Title Bar
Displays a project file name or screen title.
Menu Bar
Displays GP-Pro EX operation menus. Available menus change
depending on what you are editing.
The project's [New], [Save], and other
commands work on the entire project's operations and settings.
3.7.1 Creating a New
Project
3.7.2 Properties Settings
Guide
3.7.4 Utility Settings
Tool for use with the editing area.
8.2.1 Introducing Edit
Tools
Sets up the GP-Pro EX display options.
3.7.5 Preferences Settings
Guide
Lists the common settings.
5.4 Common
Settings
Lists the drawing tools.
Lists the parts tools.
For creating new screens or checking screen
information.
3.7.6 Screen Settings Guide
For checking the GP-Pro EX version, checking
for updates, and opening the manual.
Operation State Bar
Select [System Settings], [Edit], [Preview], [Simulation],
[Transfer Project], or [Monitor] to view the associated operation
screen.
Displays the System Settings.
5.3 System
Settings Guide
Displays the screen editor in the workspace.
You can draw graphics and define common settings.
Displays the preview screen. Here you can
confirm the display state of screens. You can copy previews to the
clipboard or save them as JPEG files.
Starts Simulation. You can check actions
before you transfer the project file and without connecting to the
PLC.
Transfer Tool launches.
34.11.1 Transfer
Settings Guide
When the display unit is connected to the PC,
you can view the operation and state of the logic program on the
display unit from the PC.
30.11
Monitoring Logic Programs on the Computer (Online Monitor)
Toolbar
Displays command icons, such as Part, Draw or Edit. Click one of
these icons with the mouse to execute the operation.
You can show or hide the toolbar. From the [View (V)] menu,
select [Toolbar (T)]. Also, the bar can be moved by dragging and
placing it on the left, right, top, or bottom of the screen. Listed
are the following sections on the Toolbar.
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You can customize the toolbar depending on
frequency of use.
On the [View (V)] menu, point to [Preferences (O)], select
[Toolbar], and click [Toolbar Settings]. The Toolbar Settings
window appears. It allows you to add and delete icons.
Alternatively, right-click the icon on the toolbar to display the
Toolbar Settings window.
Standard
Edit
Display
Draw
Parts
Instructions
Package
Common Settings
Editing Area Tiling
Change part state
Work Space
The associated window appears.
You can change the location of the window by dragging and dropping
the window onto one of the directional icons below.
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Arrows on the icon's top, bottom, left and right
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Arrows that appear at the top, bottom, left and
right sides of the editing area 
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You can overlap or set up a tabbed display for
windows., can be placed overlapping and displayed by switching
using tabs.
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Click the icon 
to minimize the window
display.
Editing Area
This is the area used to edit a screen. The editing area
displays Base Screens, Window Screens, or the registration of each
function's [Common Settings] and setting screens.
You can change the display format of the screen editor from the
[View (V)] menu's [Editing Area (B)] option. You can also change
the Base or Window screen display with the [View (V)] menu's [Zoom
(Z)] or [Change Language (L)] commands.
Status Bar
Starting from the left, the status bar information indicates the
following.
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Information on selected parts
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Display Navigator
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Part at the frontmost part of the screen in the
Display Navigator
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Mouse coordinates in the editing area
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Display unit model name
Information on selected parts
From the left, displays information of selected parts in the
following order.
Part Name, Parts ID, (left X-coordinate, top
Y-coordinate)-(right X-coordinate, bottom Y-coordinate), [Part
width×height]
Display Navigator
Shows and hides parts on the screen editor.
On the Display Navigator, click 
to hide parts on the screen in
order from the frontmost part (last part drawn on the screen).
Click the icon 
to show the parts again in
reverse order of the hidden parts.
Parts that are hidden by the [Display Navigator] are grayed out
in the [Screen Data List] window. Select the gray parts in the list
to display it.
Part at the frontmost part of the screen in the
Display Navigator
Displays the name of the part at the frontmost part of the
screen in the Display Navigator.
Mouse coordinates in the editing area
Displays the position (X / Y coordinates) of the mouse on the
screen editor. The top-left of the screen is (0, 0).
Display unit model name
Shows the model name of the display unit set up in the
project.
Zoom Box
The window displays the enlarged image around the cursor.
From the [View (V)] menu, select [Zoom Box] to display/hide the
screen or to change the enlargement percentage.
Function Bar
Lists the operations allocated to the function keys. Click the
function bar to directly trigger the associated operation.
3.7.5.3 Preferences - Function
Bar
left and right to show and hide
parts.