Working with tools

InfoMaker provides you with tools to help you with your work.

Opening a tool

There are several ways to open tools.

Click a button in the PowerBar for the tool you want, or select the tool from the Tools menu.

You can also open a tool by clicking the New button in the PowerBar, and then, in the New dialog box’s Tool tab page, selecting the Library painter or the file editor.

Tool summary

Table 1-2 summarizes the tools available in the PowerBar.

**Table 1-2: InfoMaker tools**
Tool	What you use the tool for
To-Do List	Keep track of object creation tasks and create links to quickly get you to the place where you need to complete the tasks. For information, see “Using the To-Do List”.
Library painter	Manage libraries and create executable versions of reports, forms, and pipelines.
Database profile	Define and use named sets of parameters to connect to a particular database. For information, see Connecting to Your Database.
Query governor (available by customizing the PowerBar)	Set data selection and retrieval preferences. For information, see “Using the Query Governor”.