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Organising toolbar

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Apr 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021

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I just want to put the pencil tool back in the toolbar where it always used to  be. I read the adobe tutorial on how to do this but when I try to drag the tool from the drawer to the toolbar nothing happens. The drawer also looks very "greyed out" as though it has no intention of doing what it's told.

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Contributor , Apr 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021

I reset my current workspace. It changed nothing. But I found that illustrator itself gave me a clue. When i tried to move the pencil tool in from the drawer, it highlighted the shaper tool in blue. I don't even know what that's for.. When I checked it out it turned out to have gobbled the pencil tool up and I found it there. I clicked so the pencil tool is now showing on the toolbar and not the shaper tool..

 

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Community Expert , Apr 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021

Hi @tuilorraine 

 

Which workspace are you using? If you are using Essentials, then by default you are getting the Basic toolbar, which does not have all of the tools. If you are using Essentials Classic, the Default is the Advanced toolbar with all of the tools.

 

The Pencil tool is in the same group with the Shaper tool. The Shaper tool is in front by default. You can drag out tools that you don't use and then save it as a new toolbar.

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@tuilorraine wrote:

The drawer also looks very "greyed

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Hi just reset your settings from preferences or reset your current workspace...regards

Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional

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I reset my current workspace. It changed nothing. But I found that illustrator itself gave me a clue. When i tried to move the pencil tool in from the drawer, it highlighted the shaper tool in blue. I don't even know what that's for.. When I checked it out it turned out to have gobbled the pencil tool up and I found it there. I clicked so the pencil tool is now showing on the toolbar and not the shaper tool..

 

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Hi @tuilorraine 

 

Which workspace are you using? If you are using Essentials, then by default you are getting the Basic toolbar, which does not have all of the tools. If you are using Essentials Classic, the Default is the Advanced toolbar with all of the tools.

 

The Pencil tool is in the same group with the Shaper tool. The Shaper tool is in front by default. You can drag out tools that you don't use and then save it as a new toolbar.

19DD810A-8CE7-4D27-8A7A-BE1ECC4042D1.jpeg

 


@tuilorraine wrote:

The drawer also looks very "greyed out" as though it has no intention of doing what it's told.


When the tools in the Edit Toolbar window are grayed out, it means they are already in your toolbar.

 

 

See this Help file:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/user-guide.html/illustrator/using/tools.ug.html 

and ask here if you have more questions.

 

~ Jane

 

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