The components of the InfoAssist Application window
are shown in the following image.
The InfoAssist main interface components are annotated as follows:
Application button. Provides
access to the Application menu of procedure-related commands.
Quick Access Toolbar. Displays
frequently-used commands, such as New, Open, Save, Undo, Redo, View
code, Run, and Preview, in a toolbar that remains visible. For more
information, see Quick Access Toolbar.
Ribbon. Displays
the commands you need to create reports, charts,
and documents. It also displays the Help menu. For details,
see Ribbon.
Help. Provides
access to the online documentation window for InfoAssist.
Resources panel. Displays
the fields from the selected data source in the Data pane. Also
displays the Query Design pane below the Data pane, except in Query
Design view. For more information, see Understanding the Resources Panel.
Results panel. Displays
the Query Design pane, Layout canvas, or Output window.
The Query Design
pane appears when you activate the Query Design mode.
The Layout canvas
appears in Live Preview mode when you create or modify a report.
In Live Preview mode, the Results panel displays a preview of the
report as you create the report.
The Output window
appears when you execute a report.
Navigation taskbar. Displays
groups and icons that provide different views and quick access to
all active reports and report output. For details, see Using the Navigation Taskbar.
Status bar. Provides
an output format button that you click to see the selected format
and an output target button that you click to view the selected option
for displaying new output windows or tabs. For more information,
see Using the Status Bar.