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July 19, 2026
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Toolbar Layout

  • July 19, 2026
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While playing around with the format of the toolbar, I accidentally changed the layout into a two-column format with all of the tool groups expanded within those two columns. For instance: the Pen, Add Anchor Point, Delete Anchor Point, and the Anchor Point tools were in a box within that column (NOT A FLYOUT BOX), so I didn’t have to click/hold on the pen tool to expand that group to select one of those tools. They were already displayed within those two columns. As were all of the tool groups. However, that layout disappeared after closing Illustrator and opening it again. I cannot remember how I arrived at that layout. 
Can anyone show me how to recreate that?

    Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

    Go to the Window>Toolbars menu and select Getting Started. You can also make your own custom toolbar.

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    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2026

    You can double click the top of the toolbar tab to make it one column and save a new workspace with that state.

    PaBirdsAuthor
    Participant
    July 19, 2026

    No. That only takes the existing tools and puts them in one column or two. What I am describing is taking the tools and expanding any tool groups within that toolbar within the layout. Attached is what I remember what it looked like.

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
    Community Expert
    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 19, 2026

    Go to the Window>Toolbars menu and select Getting Started. You can also make your own custom toolbar.

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)