Standard Toolbar

InstallShield 2024 Express Edition

The following table describes all of the buttons on the Standard toolbar.

Standard Toolbar Buttons

Button

Name

Description

New Project

Launches the New Project dialog box, which enables you to select a project type and begin a new project.

Open

Launches the Open dialog box, which enables you to open an existing installation project.

Save

Saves the current project file.

Viewbar

Hides or shows the viewbar, which appears on the left side of the interface.

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.

Previous View

Displays the view directly above the current view, as shown in the View List.

Next View

Displays the view directly below the current view, as shown in the View List.

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.

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.

Build

Builds your release with default settings, or—if you have already built your release—rebuilds your release with your most recently saved settings.

Stop Build

Cancels the current build process.

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.

Uninstall

Uninstalls the most recently run release.

Test

Runs through the user interface portion of your installation project without making any changes to your system. All custom actions are executed.

Web Deployment Wizard

Launches the Web Deployment Wizard to create an installation that can be launched from a Web page.

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.

Help View

Displays the IDE Help view where you can find answers to many of your questions regarding InstallShield.