# SketchUp Make 2017 - cannot customize toolbars **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** toolbars\ **Created:** [February 9, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789 "2017-02-09T01:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RonTh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@RonTh](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RonTh)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/1 "2017-02-09T01:16:08Z")
I successfully installed SUMake today (as Administrator), and completed 2 projects. I would like to customize the toolbars for tasks that I do a lot, and fix some missing items (Camera toolbar doesn’t have “Bottom” as a view). But I cannot customize toolbars, nor add new ones. Right clicking any toolbar brings up a list of toolbars that I can turn on or off, but no Customize. The Toolbar dialog box has faint shadows [Screenshot](https://www.screencast.com/t/CtWvPbDr) of drop down arrows, but they are ineffective no matter where I click. And there is nothing to customize there. I must be missing something. Suggestions appreciated. Ron ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/2 "2017-02-09T01:19:02Z")
Go Top menu item View/Toolbars then use the toolbar dialog that opens to customise. Have a look here. > [@Custom toolbars](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/custom-toolbars/19100): > > Continuing the discussion from [Circles on cyclinders](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/circles-on-cyclinders/18972/17): Yes it’s a custom bar. I have customised the Measurement toolbar. You can make your own by opening the toolbar dialog and creating a new one or changing an existing one. You can drag and drop tools from any Native toolbar. Use ctrl when you drag to drag a copy to the new bar rather than drag the original off. If you happen to mess up a toolbar by dragging something off and you want it back, just select the toolbar in the dialog and hit the… ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/3 "2017-02-09T01:32:34Z")
> [@RonTh](#): > > (Camera toolbar doesn’t have “Bottom” as a view). There is no “Bottom View” button for you to add. All you can do with native toolbars, is delete, drag and copy existing buttons between toolbars. You cannot drag native buttons onto Ruby plugin toolbars (nor the opposite.) * * * - User Guide: [Viewing and customizing toolbars](http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000139#view-toolbar) ---
**Author:** ![RonTh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@RonTh](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RonTh)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/4 "2017-02-09T23:23:40Z")
Thanks for the feedback. My confusion came from the change in paradigm. I expected the old-style method of dragging from a full set of icons onto my new toolbar, or at least having a “Configure” option someplace. That’ll teach me. Box’s instructions work well. One note is that dragging icons from some toolbars copies them, some drags MOVE them, and some tool bar icons simply cannot be dragged at all (FlatText) as DanRathbun mentioned. Ron ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/5 "2017-02-10T04:43:17Z")
> [@RonTh](#): > > One note is that dragging icons from some toolbars copies them, some drags MOVE them,… Drag is **move**. Drag+CTRL is **copy**. If you mess up a toolbar, you can select that toolbar in the “ **Toolbars…** ” dialog listing, and click the “ **Reset** ” button. * * * (These things **should have been** covered in the User Guide page I linked above, to my surprise they are not.) @jody ---
**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/6 "2017-02-10T04:44:12Z")
> [@RonTh](#): > > My confusion came from the change in paradigm. I expected the old-style method of dragging from a full set of icons onto my new toolbar, … Yes, LayOut has this, but SketchUp has yet to implement it. ---
**Author:** ![RonTh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c89c15/32.png) [@RonTh](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RonTh)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/7 "2017-02-11T23:01:01Z")
Thanks Dan, I have all my toolbars now, and SketchUp performs well. 2 more projects finished. Even with the toolbar learning curve, I’d give SketchUp a **much** higher ease of use rating than DesignSpark Mechanical, that I’m migrating projects from. ---
**Author:** ![MarcioChris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/marciochris/32/1235_2.png) [@MarcioChris](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MarcioChris)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 2:42am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/8 "2017-10-09T02:42:57Z")
Hello there, sorry for bump up an old conversation. I’m trying to perform this drag and drop thing from an existing default icon default toolbar to a custom empty toolbar and I just can’t do it on Sketchup Pro (trial) (windows 7) – click and hold and drag but it doesnt work. Any clues? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/9 "2017-10-09T02:49:53Z")
Make sure you are in Edit mode as shown in the link above. Go View/Toolbars… ---
**Author:** ![MarcioChris](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/marciochris/32/1235_2.png) [@MarcioChris](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MarcioChris)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-make-2017-cannot-customize-toolbars/38789/10 "2017-10-09T02:54:24Z")
It works! Thank you!