# Toolbars

### From Audacity Manual

Toolbars contain buttons, sliders and other controls covering most operations of Audacity, including playback, recording and editing. All are enabled by default except Device Toolbar, but individual toolbars can be enabled or hidden by clicking View > Toolbars and checking or unchecking the item as required.

## List of Toolbars

- Control: Buttons to control playback and recording.
- Device: Convenient way to select playback and recording devices without going into Audio I/O Preferences to do so.
- Edit: Cut, copy, paste, trim, silence plus undo/redo and zoom in/out
- Meter: Monitors the playback and recording volume to avoid distortion.
- Mixer: Sets the playback and recording volume and (on some systems) input source.
- Selection: Display of Timeline and audio position. Also sets the project sample rate.
- Tools: Cursor tools for selecting, adjusting volume, zooming and time-shifting audio.
- Transcription: Slow down or speed up playback (also affecting pitch).

## Arranging Toolbars

Toolbars can moved to any new positions on the window background by dragging on their serrated left edge. When moving a toolbar into the top and bottom of the Audacity screen which will normally be occupied by other toolbars, a blue triangle will appear indicating an available docking position. All position changes are remembered in the next Audacity session. The default toolbar positions can be restored at any time by clicking View > Toolbars > Reset Toolbars

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