Customizing the Toolbar (Ver. 4.0c)
The toolbar can be customized to allow quick access to many of TMG's features,
as well as those of other programs. These two illustrations are given to speed
up a user's access to the Individual Narrative Report and a web browser.
One Click Generation of an Individual Narrative "Test" Report
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Here is a step-by-step procedure for adding an "Individual Narrative"
button to your Toolbar.
- Click on Tools; then Options.
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Toolbar Tab Screen Shot
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Select the Toolbar Tab
- The right column contains a list of all unused buttons grouped by menu options. Scan down
the list until you find the Report Menu options. Then find and highlight Individual
Narrative. Click Add.
- Move to the left column. You will find the newly added Individual Narrative at the
bottom of this column. Highlight it.
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Properties Screen Shot
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Click on the Properties button to the left of the column. I used the default properties
for this button: Button type: Text-->"I" and Tooltip Message: "Individual Narrative." Click Okay.
You can move your highlighted Individual Narrative button up or down the column until it
is positioned where you would like to see it on the Toolbar.
Note that you can insert spaces in the Toolbar to group your buttons. The "(space)" option is
located at the top of the right column and can be used more than once.
Click Okay. You will be returned to the Person View and will see the new button on the
Toolbar.
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Clicking on your Individual Narrative button will select your primary
Individual Narrative report to print. If you want your test narrative
to print, it must be made your primary report.
Opening Your Web Browser from Within TMG
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I send a lot of reports to an HTML file rather than to the screen. This way,
I can edit the database without constantly rerunning a report or wasting paper.
It's handy to have a one-click way to open my web browser from within TMG.
- Click on Tools; then Options.
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Toolbar Tab Screen Shot
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Select the Toolbar Tab
- The right column contains a list of all unused buttons grouped by menu options. Scan down
the list until you find "Execute a Windows Program." Note that you can also choose to open
the program and maximize or minimize it with one click. Highlight this option. Click Add.
- You will be reminded by the program to "Highlight this new button on the left and click on
<"Properties"> to supply it with a user-defined value." There are no automatic default properties
for this button.
- Move to the left column. You will find the newly added "Execute a Windows Program" at the
bottom of this column. Highlight it.
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Properties Screen Shot
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Click on the Properties button to the left of the column. For this button I used the following:
Button type: Text-->"H" and Tooltip Message: "Open Navigator."
Under User Defined Parameters: Executable \path\file name, click the
"Browse" button. Locate the command line which opens your web browser. Select that
command line. I use Netscape Communicator and after a long trek through several
subdirectories found the command which is 'netscape.exe.' Selecting that command places
the entire path in the window. Click Okay.
You can move your highlighted Web Browser button up or down the column until it
is positioned where you would like to see it on the Toolbar.
Note that you can insert spaces in the Toolbar to group your buttons. The "(space)" option is
located at the top of the right column and can be used more than once.
Click Okay. You will be returned to the Person View and will see the new button on the
Toolbar.
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To make things even easier, add your Individual Narrative report file name to your
browser's list of Bookmarks. Your sequence for printing your Individual Narrative report is now:
- Click on your Individual Narrative Report button on your Toolbar. Keep clicking until you
are returned to the Person View.
- Click on your Web Browser button on your Toolbar.
- Click on your Individual Narrative Report Bookmark.
You will now be able to view the report and make changes in your TMG data base.
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