Toolbar Settings

The toolbar contains buttons that are used to create and set up a data entry form. The toolbar can be set up in the Toolbar Settings dialog box.

Select the Set Up Toolbar item in the toolbar's context menu.

NOTE. It is available only for the Show Hidden Elements mode.

To add a group of elements:

Select toolbar element in the list.
Select the Add > Group item in the button's drop-down menu. The Group Settings dialog box opens:

Set group name and group button image on the toolbar if required.

After executing the operations the group is added after the selected element. If the element was not selected, or several elements were selected, the group is added to the end of the list of elements.

To add a custom button:

Select toolbar element in the list.
Select the Add > Custom Button item in the button's drop-down menu. The Custom Button Settings dialog box opens:

Set up custom button.

After executing the operations the custom button is added after the selected element. If the element was not selected, or several elements were selected, the custom button is added to the end of the list of elements.

To add a toolbar separator:

Select toolbar element in the list.
Select the Add > Separator item in the button's context menu.

After executing the operations the separator is added after the selected element. If the element was not selected, or several elements were selected, the separator is added to the end of the list of elements.

NOTE. It is available for groups and custom buttons.

To edit a toolbar element:

Select toolbar element in the list.
Execute one of the operations:

Click the Edit button.
Select the Edit context menu item.

It is available for the following elements:

Separators.
Custom buttons.
System buttons, except for the Formatting and Find and Replace buttons.

To add an element to group or to exclude element from group, drag the selected element to group or from group or use the Move Up / Move Down buttons.

NOTE. Adding a group to another group is unavailable.

To change position of the selected toolbar element in the list, drag the element or use the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

NOTE. It is available for groups, system and custom buttons.

Hidden elements that are shown only in the Show Hidden Elements mode are marked with the sign. The system buttons that are hidden by default do not allow for displaying setup.

To set up displaying of toolbar elements, execute the following operations:

Select one or several toolbar elements using the CTRL key.
Execute one of the operations:

To display an element only in the Show Hidden Elements mode:

Click the Hide button.
Select the Hide context menu item of the selected element.

To display an element in all modes:

Click the Show button.
Select the Show context menu item of the selected element.

NOTE. It is available for groups, custom buttons, and separators.

To delete a toolbar element:

Select toolbar element in the list.
Execute one of the operations:

Click the Delete button.
Select the Delete context menu item.

The following group deletion options are available:

Delete Group. Only group is deleted. Group elements are added to the end of the list of control panel elements.
Delete Group with Buttons. It is available for groups for custom buttons and separators. Group with its toolbar elements is deleted.

To select an element while working with a data entry form, click the group button on the toolbar. Elements are displayed in a separate panel under the toolbar:

NOTE. If the group contains no elements, it is disabled on the toolbar in the data entry form edit mode, and it is not shown in the data entry form view mode.

To reset settings, select the Reset Options item in the toolbar's context menu. After this, all system and custom buttons are shown on the toolbar in the default order, and custom groups and separators added by the user are deleted.