Workspace Toolbars

By default, there are three dockable toolbars associated with the Forms Designer Workspace:

The File toolbar provides services associated with connection to the host and opening and saving functions.
The Edit toolbar provides editing functions such as cut/copy/paste, delete, undo and alignment properties.
The View toolbar provides a means for working with the Forms Designer Workspace.

File Toolbar

The dockable File Toolbar consists of five tools described below. The File Toolbar appears in a section of the workspace toolbar and is enabled whenever the workspace has focus.

Connect to the PROIV Virtual Machine	Establishes connection to the selected PROIV Virtual Machine.
Disconnect from the PROIV Virtual Machine	Disconnects the active PROIV Virtual Machine connection.
Open Function	Opens a function as specified in the Open Function window.
Save	Saves the active function, continue editing.
Help	Provides help about the Forms Designer.

Edit Toolbar

The Edit Toolbar consists of eleven tools described below. The Edit Toolbar appears in a section of the workspace toolbar and is enabled whenever editing a canvas.

Cut (CTRL+X)	Removes the selected object from the easel and places it on the Windows clipboard.
Copy (CTRL+C)	Places a copy of the currently selected object on the Windows clipboard.
Paste(CTRL+V)	Inserts a copy of the clipboard object at the current cursor position.
Delete (DEL)	Removes the currently selected object from the easel.
Undo (CTRL+Z)	Undo the last action.
Align Left	Aligns the selected objects on the left.
Align Right	Aligns the selected objects on the right.
Align Top	Aligns the selected objects on the top.
Align Bottom	Aligns the selected objects on the bottom.
Bring to Front	Moves the selected object to the front of other objects on the canvas.
Send to Back	Moves the selected object behind other objects on the canvas.

View Toolbar

The View Toolbar consists of nine tools described below. The View Toolbar appears in a separate section of the Workspace Toolbar and is enabled whenever an easel has focus.

Function Browser	Toggles the Function Browser on/off.
Field Browser	Toggles the Field Browser on/off.
Control Palette	Toggles the Control Palette on/off.
GUI/Greenscreen	Toggles between GUI and green screen.
Save Current Canvas	Saves Current Canvas.
Toggle Alternate Canvas	Toggles Alternate Canvas.
Toggle Grid	Toggles the grid displayed on the canvas on/off.
Redraw	Redraws the canvas.
Properties	Display the Property Sheet of the currently selected object.

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