Changing the Button Image

You can change the existing graphic of a toolbar button to an image that is supplied by HostExplorer or to one that you have created.

To change the graphic for a button to a HostExplorer image:

1. On the toolbar, right-click the button that you want to change and click Customize Toolbars. The Toolbars dialog box opens.
2. In the host session window, right-click the button, select HostExplorer Images, and click one of the images in the display. The toolbar button image changes to the one that you selected.

To change the graphic of a button to a customized image:

1. Create an image that you want to use for the toolbar button using a graphics illustration program, such as Microsoft Paint. The graphic must have the following properties:
2. • format—bitmap
   • size—16 X 16 pixels
   • image color—16 color
   • background color—RGB (192, 192, 192)

Place the image in the HostExplorer\Toolbar directory where the user files are stored on your machine. To access the User Files folder, double-click the User Files shortcut in the Hummingbird Connectivity program group.

2. In the host session window, open the Customize Toolbars dialog box.
3. On the Options tab, click the browse button next to the User Customized Image File box. The Browse dialog box opens.
4. Browse to your image and click Open.
5. Click Apply and leave the Toolbars dialog box open.
6. In the host session window, right-click the button that you want to change.
7. Point to User Customized Images and click the image that you want to use. The toolbar button image changes to the one that you selected.
8. Click OK to close the Customize Toolbars dialog box.

Related Topics

Customize Toolbars Dialog Box—Options Tab