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Chapter 2: Origin Basics
To turn off the display of bitmaps in the menus, select Tools:Options to open the Options dialog box.
Select the Miscellaneous tab and then clear the Display Bitmaps in Menus check box. After you click OK,
you are asked if you want to save this setting for future Origin sessions.
Many commands are also available from shortcut menus. To open a shortcut menu, right-click on the
object you want to perform an action on. For example, if you right-click on a text label, the shortcut menu
in the following figure opens.
Opening a Shortcut Menu
Toolbars
Origin provides toolbar buttons for frequently used menu commands. As with menu commands, some
toolbars are only available when a particular window (for example, a worksheet) is active. Additionally, a
toolbar that is available for multiple window types may contain buttons that are window-sensitive.
When you position the mouse pointer over a toolbar button, a view box opens displaying the button name,
which indicates its purpose. A more detailed description also displays in the status bar.
Viewing a Button's Name and Purpose
If you open Excel workbooks in Origin, when you change the active window from an Excel workbook to
any other window type (for example, a worksheet), or when you close an Excel workbook, the toolbar
region displays a blank area where the Excel toolbars were located (see the following figure).
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