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WordToys 2.5.0 - User Guide and FAQ

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Two Button Styles

The WordToys icons can be displayed in two styles: classic or pictograms. "Classic" icons are full-color Windows XP-style icons, while "pictograms" are simple two-colored pictures. The difference is shown below. Refer to the Quick Reference at the end of this document for a complete overview of all WordToys button icons.

Classic style icons

Pictogram-style icons

The original pictogram-style icons have the advantage that they can be easily distinguished from Word's own icons, so you know which buttons belong to WordToys, and which are part of the Word interface. The pictogram style also makes it possible to categorize WordToys features, as explained in the next section.

The advantage of the new classic icons is that they mix more harmoniously with the standard Word interface, which you may find easier on the eye. They are not color-coded, so the following section does not apply if classic icons are active.

You can make the choice between the two icon styles in the Toys menu. Select "Use classic icons" to enable or disable this option, then choose "Save settings" to confirm your choice.

Hiding the tools you don't need

WordToys shows most of its options on the WordToys toolbar, which in the default configuration is placed on the left side of your Word window. In addition, more than a dozen buttons are added to the menu bar, and the Standard and Formatting toolbars. The Doc Navigator toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the window.

It's easy to adapt WordToys to your needs. If there's a tool you don't want to use you can remove its button, or disable its associated shortcut key.

All customization options are in the Settings section of the Toys menu, between the Tools and Table menu. Select or deselect any item, then click Save Settings to activate your choices. Make sure to keep the menu displayed while you make your selections.

In the Toys menu, select Use classic icons, and click Save Settings to display all icons on toolbars and in menus as colorful images. De-select Use classic icons, and click Save Settings to display icons as color-coded pictograms.

You can show and hide the WordToys toolbar for the current session from the View/Toolbars menu. If you want to control the visibility of the WordToys toolbar at startup, you can make that choice on the Toys menu.

You can move the WordToys toolbar from its default position to any other location on your screen. If you're using Word 2002 (XP) or 2003, the WordToys toolbar reappears where you left it when you last closed Word. (This option is not available in Word 2000.)

The only item you can't move is the Doc Navigator bar at the bottom of your screen (but you can disable it), and the only item you can't hide is the Toys menu on the menu bar.

Frequently Asked Questions - WordToys

There is no Toys menu displayed on my menu bar when I start Word, but I'm sure it was there yesterday.
You're probably using Outlook. The problem is solved by starting Word before starting Outlook. Right-click any toolbar, and choose Customize. Click on the Commands tab and select Macros in the Categories list. In the Commands list, select Project.basInterface.AutoExec. Drag this item to a toolbar of your choice. Rename the item as "Start WordToys", and add in icon of your choice. Now, when you fire up Word after Outlook you can click this button to start WordToys.
I have noticed that, when Word is loading, the Toys menu appears briefly, and then disappears.
You're probably using another add-in that also puts items on the menu bar. WordToys is designed to keep your normal.dot template "clean", but other add-ins may be less careful. The best solution is to exit Word, and use the Explorer to open your Startup folder for Word add-ins (typically C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP). Then, rename "wordtoys.dot" into e.g. "awordtoys.dot". Since add-ins is loaded in alphabetical order, this will ensure that WordToys is loaded before any other add-ins.
When I copy text (e.g. a web page) to the Clipboard, and then start Word, I can't paste that text into a Word document; all I get is one of the WordToys toolbar icons.
This happens only in Word 2000. Unlike in later Word versions, add-ins for Word 2000 have to use the clipboard to paste icons onto toolbar buttons. In Word XP and 2003 icons can be handled in a different way. The only solution is to copy the text again when Word is open, and then paste it.
I've discovered a very odd problem in using WordToys with Word: my inline graphics do not appear when I re-open a document.
I can reproduce this in Word 2000, but not in later Word versions, so it's partly a Microsoft problem. However, WordToys uses quite a bit of CPU time to manage the Doc Navigation Bar, and I'll try and solve this. In the meantime, hiding the Doc Navigation Bar from the Toys menu is the only solution.

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