Tools Toolbar Button Functions

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.

Button	Action	For details, see…
	Opens a new form	New Form Command
	Opens an existing form for editing	Edit Form Command
	Closes the current form	Close Form Command
	Saves the current form	Save Form Command
	Locks all current control positions	Lock Control Positions Command
	Accesses the Properties dialog	Show Properties Dialog Command
	Undoes the last layout command	Undo Last Layout Command
	Changes the mode to allow input of tab indexes	Tab Ordering Command
	Accesses the Menu Design facility	Menu Design Command
	Pushes the selected control behind the control that it overlaps	Push to Bottom Command
	Makes the selected control sit on top of the overlapping controls	Bring to Top Command
	Toggles (displays or hides) the grid	Grid Command
	Toggles (displays or hides) alignment hairs	Show Alignment Hairs Command
	Displays the Class Browse with the class for the current form selected	Browser Command
	Accesses context-sensitive online help for a specific element	Help Menu
	Opens the contents page for Painter online help	Index Command