Toolbox

To display the toolbox
  • From the
    View
    menu, click
    Toolbox
    (or press
    Ctrl+Alt+X
    ).
Expand the multiple segments or tabs of the
Toolbox
. Also scroll through the entire tree within the
Toolbox
. To expand
Toolbox
tabs, click the blank right-pointing arrow next to the tab name. To collapse expanded tabs, click the darkened down-pointing arrow next to the tab name.
The
Toolbox
displays icons for elements to add to programs. When shifting focus to a different program, the current selection in the
Toolbox
shifts to the tab for the corresponding programming language. Ways to manipulate the
Toolbox
are:
Task
Procedure
Display the
Toolbox
  • From the
    View
    menu, click
    Toolbox
    (or press
    Ctrl+Alt+X
    ).
Search elements in the
Toolbox
  • In the search field of the
    Toolbox
    , enter text contained in the element to locate.
    The
    Toolbox
    displays only the elements containing the specified text.
Restore all default tabs and elements to the
Toolbox
  • Right-click the
    Toolbox
    , and then click
    Reset
    Toolbox
    .
Customize the
Toolbox
by rearranging elements within a tab or adding custom tabs and elements. Ways to manipulate
Toolbox
tabs are:
Task
Procedure
Expand a
Toolbox
tab
  • Click the blank right-pointing arrow next to the name of the collapsed
    Toolbox
    tab.
Collapse a
Toolbox
tab
  • Click the darkened down-pointing arrow next to the name of the expanded
    Toolbox
    tab.
Move a
Toolbox
tab
Perform on of these to move
Toolbox
tabs within the
Toolbox
:
  • Right-click on the name of the tab, and then click
    Move
    Down
    or
    Move
    Up
    .
  • Drag the tab to the required position in the
    Toolbox
    .
Rename a
Toolbox
tab
  1. From the
    Toolbox
    , right-click the required tab, and then click
    Rename
    Tab
    .
  2. In the space provided, type a name for the tab, then press
    Enter
    .
Add a custom
Toolbox
tab
Added tabs appear at the bottom of the
Toolbox
. Reposition and add elements to tabs.
  1. From the
    Toolbox
    , right-click any tab, and then click
    Add
    Tab
    .
  2. On the blank tab, in the space provided, type a name for the tab, then press
    Enter
    .
Remove a custom
Toolbox
tab
Move the elements to retain to other tabs before deleting the custom tabs.
  1. From the
    Toolbox
    , right-click the tab to remove, then click
    Delete
    Tab
    .
    When elements remain on the tab, a message box informs you that those elements will be deleted.
  2. To proceed with the deletion of the selected tab, click
    OK
    .
Display all available
Toolbox
tabs
  • Right-click the
    Toolbox
    , and then click S
    how
    All
    .
Insert elements in language containers that display in the integrated development environment (IDE). This action adds the fundamental code to create an instance of the
Toolbox
element in the active program file. Ways to manipulate toolbox elements are:
Task
Procedure
Insert a workspace element
From the
Toolbox
, drag the required element into the workspace.
Rename a
Toolbox
element
  1. In the
    Toolbox
    , right-click the required element, and then click
    Rename
    Item
    .
  2. In the space provided, type a name for the element, and then press
    Enter
    .
Sort the elements alphabetically
  • In the
    Toolbox
    , right-click the required tab, then click
    Sort
    Items
    Alphabetically
    .
Hide element names
  • In the
    Toolbox
    , right-click the required tab, then click
    List
    View
    .
Rearrange elements
Reposition elements displayed on
Toolbox
tabs.
  • In the
    Toolbox
    , select the required element and perform one of the following:
    • Right-click the element, and then click
      Move
      Down
      or
      Move
      Up
      .
    • Drag the element to the required position.
Move an element between tabs
  • In the
    Toolbox
    , select the required element and perform one of the following:
    • Drag the required element onto another tab.
    • Right-click the element and click
      Cut
      or
      Copy
      , then right-click the required tab and click
      Paste
      .
Remove an element
Certain elements like the pointer element cannot be removed.
  • In the
    Toolbox
    , right-click the required element, and then click
    Delete
    .
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