remove an icon from the toolbar, you don’t have to go digging through the View menu to get the Customize Toolbar dialog. Instead, just hold the Command key, click on the icon, and simply drag it off the toolbar. When you release the mouse button, the icon disappears in a puff of smoke.