Description
The new buttons on the left end of the PowerBar represent a major change in the way you work in PowerBuilder.
New, Inherit, Open, and Preview buttons Enable you to work with objects anytime without first thinking about the painter you need to use.

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Use this PowerBar button
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To do this
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New
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Access wizards (Start, Object, and Project) and tools and create new objects
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Inherit
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Create a new object using inheritance
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Open
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Open an existing object
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Preview
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Run a window or preview a DataWindow
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Select Application and Library List buttons Enable you to change applications and specify the application's associated libraries. You no longer use the Application painter for these changes.

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Use this PowerBar button
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Select Application
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Change the current application by selecting an existing application or creating a new application
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Library List
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Specify the libraries for the current application
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To-Do List button Enables you to display the To-Do List. Most PowerBuilder wizards add items to the To-Do List, and you can add items too. Items can have links to the location in PowerBuilder where the item will be completed.

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Use this PowerBar button
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To do this
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To-Do List
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Display the To-Do List; track development tasks that PowerBuilder automatically added to the list; add items of your own; and for linked items, quickly go to the painter and object you want
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For more information
Object-centric development To-Do List to track and facilitate development
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