Recommended FDA Configuration

FDA offers a variety of tool bars and panes that you can place on the desktop while you work. This list provides recommendations for using these objects:

• Display the Main Toolbar, Layout, and Insert Controls tool bars at all times.

• Use the Insert Controls tool bar to insert controls on a form.

• Display the Application Tree View whenever possible.

  The pane helps you keep the entire application in mind, and it provides an easy way to open other objects in the application.

• Display the Property Browser at all times and use it to set the properties for all objects.

• Display the Tab Sequence Toolbar when working with power forms and subforms.

This table lists the objects, why you would use them, and how to display them:

Object	Notes	Navigation in FDA
Main Toolbar	Provides standard actions such as open, cut, and paste.	View, Toolbars, Main Toolbar
Layout tool bar	Provides functions to align and space form controls precisely.	View, Toolbars, Layout
Insert Controls tool bar	enables you to place controls on a form with the push of a button.	View, Toolbars, Insert Controls
Status Bar	Displays a status bar at the bottom of the tool.	View, Status Bar
Application Tree View	Displays a pane showing the objects in the current application and their relationship to each other. Double-click an object in this pane to open it. The pane can be filtered for language. You can also configure the tree to display its hierarchy by control or by business unit.	View, Application Tree View
Property Browser	Displays a pane showing the properties of the selected object. You can change object properties in this pane.	View, Property Browser
Data Dictionary Browser	Displays a pane where you can search for data dictionary (DD) objects. You can drag and drop DD objects from this pane to the form.	View, Data Dictionary Browser
Business View Columns Browser	Displays a pane where you can search for columns in a BV. You can drag and drop objects from this pane to the form.	View, Business View Columns Browser
Tab Sequence Toolbar	enables you to manipulate the tab sequence functionality, including changing the object being sequenced on the form.	View, Toolbars, Tab Sequence Toolbar