Choosing icons for toolbar commands
Toolbar buttons usually have icons, not words, on them, but not all of the commands have
associated icons.
To choose an icon for a command, select the command and click Modify > Change icon. On the
Change Icon dialog, you can scroll through the available icons, select one, and click OK to assign
it to the command (Figure 346).
To use a custom icon, create it in a graphics program and import it into LibreOffice by clicking the
Import button on the Change Icon dialog. Custom icons should be 16 x 16 pixels in size to achieve
the best quality and should not contain more than 256 colors.
Example: Adding a Fax icon to a toolbar
You can customize LibreOffice so that a single click on an icon automatically sends the current
document as a fax.
1) Be sure the fax driver is installed. Consult the documentation for your fax modem for more
information.
2) Choose Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Print. The dialog shown in Figure 347
opens.
3) Select the fax driver from the Fax list and click OK.
4) Right-click in the Standard toolbar. In the drop-down menu, choose Customize Toolbar.
The Toolbars page of the Customize dialog appears (Figure 345). Click Add.
5) On the Add Commands dialog (Figure 348), select Documents in the Category list, then
select Send Default Fax in the Commands list. Click Add. Now you can see the new icon
in the Commands list.
6) In the Commands list, click the up or down arrow button to position the new icon where you
want it. Click OK and then click Close.
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