Tool Bar
The tool bar, beneath the menu bar in the Console, includes the
icons described below; note that some of the tools are optional,
meaning that they are active only for some tools. Also note that other
icons can be added to the right end of the tool bar by an
application.
The Tool bar is displayed or not, depending on the
Show setting in the View menu; see View Menu for details.
- New Console (Console menu): Opens a new Console using the
startup preferences defined in the Preferences dialog box (Console tab).
- Open Toolbox (Console menu): Opens an existing toolbox in
the current Console. See To Open a Server
Toolbox or To Open a Local Toolbox
for instructions.
- Properties (Action menu): Displays the Properties wizard
for the selected object. Note that the Properties item is active only
for certain objects.
- Refresh (View menu): Refreshes View pane for some applications.
- Up Level (Go menu): Moves up one level in the toolbox
hierarchy, displaying the contents of the next level up in the View
pane. This is useful if you have unclicked the Navigation pane in the
Show submenu of the View menu; you can move up in the hierarchy by
clicking the Up Level icon.
- View As (View menu): Pops up a View As menu, giving you
the option to choose Large icon, Small icon, List, or Details view in
the View pane.
- Filter (View menu): Displays the Filter dialog; see To Filter View Pane Display for
instructions.
- Cut (Edit menu; optional): Removes selected
objects from the View pane and puts them in the clipboard.
- Copy (Edit menu; optional): Copies selected
objects from the View pane and puts them in the clipboard.
- Paste (Edit menu; optional): Pastes objects from the
clipboard.
- Delete (Edit menu; optional): Deletes selected objects
from the View pane.