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# A Tool Palette and Toolbar Reference

This appendix provides descriptions of the buttons and tools in the Reports Builder main toolbar and tool palettes.

## A.1 Main Toolbar

The main toolbar is located at the top of the Reports Builder window, directly beneath the menu bar, as shown in Figure A-1:

Figure A-1 Main toolbar

Description of "Figure A-1 Main toolbar"

The name and purpose of each button is as follows:

Icon | Description
--- | ---
| New button. Displays the New Report dialog box.
| Open button. Displays the Open dialog box.
| Save button. Saves the report. If you have not saved the report before, the Save As dialog box displays.
| Print button. Prints the paper report.
| Mail button. Displays the Mail dialog box.
| Connect button. Displays the Connect dialog box.
| Cut button. Deletes the currently selected item and temporarily places it in the clipboard. Use Paste to paste the selected item.
| Copy button. Temporarily places a copy of the selected item in the clipboard. Click the Paste button to paste the selected item.
| Paste button. Pastes the item in the clipboard in current location of the cursor.
| Undo button. Undoes the last action performed.
| Redo button. Performs the last action again.
| Run Web Layout button. Runs the current report to your Web browser.
| Run Paper Layout button. Runs the current report to the Paper Design view in Reports Builder.
| Help button. Displays the Oracle Reports online Help.

## A.2 Data Model View Tool Palette

The Data Model view tool palette is a vertical group of tools located on the left-hand side of the Data Model view, as shown in Figure A-2.

Figure A-2 Data Model view tool palette

Description of "Figure A-2 Data Model view tool palette"

The name and purpose of each tool is as follows:

Icon | Description
--- | ---
| Select tool. Deselects any selected tool to "turn off" the current tool, and allow you to select any object in the Data Model view.
| Magnify tool. Zooms in the view on the clicked object. Hold down the SHIFT key when you click the Magnify tool to zoom out.
| Summary Column tool. Creates a summary column in the query.
| Data Link tool. Creates a master-detail relationship between queries when you drag a line to define the relationship between the key columns in the two queries.
| Formula Column tool. Creates a formula column in the query.
| Cross Product tool. Creates a matrix (cross-product) group.
| Placeholder Column tool. Creates a placeholder column which you can modify later.
| SQL Query tool. Displays the SQL Query Statement dialog box where you can enter a SQL query `SELECT` statement or use Query Builder to create a query.
| Ref Cursor Query tool. Displays the PL/SQL Editor where you can type a `REF CURSOR` query.
| XML Query tool. Displays the Define XML Query dialog box, where you can specify the XML data definition and data source.
| JDBC Query tool. Displays the JDBC Query dialog box, where you can define the SQL or stored procedure to define the data for the query.
| Text Query tool. Displays the Text Query dialog box, where you can specify a text data definition and data source.
| OLAP Query tool. Displays the OLAP Query dialog box, where you can specify an Oracle OLAP data definition and data source.
| Express Server Query tool. Displays the Express Server Query dialog box, where you can specify an Oracle Express data definition and data source.

## A.3 Paper Layout View Tool Palette

The Paper Layout view tool palette is a vertical group of tools located on the left-hand side of the Paper Layout view, as shown in Figure A-3.

Figure A-3 Paper Layout view tool palette

Description of "Figure A-3 Paper Layout view tool palette"

The name and purpose of each tool is as follows:

Icon | Description
--- | ---
| Select tool. Deselects any selected tool to "turn off" the current tool, and allow you to select any object in the Paper Layout view.
| Magnify tool. Zooms in the view on the clicked object. Hold down the SHIFT key when you click the Magnify tool to zoom out.
| Frame Select tool. Selects all objects within the selected frame or repeating frame, depending upon their explicit anchors (first click the tool, then the frame).
| Reshape tool. Enables you to reshape the selected objects.
| Text tool. Creates a boilerplate text object.
| Rotate tool. Enables you to rotate the direction of the selected boilerplate text and graphic objects.
| Line tool. Draws a line boilerplate object.
| Rectangle tool. Draws a rectangle boilerplate object.
| Arc tool. Draws an arc boilerplate image.
| Rounded Rectangle tool. Draws a rounded rectangle boilerplate object.
| Polyline tool. Draws an open multilined boilerplate object. Use your mouse to create the multiple lines.
| Polygon tool. Draws a multisided boilerplate object. The object must be closed, unlike a polyline object.
| Freehand tool. Draws a line where you drag your mouse.
| Ellipse tool. Draws an ellipse boilerplate object.
| Frame tool. Draws a frame.
| Repeating Frame tool. Draws a repeating frame.
| Graph tool. Displays the Graph Wizard so that you can to define a graph that will be inserted into your layout.
| Field tool. Creates a field object.
| Anchor tool. Creates an anchor between two objects in your layout.
| File Link tool. Creates a link file object that you can use to link an external file to your report.
| Report Block tool. Displays the Report Block wizard so that you can add a new report block to your layout.