How to change the toolbars in the VB6 IDE? 1

[GPerk]

Ever since I first got VB6, there were 3 or 4 toolbars at the top of the screen in the IDE.

Last week I inadvertently clicked on something near the top of the screen and the toolbars disappeared.

I have been able to click on View/Toolbars/Edit and /Standard to get the floating versions of the toolbars I want, but how do I get the 'fixed' toolbars back??

 

[vbrocks]

Right click on the toolbar and click customize, that might do it...

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Drag them up to the top where you want them to be. When you get close you should see an outline of where it will be if you drop it right then.

Good Luck

 

[GPerk]

I suppose if I knew how to explain my problem, I would know how to fix it . . .
The responses above seem to focus on the floating/draggable toolbars.
What I want to do is get rid of the floating toolbars and restore the fixed-position toolbar that used to be just below the main VB6 menu bar (the one that has "File Edit View Project . . . etc.&quot.
It contained much of what is on the draggable Standard and Edit toolbars.
How can I do this?

(Sorry for the delay in responding - I had to be out of pocket for a week.)

 

[vbrocks]

Right click on the one that has file edit view, then click on standard. (Works in VB5)

 

[GPerk]

But it doesn't work in VB6.
If I right-click on "File Edit View Project . . . ", I get a small window with choices Debug, Edit, Form Edit, Standard, and Customize with check marks by Debug, Edit, and Standard which are the 3 moveable toolbars that are showing on the screen. This is the same thing I get if I click on View/Toolbars.
Maybe I need to re-install VB6.

 

[johnwm]

Click on the title bar of the floating toolbar and drag it up to the Menubar - it will click into place. You can re-position tool bars by dragging on any unused portion of the toolbar

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[GPerk]

OK! That did it!
Thanks, johnwm.

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Ahhh... Hmmm... Errr...

 

[DrJavaJoe]

 

[GPerk]

After seeing vb5prgrmr's apparent consternation over my response to johnwm, I went back and compared his suggestion to johnwm's suggestion. There is a critical difference:
vb5prgrmr said drag to where "you want the toolbar to be"
johnwm said "drag to the Menu bar".
So I tried the first suggestion again. Turns out that it works IF there is at least one toolbar already below the Menu bar. In my case ALL the toolbars were missing, and to get it to "dock" you have to drop it ON THE MENUBAR.
It's a small difference and I appreciate vb5prgrmr's helpfulness.
But like I said, if I knew what I was doing . . .

 

[vb5prgrmr]

Drag them up to the top...

 

[johnwm]

When you're having a struggle, quite a small change in wording can just clarify the issue

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[vb5prgrmr]

Oh agreed, but in this profession comprehension is a must!

Not all things are as clear as they seem to be...

 

[johnwm]

< ... comprehension is a must! >



We should put that in a FAQ!

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