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This menu provides access to all common tasks related to the development of a Project.

The home tab gives you access to most common features that your Project needs. It's also the best way for you to add graphical objects (Controls) to your Project. You can add a Control to your Project simply by clicking on it or by dragging it onto a Form or Report.

Choosing this option, the Ribbon Bar presents the following possibilities:

In greater detail, the options, by section, are as follows:

• Save project - Click to save your project

• Database - Opens a new window related to databases. This is where you can define to which database your application connects to. For more information about this option you can click here.

• Comms - Opens a new window related to configuring communications. Communication Profiles are used to access the Database on the Server, either in online mode or synchronization. This is where you can define them.For more information about this option you can click here.

• Variables - Opens a new window related to global variables. Gives you access to edit your Project's Global Variables. For more information about this option you can click here.

• Project - Opens current Project's properties. Find out more here.

• Form - Opens current selected Form's properties. Find out more here.

• Control - Opens current selected Control's properties. Find out more here.

• New Form - Opens a new form for the active project. This option opens a new window. Find out more here.

• New Report - Opens a new Report for the active project. This option opens a new window. Find out more here.

For the selected form, you can insert this set of controls shown below. For more information on each of the controls, simply click on the name of the control to access a specific control page.

• Label - Insert a label.

• Text Box - Insert a text box.

• Button - Insert a button.

• Combo Box - Insert a Combo Box.

• Table - Insert a table.

• Image - Insert an image.

• Shape - Insert a shape.

• Chart - Insert a chart.

• Looper - Insert a looper.

• Scroll Area - Insert a scroll area.

• Tab - Insert a tab

• Check Box - Insert a check box (Different types of check boxes are available)

• Radio Button - Insert a radio button

• Draw - Insert an area for drawing

• HTML Viewer - Insert an area for HTML viewer

• Media Player - Insert a media player

• List - Insert a list

• Test on PC - Allows you to debug your Project on Kalipso's Simulator, simulate your project again the project or to launch your app locally if running on Windows 10. When opening this option, three possibilities appear: "Simulator", "Run Project Again" and "Windows 10". The first and third option are described in more detail here. The "Run Project Again" option differs from the "Simulator" option in that it does not compile the project again. In other words, it goes back to testing the project in the simulator, repeating the last compilation. It becomes useful when we just want to re-check something in the project without having made changes (which would force the project to be compiled again) and so it is faster.

• Test on Device - Allows you to deploy and debug your Project to a device with Android, Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Windows 10 or iOS operating systems. See more here.

• Align - Aligns a set of selected controls in different positions (top, left, right, etc.). Is the same options available in ribbon menu "Align".

• Position - Adjust the position of the selected controls:

  • Top - Moves controls to top

  • Bottom - Moves controls to bottom

  • Left - Moves controls to left

  • Right - Moves controls to right

  • Center Horizontally - Center controls horizontally

  • Center Vertically - Center controls vertically

  • Center Horizontally as One - Center controls horizontally as one

  • Center Vertically as One - Center controls vertically as one

• Rotate - Adjust the rotation of the selected controls.