TradeStation Help

Creating a Customized Toolbar

In addition to displaying the default toolbars, you can create your own custom toolbars. You can create custom toolbars that are shared or window-specific. Once you create a toolbar, it acts just like a default toolbar, and you can display it as floating or docked, as well as add, remove, and rearrange buttons.

When you create a custom toolbar, it is automatically displayed in a floating position. You can reposition or resize the floating toolbar or dock it. For information on docking your toolbars as well as changing their size and position, see Docking or Floating a Toolbar.

 VIDEO - How to customize the buttons in a TradeStation toolbar
Learn about adding and removing icons from existing toolbars and creating your own customized toolbars from scratch.

Creating a Shared Toolbar

  1. Activate a window.
  2. From the Menu bar, click View > Toolbars > Customize. The Customize dialog is displayed.
  3. Click the Toolbars tab.
  4. Click New. The New Toolbar dialog is displayed. 
  5. In the Toolbar name field, enter a toolbar name (i.e. "Top 10 Functions Used").
  6. Select the Shared toolbar check box.
  7. Click OK. The new toolbar is created and has been added to the Toolbars section in the Customize dialog.

    A new floating toolbar is displayed at the upper left of the desktop. The new toolbar is ready to have toolbar button commands (icons) added to it. 

Creating a Window-Specific Toolbar

  1. Activate a window.
  2. From the Menu bar, click View > Toolbars > Customize. The Customize dialog is displayed.
  3. Click the Toolbars tab.
  4. Click New.
  5. In the Toolbar name field, enter the toolbar name (i.e. "Top 10 Functions Used").
  6. Click OK when finished.

    A new floating toolbar is displayed at the upper left of the desktop. The new toolbar is ready to have toolbar button commands (icons) added to it. 

Adding Toolbar Icons to a Toolbar

  1. From the Customize dialog, click the Commands tab. The Categories list displays all the categories of commands into which the available buttons have been organized.
  2. From the Commands list, click and drag the desired command button into the new toolbar.

The toolbar will increase in size as you add more buttons.

  1. Repeat step 9 until all buttons have been added to the toolbar.
  2. Click Close when finished.
Related Topics

Displaying or Hiding Toolbars

Toolbar Display Options

Docking or Floating a Toolbar

Resizing or Repositioning a Floating Toolbar

Adding, Removing, and Moving Toolbar Icons

Resetting Toolbars

Renaming a Custom Toolbar

Deleting a Custom Toolbar