Reference Guide

Introduction

SONAR basics

2. If missing or duplicate hotkeys are found, right-click again and select Generate Hotkeys. New

non-duplicate hotkeys will be assigned for each item in that menu or submenu (but only on the

menu level where you right-clicked, not on any submenus of the menu or submenu that you right-

clicked).

3. If necessary, re-save your layout to preserve these changes.

Customizable toolbars

You can customize each toolbar in SONAR. You can hide or reorder each component of a toolbar, or

add buttons to a toolbar from other toolbars. You can create up to three new toolbars from

components of other toolbars. You can also hide or show all toolbars with a single command, and

dock toolbars vertically if you want.

• To choose what toolbars you want to see, use the View >Toolbars command, and check the

toolbars that you want to see in the dialog box.

• To hide or show all toolbars, use the View > Show Toolbars command. This command is

available in the Key Bindings dialog (Options > Key Bindings command).

To customize a toolbar:

1. Right-click the toolbar that you want to customize, and choose Customize from the pop-up menu

to open the Customize Toolbar dialog.

2. In the Available Toolbar Buttons field, select a component that you want to see in the toolbar,

and click the Add button to move the component to the Current Toolbar Buttons field.

3. Repeat step 2 for any additional components you would like to display.

4. In the Current Toolbar Buttons field, select a component that you do not want to see in the

toolbar, and click the Remove button to move the component to the Available Toolbar Buttons

field.

5. Repeat step 4 for any additional components you would like to remove.

6. If you would like to move a toolbar component to a different location in the toolbar, select the

component in the Current Toolbar Buttons field, and click the Move Up button or the Move

Down button to change the button’s location in the toolbar.

7. Repeat step 7 for any additional components.

8. If you want to restore the toolbar to its default appearance, click the Reset button.

9. Click Close when you want to close the dialog.

To create a toolbar:

Note: Hotkeys are indicated within the Menu Editor by ampersands (“&”) in each menu item’s

name. The ampersand is placed directly before the letter that represents the menu item’s hotkey.

If you wish to assign hotkeys manually, you can do so by when you rename a hotkey by placing

the ampersand before your preferred hotkey letter for that command or submenu.