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The Menu Tool Bar

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Main Characteristics of the Menu Tool Bar

The Toolbar contains shortcuts to menu items that are frequently used.  There are icons for the following menu items:

The Menu Tool bar is divided into the following menu areas:

The Main Menu

Contains file operations: NewOpenSaveSave As and Close.
Contains edit operations: CutCopyPaste.
Enable or Disable the Field View.
Enables the Preference Menu and the Test View.
Shows the Windows Menu.
Connects to the Online Help Library.

File

Edit

View

Tools

Windows

Help

The File Menu

Create a new object.
Save the current object.
Save all recently modified objects currently open.
Connect to another instance of a Zim database. Multiple simultaneous connections are supported.
Print the window, form or display currently open in the GUI Designer.

The Edit Menu

Undo the last action.
Redo the last undone action.
Cut the current selected object from the GUI Designer and place it on the clipboard.
Copy the current selected object from the GUI Designer and place it on the clipboard.
Paste the contents of the clipboard into the GUI Designer workspace.
Delete the selected object from the GUI Designer workspace.

The View Menu

Display the Properties Tab Page
Display the Tool Box Tab Page
Display the existing objects in all currently connected databases in the Database Tab Page
Display the Graphical Objects Tab Page
Display the Message Output Tab Page
Display the FieldView Tab Page
Display Start Page Tab Page

Tools

Display Internet Tab Page
Display Query Database Tab Page
Display Preferences Tab Page
Display Test Mode Tab Page

Windows

Float Tab Page
Dock Tab Page
Tab Page Auto Hide
Tab Page Auto Hide All
Tab Page Hide
Tab Page All Document Windows

Help

Zim Databases Canada website Tab Page
Zim Developer Library
Check for Update Zim
About Zim Development Environment

The Alignment Menu

Left align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected.
Right align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected.
Top align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected.
Bottom align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected.
Vertically align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected.
Horizontally align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected.
If multiple objects are overlapping, the currently selected object is brought to the top of the stack.
If multiple objects are overlapping, the currently selected object is pushed to the bottom of the stack.
Horizontally spaces multiple selected objects evenly apart.
(Ctrl + left arrow) Slightly increases the horizontal space between multiple selected objects.
(Ctrl + right arrow) Slightly decreases the horizontal space between currently selected objects.
Vertically spaces multiple selected objects evenly apart.
(Ctrl + up arrow) Slightly increases the vertical space between multiple selected objects
(Ctrl + down arrow) Slightly decreases the vertical space between multiple selected objects.
Sets multiple objects to the same width as the first object that was selected.
Set multiple objects to the same height as the first object that was selected.

The Search Menu

Find all objects in the current database by name
Find Previous
Find and Replace
Toggle Bookmark
Next Bookmark
Previous Bookmark
Clear Bookmark

 

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