The main screen of Visual Component Manager features a toolbar to select commonly used commands, and three panes for viewing the databases, folders and sub-folders, and individual items stored by Visual Component Manager. These elements are briefly described below.
Sets the focus of the Explorer pane to a different folder.
Moves the focus up one level in the Group Outline pane.
Creates a new folder in the current database and inserts it into the Explorer pane.
Opens the Find Items in Visual Component Manager dialog box, allowing you to search for items of any type. You can search by name, description, keywords, property values, or any combination.
Moves the current folder or item to the clipboard.
Copies the current folder or item to the clipboard.
Copies the group or item in the clipboard to the selected folder.
Toggles the display of the Explorer pane in the Visual Component Manager user interface.
Toggles the display of the Properties pane in the Visual Component Manager user interface.
The hierarchical navigation pane of the Visual Component Manager. It lists the Repository Databases, Folders, and sub-Froups currently loaded.
Displays the items (components) in the currently selected folder of the repository database.
Displays the properties of the currently selected item. For COM components, the Properties pane converts to a Browse pane to display the object hierarchy when you select Browse from the shortcut menu.