Specifications

Working with tools
26 InfoMaker
2 Define your custom colors:
Working with tools
InfoMaker provides you with tools to help you with your work.
Opening a tool
There are several ways to open tools.
❖ To open a tool:
• 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
Area of the
Color dialog box What you do
Basic colors Click the basic color closest to the color you want to
define to move the pointer in the color matrix and slider
on the right
Custom colors
palette
Modify an existing color—click a custom color, then
modify the color matrix and slider. Define a new color—
click an empty box, define the color, and click Add to
Custom Colors
Color matrix Click in the color matrix to pick a color
Color slider Move the slider on the right to adjust the color’s attributes
Add to Custom
Colors button
After you have designed the color, click this button to add
the custom color to the Custom colors palette on the left
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” on page 38.
Library painter Manage libraries and create executable versions of reports,
forms, and pipelines.