Edit Toolbar

The Edit toolbar has two parts. These allow to enter a Working mode and to activate panels in the Sidebar. The toolbar and its buttons can be hidden.

Upper part

Here some buttons for Working mode are offered. Clicking a button will enter that Working mode.

JOSMs current Working mode is indicated if its respective button is available on the toolbar.

Only three mode buttons are initially shown on this toolbar due to limited screen space. They are Select mode, Draw mode and Improve Way Accuracy mode. More buttons can be added by customizing the Edit toolbar. Additionally by enabling Expert mode.

Lower part

Panels for the Sidebar can activated in the lower part of this toolbar.

Configuration

The edit toolbar is usually visible at the left side of JOSMs interface but it can be hidden.

When you right click on an button in the edit toolbar, you get the following options:

Text	Description
Hide this button	Buttons can be restored with the button at the bottom of its section in the edit toolbar.
Hide edit toolbar	Hides the edit toolbar. It can be restored via the View menu.
Do not hide toolbar	If checked, the keystroke TAB will not toggle the edit toolbar.

See also

• Tools menu Complete list of Working modes
• Edit menu

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