Standard Toolbar
InstallShield 2024 Express Edition
The following table describes all of the buttons on the Standard toolbar.
Button |
Name |
Description |
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New Project |
Launches the New Project dialog box, which enables you to select a project type and begin a new project. |
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Open |
Launches the Open dialog box, which enables you to open an existing installation project. |
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Save |
Saves the current project file. |
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Viewbar |
Hides or shows the viewbar, which appears on the left side of the interface. |
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View List |
Hides or shows the View List, which shows all the views available in the InstallShield interface. Note:You can also press F4 to hide or show the View List. |
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Previous View |
Displays the view directly above the current view, as shown in the View List. |
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Next View |
Displays the view directly below the current view, as shown in the View List. |
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Back |
Displays the view that you last visited in the history of your view selections. You can click this button multiple times, if there are multiple entries in your view history. |
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Forward |
Displays the next view in the history of your view selections. You can continue clicking this button until you reach the view in which you first clicked the Back button. |
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Build |
Builds your release with default settings, or—if you have already built your release—rebuilds your release with your most recently saved settings. |
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Stop Build |
Cancels the current build process. |
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Run |
Runs your completed installation project. Note:If you selected the Uninstall before installing check box, InstallShield uninstalls your product before rerunning the installation. This check box is available on the Preferences tab of the Options dialog box. |
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Uninstall |
Uninstalls the most recently run release. |
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Test |
Runs through the user interface portion of your installation project without making any changes to your system. All custom actions are executed. |
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Web Deployment Wizard |
Launches the Web Deployment Wizard to create an installation that can be launched from a Web page. |
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Open Release Folder |
Launches Windows Explorer, open in the DISK1 folder of the current release. If there is no release or if a release has not been built, Windows Explorer opens to your default project location. |
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Help View |
Displays the IDE Help view where you can find answers to many of your questions regarding InstallShield. |