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Participant
Jul 22, 2024 7:04 AM UTC
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Tools bar

Some tools is grey and I can not use it: polygon, scal, star,..

Please help me to resolve it.

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Doug A Roberts
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Jul 23, 2024 7:45 AM UTC

I mean I can not use any tools on the right when they are greyed out.

For example, with Draw tools I can only use the Rectangular. And polygon, star, elipse can not use.


Ignore the icons on the right. They are not for selecting tools.

Use the toolbar highlighted below. If you wish to access stacked tools, click and hold on the tool icon:

 

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Monika Gause
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Community Expert
Jul 22, 2024 8:43 AM UTC

Try Window > Toolbars > Advanced

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Doug A Roberts
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Jul 22, 2024 8:20 AM UTC

When you say the tools are grey, is this what you're looking at?

 

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Participant
Jul 22, 2024 9:11 AM UTC

Yes, my tools are same like that. Can you let me know what the cause is?

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Doug A Roberts
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Jul 22, 2024 9:59 AM UTC

That's not the toolbar -- it's a menu for customising the toolbar. If a tool is greyed out, it is already in the toolbar. To access stacked tools, click and hold:

 

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