Using the action bar
The action bar is the rectangular area at the bottom of theInfoCenter that you use to quickly perform common tasks in your document.
The action bar contains different items depending on what you are doing. For example, when you open a blank document, the action bar looks like this:
Action items can apply to either selected text or to new text, if nothing is selected when you click the action item. For example, you can center a title you've already typed by selecting the title, clicking Alignment, and clicking the Center option on the palette. Alternatively, you can click Alignment, click Center, and begin typing; the text you type is centered until you select another alignment option.
When action items are not available, they appear dimmed. For example, if you previously clicked Cut or Copy, Paste is available; otherwise Paste appears dimmed.
Different action items display different kinds of behavior. An item can:
- take effect with a single click. For example, clicking Bold immediately changes selected text to bold.
- display a palette of options. Clicking an option in the palette applies your choice to selected text. For example, clicking Color displays a palette of color options; clicking a color immediately changes the color of selected text.
- start a task for which you need to provide additional information. Your choices take effect when you click OK. For example, clicking Save after creating a new document, displays a command panel where you provide a file name, file type, and storage location for the document you want to save.
- display a pop-up panel where you can change one or more options. Each option you change takes effect immediately, and leaves the panel visible so you can continue working with other panel options. For example, clicking Properties displays the properties pop-up panel where you can change the font, typeface, and alignment of selected text.
See also
Using menus