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Chapter 6: Customizing the MetaXpress Software
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Custom Toolbars and Taskbars
After you configure groups, you can create or modify custom toolbars and taskbars to include
specific combinations of tools and commands.
Customizing Toolbars
Use the Configure Drop-ins/Toolbars command to add menu commands to toolbars, move
commands from one toolbar to another, and add journals to or remove journals from toolbars.
To customize the toolbars:
1. Click Start > MetaXpress 6 and then right-click Meta Imaging Series Administrator and
select Run as Administrator to display the Meta Imaging Series Administrator dialog.
2. In the Meta Imaging Series Administrator > List of Groups, select a Group Name.
3. Depending on the user mode:
a. Single User Mode: Click Drop-ins/Toolbars to display the Configure Drop-ins/Toolbars
dialog.
b. Multi-User Mode: In the Edit Group dialog, click Drop-ins/Toolbars to display the
Configure Drop-ins/Toolbars dialog.
4. Select the Toolbars tab.
5. Clear the Use Default Toolbars check box.
6. Select a Commands option:
Select Menus to add menu commands to toolbars.
Select Toolbars to add toolbar commands to other toolbars.
Select Journals to add journals to a toolbar or to create new Journal toolbars.
7. To add a command to a toolbar, drag the command from the left pane to the toolbar folder
in the right pane.
8. Click OK in the Configure Drop-ins/Toolbars dialog.
9. Click Yes in the message to confirm that you want the users in the group to use the
modified configuration.
10. Click OK in the Edit Groups dialog.
11. Click OK to exit the Meta Imaging Series Administrator Software.
The toolbars display the next time you start the MetaXpress software.