How to Remove a Separator Toolbar

Personalize your Web browser's look by removing the toolbar separators.

Web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, provide a toolbar on the upper region of the browser's window. You can add different buttons to the toolbar to enhance your Internet browsing experience. These buttons work as shortcuts to many features. For instance, you can add buttons that print the screen, access your browser's Internet options, modify the size of the text on the screen or take you to your email. Buttons on your toolbar are divided by vertical lines called separators; however, you can modify the way your buttons are displayed by removing the separator lines.

Instructions

Remove Firefox Separators

1. Launch Firefox. Click the "View" tab on the upper-left section of the screen.

2. Click "Toolbars" from the drop-down menu, and then select the "Customize" option. The "Customize Toolbar" window will pop up.

3. Place your mouse's cursor on the separator line you want to remove. Click on the separator line, and drag-and-drop the separator line in the "Customize Toolbar" window. The separator bar will no longer be displayed on the toolbar. Repeat this process with all the separator lines you want to remove.

Remove Internet Explorer Separators

1. Launch Internet Explorer. Hover your mouse's cursor over an empty space within the toolbar.

2. Right-click on the empty space within the toolbar, click the "Customize" option from the drop-down menu and then click on "Add or remove commands."

3. Look at the box displayed on the right side of the window under "Current toolbar buttons." The buttons that are being displayed on your toolbar are listed in this box. In this box, you will also see that is says "Separator" between each button, indicating that there is a separating line between each button.

4. Click on "Separator" to highlight it, and then click on the "Remove" tab displayed in the center of the window. Repeat this process for every separator you want to remove. Once you remove all the separators, click the "Close" tab. The toolbar will no longer display separators thereafter.

References

• Mozilla Support: How Do I Customize The Toolbars?
• Malek Tips: Internet Explorer 7 Toolbar - Menu Bar - Status Bar
• Microsoft Windows: Customize the Internet Explorer Toolbars