About the PowerBar

What it is

From the PowerBar you can create new projects and objects and open existing objects. You can display text on each button to help you identify them, as shown in the following illustration:

The sample shows ten icons arranged horizontally. The table that follows identifies the icons and explains what clicking them allows the user to do.

Buttons on the PowerBar

From left to right on the PowerBar, here are the buttons and what you can do after you click a button:

This PowerBar button	Lets you do this
New	Create new projects and DataWindow objects and open tools
Open	Open existing objects
Preview	Preview DataWindow objects
System Tree	Show or hide the System Tree
To-Do List	Keep track of object creation tasks and use links to quickly get you to the place where you complete the tasks
Library	Manage your libraries using the Library painter
DB Profile	Define and use named sets of parameters to connect to a particular database
Database	Maintain databases and database tables, control user access to databases, and manipulate data in databases using the Database painter
File Editor	Edit text files
Exit	Close DataWindow Designer

Customizing the PowerBar

You can customize the PowerBar. For example, you can move it to different locations and add buttons for operations you perform frequently. For more information, see “Using toolbars”.

About PowerTips

In the PowerBar, when you leave the mouse pointer over a button for a second or two, DataWindow Designer displays a brief description of the button, called a PowerTip. PowerTips display in DataWindow Designer wherever there are toolbar buttons.