Customizing the Legacy Action Bar

You can customize the way the legacy action bar is displayed.

Commands are organized into sections ordered from left to right by frequency of use or workflow. Sections can be made up of a primary area (always visible), and a secondary area (visible on demand) that contains actions intended to be used less frequently than those of the primary area.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Not all dashboard apps have action bars.
  • Depending on the app you are using, not all the capabilities detailed below are available.

Collapse or Expand the Action Bar

You can minimize the action bar.

  1. Click on the left of the action bar.
    The action bar is minimized at the bottom of the app.
  2. To restore the action bar to its original state, move your mouse over at the bottom of the widget.

Scroll the Action Bar

When the number of action bar items reaches a certain threshold, you can quickly switch between the available commands.

Do one of the following to scroll the action bar horizontally:
  • Use the and arrows.
  • Press Shift + mouse wheel.
The icons area is refreshed accordingly to display commands that were previously hidden.

Display Labels

You can display labels for icons to identify commands. The state you define for labels is kept across apps and sessions.

  1. Right-click anywhere in the action bar, and then select Show labels.
  2. To revert to the previous state, right-click anywhere in the action bar, and then select Hide labels.