Use the Tools toolbar buttons (the top row of buttons when all three rows are displayed) as a point-and-click alternative to other tools on the Painter menu; for example, the File menu commands or Options menu commands.
The functions of Painter Tools toolbar buttons are listed in the following table, with a reference to the sections earlier in this chapter that provide more details.
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Opens a new form | New Form Command |
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Opens an existing form for editing | Edit Form Command |
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Closes the current form | Close Form Command |
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Saves the current form | Save Form Command |
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Locks all current control positions | Lock Control Positions Command |
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Accesses the Properties dialog | Show Properties Dialog Command |
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Undoes the last layout command | Undo Last Layout Command |
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Changes the mode to allow input of tab indexes | Tab Ordering Command |
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Accesses the Menu Design facility | Menu Design Command |
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Pushes the selected control behind the control that it overlaps | Push to Bottom Command |
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Makes the selected control sit on top of the overlapping controls | Bring to Top Command |
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Toggles (displays or hides) the grid | Grid Command |
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Toggles (displays or hides) alignment hairs | Show Alignment Hairs Command |
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Displays the Class Browse with the class for the current form selected | Browser Command |
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Accesses context-sensitive online help for a specific element | Help Menu |
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Opens the contents page for Painter online help | Index Command |
