Using menus and toolbars

This section describes the Sybase Central menus and toolbar.


Context menu

To activate a context menu, right-click an object icon. From the menu that appears, choose the appropriate command.

A context menu is specific to the selected object and contains commands that are executed against the selected objects. You can execute some commands against multiple objects at once.


Toolbar and status bar

The Sybase Central toolbar provides quick alternatives for executing frequently used menu commands. The status bar provides information about the selected menu item.

To display or hide the toolbar or status bar, toggle the Toolbar or Status Bar command on the View menu.

Toolbar

The toolbar has the following controls:

Status bar

The status bar is an information display bar located at the bottom of the application window. In Sybase Central, the status bar displays a brief description of the menu command at which the cursor is currently pointed. The help line appears on the left side of the status bar.