Toolbox
To display the
toolbox
- From theViewmenu, clickToolbox(or pressCtrl+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 |
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Display the Toolbox |
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Search elements in the Toolbox |
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Restore all default tabs and elements to the Toolbox |
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Customize the
Toolbox
by rearranging elements within a tab or adding custom
tabs and elements. Ways to manipulate Toolbox
tabs are:Task | Procedure |
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Expand a Toolbox tab |
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Collapse a Toolbox tab |
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Move a Toolbox tab | Perform on of these to move Toolbox tabs within the Toolbox :
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Rename a Toolbox tab |
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Add a custom Toolbox tab | Added tabs appear at the bottom of the Toolbox . Reposition and add
elements to tabs.
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Remove a custom Toolbox tab | Move the elements to retain to other tabs before deleting the custom tabs.
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Display all available Toolbox tabs |
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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 |
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Insert a workspace element | From the Toolbox , drag the required element into the workspace. |
Rename a Toolbox element |
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Sort the elements alphabetically |
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Hide element names |
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Rearrange elements | Reposition elements displayed on Toolbox tabs.
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Move an element between tabs |
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Remove an element | Certain elements like the pointer element cannot be removed.
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