Shortcut Bar

The shortcut bar is used to quickly access the Setup Factory design dialogs.

It's located along the left side of the main screen by default, but you can dock it along the right side or let it float above the main screen if you prefer. To move the shortcut bar when it's docked, left-click on the gripper bar at the top, hold the mouse button down, and drag the shortcut bar to the desired location. To move the shortcut bar when it's floating, drag it by the title bar instead. To return the shortcut bar to its docked position, drag it to the left or right edge of the Setup Factory main screen.

You can toggle the shortcut bar on or off at any time by selecting View | Shortcut Bar from the menu.

There are six design dialogs you can access from the shortcut bar:

General Design

The General Design dialog is used to configure your product information, languages, serial numbers, and other important installation settings.

Screens

The Screens dialog allows you to configure the screens that will be displayed by your installer at run time.

Actions

The Actions dialog is used to define lists of actions that will be performed at run time. You can use actions to perform advanced installation tasks like manipulating variables, modifying the Registry, starting and stopping programs, and more.

Packages

The Packages dialog is used to define and localize packages. Packages are usually used to group files and provide custom installation options to users.

Runtime Support

The Runtime Support dialog allows you to select the runtime technologies you want to include in your project. This includes Visual Basic 5.0 and 6.0, Visual C++ 6.0, Visual FoxPro and many more.

Uninstall

The Uninstall dialog is where you can configure the uninstall routine for your installer.

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You can also access these dialogs at any time from the Design menu.