Microsoft KB Archive/130848

= OFF95: Difference Between Hide and Delete Item on Shortcut Bar =

Article ID: 130848

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q130848





SUMMARY
To remove an item that is displayed on the Office Shortcut Bar, such as a toolbar or button, you can either hide or delete the item. When you hide an item, the item is simply not displayed on the Shortcut Bar. However, when you delete an item, the folder or file that the item represents may actually be deleted from your computer's hard disk.



MORE INFORMATION
The following table describes the method used to remove an item (hiding or deleting) and the resulting action that occurs when you use the method. Method used         Result --- Deleting a button   When you delete a toolbar button from the Shortcut Bar, you also delete the item from the underlying folder. In other words, when you delete a button, Windows moves the item to the Recycle Bin.

NOTE: The reverse is also true: when you delete an                    item from a folder, you also delete its toolbar button on the Shortcut Bar.

Hiding a button     When you hide a button, it no longer appears on the toolbar, but it is still part of the toolbar and the item remains in its underlying folder.

Deleting a toolbar  When you delete a toolbar from the Shortcut Bar, you permanently remove that toolbar entry from the Windows registry, but you do not delete the toolbar's folder, even if you originally created the toolbar from scratch.

NOTE: You cannot delete the Office toolbar, but you can hide it.

Hiding a toolbar    When you hide a toolbar, it no longer appears on the Shortcut Bar, but it is still part of the Shortcut Bar and its underlying folder remains intact. When a                    toolbar is hidden, it still appears on the Office Toolbar shortcut menu, but there is no check mark next to it.

Additional query words: OSB

Keywords: KB130848

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