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InstallShield 11 Universal » Using the Interface

Available in InstallShield Universal Premier and Professional Only

The Graphical User Interface (GUI) provides menus and the following toolbar icons to assist you in creating, editing, and building your projects. Most of these functions can also be accessed by typing their keyboard shortcut.

Icon Description Keyboard Shortcut
New Project Displays the Create New Project dialog box. Ctrl+N
New Entry Creates a new entry, for example, in the String Table. DNA
Edit Entry Edits a selected entry, for example, a category name in the String Table. DNA
Open Project Opens a previously saved project. Ctrl+O
Save Saves the project currently being viewed. Ctrl+S
Save Saves all of the projects that are currently open in the interface. DNA
Cut Cuts the current item, putting it into memory. Ctrl+X
Copy Copies the currently selected item. Ctrl+C
Paste Pastes the last "copied" or "cut" item. Ctrl+V
Delete Deletes the currently selected item. Ctrl+D
Compile Compiles the code currently displayed in the Events view. Ctrl+F7
Add a new Product Build Configuration Adds a new Product Build Configuration or RPM Build Configuration to the Releases view. NA
Add a new MSI Build Configuration Adds a new MSI Build Configuration to the Releases view. NA
Add a new Assembly Build Configuration Adds a new Assembly Build Configuration or RPM Assembly Build Configuration to the Releases view. NA
Build Builds the currently viewed project using the selected build configuration. Ctrl+B
Build Cancels the build that is currently running. DNA
Run Runs the currently viewed, built project. Ctrl+R
Open Release Folder Displays the folder in which the built project that is currently being viewed is located. DNA
User's Guide Displays the Help Library in your preferred browser. DNA
Down Arrow Moves the selected item down the list. DNA
Up Arrow Moves the selected item up the list. DNA
Left Arrow Moves one view back in your viewing sequence in the View List. DNA
Right Arrow Moves one view forward in your viewing sequence in the View List. DNA
Ordered Resequences the list of items (features, components, assemblies, etc.), in their respective view, into the order that they will be visited at run time. (This icon is located only in the Explorer window.) DNA
Alphabetized Resequences the list of items (features, components, assemblies, etc.) using a binary sort. (This icon is located only in the Explorer window.) DNA
Import Dialog Imports a dialog or frame into the Dialog Editor that was previously exported to the Dialog Gallery. The dialog is inserted under the selected frame. Also imports a frame from the Dialogs Gallery to the top of the Dialogs list in the Dialog Editor. If the selected dialog is a Question dialog, then its associated Question elements are also imported. (This icon is located only in the Explorer window.) DNA
Export Dialog Exports the selected frame or dialog(s) from the Dialog Editor to the Dialog Gallery. If the selected dialog is a Question dialog, then its associated Question elements are also exported. (This icon is located only in the Explorer window.) DNA
Reset Dialog Resets the selected dialog or frame, reloading it into the project from the Dialog Gallery. Since this action removes all changes that were made to the dialog/frame, a confirmation dialog box opens to confirm the action. (This icon is located only in the Explorer window.) DNA

See Also

Menus
String Array Editors
Dialog Boxes
Using the Interface