diff --git a/examples/directory.js b/examples/directory.js
index 243811c8d4..4af784d59e 100644
--- a/examples/directory.js
+++ b/examples/directory.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var directoryWindow = new OverlayWebWindow({
 
 var toolHeight = 50;
 var toolWidth = 50;
+var TOOLBAR_MARGIN_Y = 25;
 
 
 function showDirectory() {
@@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ var toolBar = (function() {
         browseDirectoryButton;
 
     function initialize() {
-        toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.VERTICAL, "highfidelity.directory.toolbar", function(windowDimensions, toolbar) {
+        toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.HORIZONTAL, "highfidelity.directory.toolbar", function(windowDimensions, toolbar) {
             return {
-                x: windowDimensions.x - 8 - toolbar.width,
-                y: 50
+                x: windowDimensions.x / 2 - 3 * toolbar.height,  // Use toolbar.height to match edit.js
+                y: windowDimensions.y - TOOLBAR_MARGIN_Y - toolHeight
             };
         });
         browseDirectoryButton = toolBar.addTool({
diff --git a/examples/edit.js b/examples/edit.js
index f03915f5ad..929f8014dd 100644
--- a/examples/edit.js
+++ b/examples/edit.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ selectionManager.addEventListener(function() {
 var toolIconUrl = HIFI_PUBLIC_BUCKET + "images/tools/";
 var toolHeight = 50;
 var toolWidth = 50;
+var TOOLBAR_MARGIN_Y = 25;
 
 var DEGREES_TO_RADIANS = Math.PI / 180.0;
 var RADIANS_TO_DEGREES = 180.0 / Math.PI;
@@ -179,10 +180,10 @@ var toolBar = (function() {
         newParticleButton
 
     function initialize() {
-        toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.VERTICAL, "highfidelity.edit.toolbar", function(windowDimensions, toolbar) {
+        toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.HORIZONTAL, "highfidelity.edit.toolbar", function(windowDimensions, toolbar) {
             return {
-                x: windowDimensions.x - 8 - toolbar.width,
-                y: (windowDimensions.y - toolbar.height) / 2
+                x: windowDimensions.x / 2 + 2 * toolbar.height,  // Use toolbar.height as a proxy for width of a single button
+                y: windowDimensions.y - TOOLBAR_MARGIN_Y - toolHeight
             };
         });
 
diff --git a/examples/examples.js b/examples/examples.js
index bfa85473de..1f764ebd8e 100644
--- a/examples/examples.js
+++ b/examples/examples.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ var examplesWindow = new OverlayWebWindow({
 
 var toolHeight = 50;
 var toolWidth = 50;
+var TOOLBAR_MARGIN_Y = 25;
 
 
 function showExamples(marketplaceID) {
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ var toolBar = (function() {
         browseExamplesButton;
 
     function initialize() {
-        toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.VERTICAL, "highfidelity.examples.toolbar", function(windowDimensions, toolbar) {
+        toolBar = new ToolBar(0, 0, ToolBar.HORIXONTAL, "highfidelity.examples.toolbar", function(windowDimensions, toolbar) {
             return {
-                x: windowDimensions.x - 8 - toolbar.width,
-                y: 135
+                x: windowDimensions.x / 2 - toolbar.height / 2,  // Use toolbar.height to match edit.js
+                y: windowDimensions.y - TOOLBAR_MARGIN_Y - toolHeight
             };
         });
         browseExamplesButton = toolBar.addTool({