The Shortcut Toolbar is new for SW2008, and is a fantastic edition to the list of those “little things” that makes life easier in SolidWorks.  The toolbar is context sensitive to the environment in which you are currently working.  This means that if you are in the Sketch Environment, hit the “S” key on the keypad, and a list of the commonly used sketch tools pops up right next to your cursor so that is super easy to choose your tool.  Similarly, if you are in the Part Environment, hit the “S” key, and a list of commonly used features found on the Feature Toolbar pops up.  Furthermore, SolidWorks realizes that there may be tools that you commonly use and would like to add to the toolbar.  To do so, simply Right-Click the toolbar and choose Customize.  You will then be provided with the familiar toolbar Customize Window where you can go the Commands Tab and click+drag the desired tool onto your newly customized fancy-dancy Shortcut Toolbar. 

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