The Properties Toolbar
The Properties Toolbar, as its name indicates, shows the properties of the currently selected object. This object can be an application, a frame or an object in the frame. Each property is shown as a single line, with means to edit it. The edit options can be a button, a checkbox, a color selector, an edit line etc. : every line can be different from the other depending on the item to edit. To edit an item, simply click on it. The properties are grouped in folders, and you can choose the correct folder by clicking on the tab icon on the top of the properties toolbar. This toolbar is used very often in Clickteam Fusion 2.5, so you should not hide it. However you can do it if you want to free space in the workspace: each item in the application contains a Properties entry in its context menu, to re-open the property window if necessary. You can also undock this window. Just drag it to the center of the screen. When the window is a floating window, you will notice a button with a circle in the top-right corner, to the left of the Close button. Click this button to prevent the window from being closed when you click elsewhere on the screen. Click this button again to make it “auto-closable”.
The Workspace Toolbar
The Workspace Toolbar might be the most important toolbar of all : it displays in great details the content of your application. All the items in the list are classified in order, from the application to the object : applications contain frames, which contain objects. You can select any item in the tree, and its properties will appear in the property toolbar for you to modify them. You can also cut / copy / paste / clone / delete frames directly in this toolbar. A click with the right mouse-button will open the popup menu relative to the item you clicked on. It is also possible to drag & drop frames and objects in this window : simply use you mouse as you would do for any drag & drop operation.
The Run Toolbar
The Run toolbar contains icons to launch your application, or the current frame. This icon will launch your project (launches the first application contained in the project) Launches the current application. Launches the current frame. Stops the current application / frame and returns to the editor. Builds and run the current application.
The Navigate Toolbar
The Navigate toolbar contains icons to facilitate the navigation in the application, and to open the different editors. Opens the storyboard editor. Opens the frame editor. Opens the event editor. Opens the event-list editor. Opens the data elements editor. Returns one step in the list of opened editors. Clickteam Fusion 2.5 remembers all the editors and frames opened at a time. This icon allows you to navigate in the list and open the previous editor/frame in just one click. Goes one step forward in the list of opened editors. This combo box allows you to jump directly to a specific frame. Jumps to the previous frame in the current editor. Jumps to the next frame in the current editor.
Exploring the screen
The Clickteam Fusion 2.5 screen is made of different elements : The menu bar, contains all the possible menu choices One or more Icon toolbars, which provide shortcuts to some of the menu options The Workspace toolbar, which displays the files currently edited and their components The Properties toolbar, which displays the properties of the currently selected object (or frame, or application) The Library toolbar, which displays the content of the library The Layers toolbar, in the frame editor An Editor bar which displays icons of commands specific to the current editor One or several Editor windows to edit a frame or an application In the bottom of the screen, the Status bar which displays some information about the editor or commands being executed.
The Main Toolbar
The main toolbar contains the basic functions you would expect to load / save your application. New CTRL + N Creates a new application file. Open CTRL + O Opens an existing application file. Save CTRL + S Saves the current application file. Cut CTRL + X Cuts the current selection and copies it into the clipboard. Copy CTRL + C Copies the current selection to the clipboard. Paste CTRL + V Pastes the content of the clipboard into the screen. Undo CTRL + Z Performs one step of UNDO. Redo CTRL + Y Performs one step of REDO. Contents Opens Clickteam Fusion 2.5 help window.
