User`s guide

MPLAB IDE Desktop

11.3 MPLAB IDE TOOLBARS

MPLAB IDE displays different toolbars depending on which features or tools you are

using. The icons in these toolbars provide shortcuts to routine tasks.

Toolbars Features

• Click and drag the toolbar to make it a floating toolbar.

• Click and drag the toolbar to the top or sides of MPLAB IDE desktop to dock it.

• Click and drag the toolbar off the MPLAB IDE desktop.

• Hover the mouse pointer over an icon to pop up the icon name.

• Right click on a toolbar to change the contents or show/hide toolbar.

Toolbars Available

• Standard Toolbar

• Project Manager Toolbar

• Debug Toolbar

• Programmer Toolbar

• Checksum Toolbar

11.3.1 Standard Toolbar

The Standard (Edit) Toolbar currently contains button icons for the following functions:

• New File – Open a new file window

• Open File – Open an existing file in a window

• Save File – Save the current file window contents to a file

• Cut – Cut selected text to clipboard

• Copy – Copy selected text to clipboard

• Paste – Paste text from clipboard

• Print File – Print contents of active file window

• Find – Open the Find dialog for finding text in active file window

• Help – Displays MPLAB IDE Help selection dialog

11.3.2 Project Manager Toolbar

The Project Manager Toolbar currently contains button icons for the following functions:

• New Project – Set the name and location of a new project

• Open Project – Open an existing project

• Save Workspace – Save the current project and workspace to files

• Build Options – View or change project settings

• Find in Project Files – Opens a Find dialog to search for text in all project files

If a project is loaded, additional items may be found:

• Make – Build only the files in the active project that have changed

• Build All – Build all files in the active project