# Trouble customizing tool bars

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/trouble-customizing-tool-bars/15125>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [September 12, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/trouble-customizing-tool-bars/15125 "2015-09-12T13:58:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gilcarleton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e56c9b/32.png) [@gilcarleton](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/gilcarleton)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/trouble-customizing-tool-bars/15125/1 "2015-09-12T13:58:44Z")

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I have followed the instructions in the help menu but I do not have the options mentioned. When I click “View” then “Toolbars” I arrive at two choices, one is toobars which allows me to add more toolbars and the other is Options which only allows me to to choose if I want to show screen tips or have large Icons. I would like to be able to add and delete some of the tools in the toolbar. Can I do this? If so how? Thanks so much for the help. This looks like a great program but having trouble setting it up.

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**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:** [September 12, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/trouble-customizing-tool-bars/15125/2 "2015-09-12T14:08:18Z")

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On the toolbar section you can create a new toolbar, this allows you to drag other tools to it.  
Use ctrl + click to copy each tool from one to the other.  
 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/2X/2/253863b3f275b50e1181d2909247cbdfe765ead5.gif)

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/trouble-customizing-tool-bars/15125/3 "2015-09-12T15:20:39Z")

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Before someone asks, the techniques @Box shows are Windows-specific. On a Mac, the only toolbar you can customize via the GUI is the one in the top-stripe of the view window.