Since upgrading to 8.0 I haven't spent enough time with the new Toolbar feature. Some of the customization options aren't obviously available so I thought I would a spend a few minutes on toolbars.
Toolbars are the new icon bar at the top of Great Plains 8.0. On the surface, they don't seem terribly helpful. It's a basic Financial functions bar. No right click, no obvious way to customize it. BUT, pick View->Toolbars and the toolbar world starts to open up.
You can select to enable multiple tool bars with the mouse. The different tools also seem to be color code by module for easy reference (it's not perfect but it works). Click View->Toolbars->Customize and you can create your own toolbars or modify existing ones.
Customization options include changing the standard tool bar, adding items, moving locations, representing items by text, icon and both. You can add divider lines, change icon images, all kinds of stuff. Since the toolbars appear to follow the menu tree, third party add-ins are also available for selection on a toolbar.
The Toolbar feature is actually very complete for a first release. Anyone remember the first releast of Dynamics Explorer (now Smartlists)? I think this completeness reflects more of Microsoft's influence. More people are watching the space and what MS' apps include. More eyeballs means more scrutiny.
In short, if you've upgraded to 8.0 and haven't used the toolbars yet, give 'em a look. If your still on 7.5 or earlier, here is one reason to upgrade.
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