Collabora Office Basic IDE

Opens the Basic IDE where you can write and edit BASIC macros.

This section describes the structure of the Basic IDE.

To access this command...

From the menu bar:

Choose Tools - Macro - Edit Macro.

From the tabbed interface:

Choose Tools - Basic.

On the Tools menu of the Tools tab, choose Edit Macro.

From toolbars:

Edit Macro

Macro Toolbar

The Macro Toolbar contains commands to create, edit, and run macros.

The Watch window allows you to observe the value of variables during the execution of a program. Define the variable in the Watch text box. Click on Enable Watch to add the variable to the list box and to display its values.

Call Stack Window (Calls)

The Call Stack allows you to monitor the sequence of procedures and functions during the execution of a program. The procedures are functions are displayed bottom to top with the most recent function or procedure call at the top of the list.

Manage Breakpoints

Specifies the options for breakpoints.

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Basic IDE

Commands From the Context menu of the Module Tabs

Insert

Module

Inserts a new module into the current library.

Dialog

Inserts a new dialog into the current library.

Delete

Deletes the selected module.

Rename

Renames the current module in place.

Hide

Hides the current module.

Modules

Opens the Macro Organizer dialog.