Customizable Ribbon/Toolbar for Windows Users
Final Draft 13's default view is the Ribbon, which contains groups of icons that in the past were contained in menus:
To hide the Ribbon menu and replace it with the Classic menu and toolbar configuration...
...go to View > Classic View.
To hide the Classic view and replace it with the Ribbon toolbar, go to View > Switch to Ribbon View.
Repositioning and Resizing the Toolbars
To reposition a toolbar:
Position the cursor so that it becomes a crosshair icon and click and hold down the mouse button on the "handle" on the left side:
(Note: the crosshair icon in the above graphic has been colored for clarity. )
Drag the toolbar anywhere on the toolbar area. If the toolbar is dragged out of the toolbar area it “undocks” and becomes a free-floating window.
To reposition a free-floating toolbar window:
Position the cursor and click and hold down the mouse button on the label bar at the top of the window. Drag the toolbar window anywhere on the screen and release the mouse button.
To re-dock a toolbar window:
Move it back into the toolbar area.
To resize a free-floating toolbar window:
Position the cursor and click and hold down the mouse button on a corner or side of the toolbar window and drag it away from the center of the toolbar window. The window will resize depending on the distance and direction the corner or side is dragged.
Toolbars Submenu
Located in the View Menu, the Toolbars submenu contains menu items to show and hide the available toolbars and the status bar.
To Hide (or Show) any of the toolbars:
Choose View > Toolbars > [name].
The designated toolbar either disappears or reappears. A check mark on the menu indicates that a toolbar is visible.
To Hide (or Show) any of the toolbars:
Choose View > Toolbars > [name].
The designated toolbar either disappears or reappears. A check mark on the menu indicates that a toolbar is visible.
Toolbars Tab
The Toolbars tab contains options for showing and hiding toolbars and resetting toolbars back to their default configuration.
The Toolbars list shows all the toolbars available in Final Draft. A check next to the item indicates that the toolbar is currently visible.
To show or hide a toolbar:
Check or uncheck one of the items in the Toolbars list. The change in the main window will be visible immediately.
To reset a toolbar to its default configuration:
Select the toolbar in the Toolbars list and click Reset.
The toolbar immediately reverts to its default configuration, which means it contains only its default set of buttons. Reset All reverts all of the toolbars (visible or not) back to their default configuration.
To show icon text labels:
Check Show Text Labels to show captions in the toolbar buttons under the icons.
Quick Access Toolbar for Windows Users
The Quick Access toolbar is a small, customizable toolbar to which frequently-used commands may be added.
To customize it, click the down-pointing arrow and this menu is displayed:
Choose More Commands and this sheet is displayed. Click the first dropdown menu and choose the command category -- in this example, the command we want is Save as PDF, which is in the File category:
Choose Save as PDF and click Add, then click OK. The Save as PDF icon will be added to the Quick Access Toolbar:
Adjust the order of icons in the toolbar by moving one or more up or down via the Up / Down arrows on the right of the window.
To remove all additional icons from the Quick Access Toolbar and return it to the default set, click Reset. Additional icons can be added again, if desired.
The Quick Access Toolbar may be displayed below the Ribbon instead of above it. Check that box to reposition it.
To change a keyboard shortcut combination, click Customize and the Keyboard Customization dialogue will appear.
To learn more about the Quick Access Toolbar watch the following video: