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Toolbar Buttons

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On Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, common actions should be accessed only through toolbar buttons on the menu bar if space is available on the menu bar.

Consider the following when you include toolbar buttons in an application:

  • To avoid user confusion, toolbar buttons with text labels should be grouped to the left of toolbar buttons with iconic labels.
  • Provide ScreenTips, and limit them to one or two words.
  • Use iconic toolbar buttons to conserve space. Icons are especially useful for commands that are common to multiple applications.

States Attributes

The following illustrations show the appearance of the toolbar buttons in various possible states.

Disabled

At Rest

Active

Label Attributes

Use the 11pt, Tahoma bold font.

See Also

Icons

Menu bars

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