Download the Texas Bar Books Toolbar [PC/Windows Only]

The Texas Bar Books Toolbar for Microsoft Word [Windows Only] offers a wide range of options to streamline the form editing process. With the TBB Toolbar, you can take your online subscription to the next level. While the toolbar is only compatible with Windows/PC, Mac/Apple users can still download and edit forms onto their computers.

Here’s how you can install and use the toolbar to its fullest potential.

Manual Installation for Office 365, Word 2013, or Later

Download the Toolbar Manual Installation (Word 2013 and later)
Make sure to close Microsoft Word on your computer
Once the download finishes, click on the .zip file to extract the contents
Open the download’s main folder and navigate through the following folders
- Navigational Toolbar
  - Word 2013 and Later
    - Word Templates
Open the Word Templates folder and single-click (highlight) the “TBB Forms.dotm” file
While the “TBB Forms.dotm” file is highlighted, select “Copy” on the top menu
- You can also press CTRL + C on your keyboard to copy the TBB Forms.dotm file
Launch Microsoft Word/Office 365 and click the “File” tab
In the menu on the left, select “Options”
Once the “Word Options” window opens, select “Advanced”
On the “Advanced” window, scroll down until you find the “File Locations…” button
Click on “File Locations…”
On the new window that appears, double-click the “Startup” file location
In the “Modify Location” window that appears, click “Organize” and in the options that appear, select “Paste”
Click “OK”
Close all open windows
Close and relaunch Word
The TBB Forms tab should now be visible in the top navigation bar!

What To Do If the Toolbar Doesn’t Install

At times, neither toolbar installer will function, depending on your computer’s settings. In this event, we encourage customers to send us an email at books@texasbar.com or call our technical support at (512) 427-1499 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.

Attention Mac/Apple Users

While the toolbar is currently only compatible with Windows computers, Mac users can still download and edit forms from their online subscriptions. Word for Mac provides tools that function similarly to the Texas Bar Books toolbar for Windows, allowing users the opportunity to show and hide instructional text and skip to form fields. We have prepared a Mac User Tip Sheet in PDF for our customers.

What You Can Do with the TBB Toolbar

While the TBB Toolbar isn’t required to use and edit the forms from Texas Bar Practice online subscriptions, it does offer a wide range of useful utilities and tools that make navigating and editing the forms much easier.

Take a look at some of the tools included in the TBB Toolbar below:

Show instructions
Hide instructions
Print instructions
Remove instructions
Show instructions
Fill in text
Discard text
Locate caption
Cancel dialog box

For a closer look at what the Texas Bar Books Toolbar has to offer, watch the video below:

Contact Us If You Need Help Installing the Toolbar

If you’re having trouble downloading or installing the toolbar on your Windows computer, simply contact our technical support at books@texasbar.com or (512) 427-1499 from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.