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26 | Chapter 2 Menus, Toolbars and Tool Palettes
Note For block tools on tool palettes, the source drawing files must always be
accessible. If a source drawing file is moved to a different folder, you must modify
the block tool that references it by right-clicking the block tool and, in the Tool
Properties dialog box, specifying the new source file folder.
Once tools are placed in a tool palette, you can rearrange them by dragging
them within the tool palette.
A tool palette tab can be moved up and down the list of tabs from the tool
palette shortcut menu, or from the Tool Palettes tab of the Customize dialog
box. Similarly, you can delete tool palettes that you no longer need. Tool pal-
ettes that are deleted are lost unless they are first saved by exporting them to
a file. You can control the path to your tool palettes on the Files tab in the
Options dialog box. This path can be to a shared network location.
Note If a tool palette file is set with a read-only attribute, a lock icon displays
in a lower corner of the tool palette. This indicates that the tool palette cannot
be modified beyond changing its display settings and rearranging the icons.
To create a tool palette from a folder or a drawing
1 If DesignCenter is not already open, on the Tools menu, click
DesignCenter.
2 In the DesignCenter tree view or the content area, right-click a folder,
drawing file, or block.
3 On the shortcut menu, click Create Tool Palette.
A new tool palette is created that contains all the blocks and hatches in
the selected folder or drawing.
Standard toolbar
Command line
ADCENTER
Save and Share Tool Palettes
You can save and share a tool palette by exporting it or importing it as a tool
palette file. You import and export a tool palette from the Tool palettes tab
on the Customize dialog box. Tool palette files have an .xtp file extension.