Getting to know the application window

Quick access button

The Quick access button contains the following:

• Create a new project
• Open existing project
• Close project
• Save project
• Save project as…

  Quick access toolbar

By default, the Quick access toolbar contains the following:

• Create a new project
• Open existing project
• Save project

 Ribbon

Commands are organized in logical groups, which are collected together under tabs.  There are two tabs: Home and Resources

Home tab

Projects group

• New
• Open
• Save

Actions group

• Add database engine
• Add integration services package
• Generate documentation

Tools group

• Extended property editor
• Application options
• Project defaults

Resources tab

Support group

• Help
• Support forum
• Training
• FAQs
• Knowledge base
• Troubleshooting

About group

• About – Provides information about ApexSQL Doc

Purchase & upgrade group

• Contact us
• Activate
• Get updates

 Data sources and objects pane

The Data sources and objects pane contains the following tabs:

• Database engine
• Server
• Database options
• Database objects
• Dependencies
• Integration services
• Package details
• Performance intensive options

 Output options pane

• File format
• Styles
• Custom text
• Naming

 Selections page

The selections page contains the setting and selections currently available. This page, and the available options, will changed based on your current selection in either the Data sources and Objects pane or the Output options pane
 

 Status bar

• Databases: Shows the number of databases selected for documentation
• Packages: Shows the number of Integration service packages selected for documentation
• Output format: Shows the selected documentation output format

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