Main Characteristics of the Menu Tool Bar
The Toolbar contains shortcuts to menu items that are frequently used. There are icons for the following menu items:

The Menu Tool bar is divided into the following menu areas:
The Main Menu
Contains file operations: New, Open, Save, Save As and Close. |
Contains edit operations: Cut, Copy, Paste. |
Enable or Disable the Field View. |
Enables the Preference Menu and the Test View. |
Shows the Windows Menu. |
Connects to the Online Help Library. |
File

Edit

View

Tools

Windows

Help

The File Menu
Create a new object. |
Save the current object. |
Save all recently modified objects currently open. |
Connect to another instance of a Zim database. Multiple simultaneous connections are supported. |
Print the window, form or display currently open in the GUI Designer. |
The Edit Menu
Undo the last action. |
Redo the last undone action. |
Cut the current selected object from the GUI Designer and place it on the clipboard. |
Copy the current selected object from the GUI Designer and place it on the clipboard. |
Paste the contents of the clipboard into the GUI Designer workspace. |
Delete the selected object from the GUI Designer workspace. |
The View Menu
Display the Properties Tab Page |
Display the Tool Box Tab Page |
Display the existing objects in all currently connected databases in the Database Tab Page |
Display the Graphical Objects Tab Page |
Display the Message Output Tab Page |
Display the FieldView Tab Page |
Display Start Page Tab Page |
Tools
Display Internet Tab Page |
Display Query Database Tab Page |
Display Preferences Tab Page |
Display Test Mode Tab Page |
Windows
Float Tab Page |
Dock Tab Page |
Tab Page Auto Hide |
Tab Page Auto Hide All |
Tab Page Hide |
Tab Page All Document Windows |
Help
Zim Databases Canada website Tab Page |
Zim Developer Library |
Check for Update Zim |
About Zim Development Environment |
The Alignment Menu
Left align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected. |
Right align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected. |
Top align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected. |
Bottom align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected. |
Vertically align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected. |
Horizontally align all currently selected objects with the first object that was selected. |
If multiple objects are overlapping, the currently selected object is brought to the top of the stack. |
If multiple objects are overlapping, the currently selected object is pushed to the bottom of the stack. |
Horizontally spaces multiple selected objects evenly apart. |
(Ctrl + left arrow) Slightly increases the horizontal space between multiple selected objects. |
(Ctrl + right arrow) Slightly decreases the horizontal space between currently selected objects. |
Vertically spaces multiple selected objects evenly apart. |
(Ctrl + up arrow) Slightly increases the vertical space between multiple selected objects |
(Ctrl + down arrow) Slightly decreases the vertical space between multiple selected objects. |
Sets multiple objects to the same width as the first object that was selected. |
Set multiple objects to the same height as the first object that was selected. |
The Search Menu
Find all objects in the current database by name |
Find Previous |
Find and Replace |
Toggle Bookmark |
Next Bookmark |
Previous Bookmark |
Clear Bookmark |