Using STK Toolbars

STK toolbar system is designed for usability, flexibility, and easy customization. Toolbars specific to a particular window are located on that window giving you quick access to features relevant to the window. For more information on what you can do with toolbars, see

You can also customize toolbars by selecting Toolbars from the View menu. For more information, see Customizing Toolbars.

Customize Quickly

Clicking a toolbar's Options button gives you quick access to customization features.

Automatic Resizing of Toolbars

If you size any window that is part of the STK workspace so that one (or more) of its toolbars would be too large to fit in that window, the toolbar(s) automatically resize, hiding buttons as needed. These buttons can still be accessed via the Options button.

Toolbar showing hidden buttons on chevron menu.

Customize STK Window Toolbars

Toolbars exist on several STK windows, allowing quick access to those features relevant to the window. So, whether you have the windows integrated, docked, or floating, the toolbars associated with the window always travel with it.

These toolbars are independent of the main application's toolbars in most respects, and independent of other windows having the same toolbars. So which toolbars are showing on which windows is completely customizable, as are the individual buttons on those toolbars, without affecting the toolbars on the main application or other windows.

For example, if you do most of your work in a 3D Graphics window, you can float that window and utilize its toolbars directly, and reduce the size of the rest of the STK workspace.

Notes

Hiding and Displaying Toolbars

Choose one of the following ways to hide or display a toolbar in an STK window: right-click in the window and highlight Toolbars, right-click the toolbar, or click the window’s system menu, as shown in the example below.

A checkmark indicates that the toolbar is currently being displayed in the window, as shown in the example below. To hide a toolbar or display a hidden toolbar, click it.