Table 1-2.

IntelliJ IDE
Main Menu bar there are many ways to accomplish any task in the iDe; you can use
the various keyboard shortcuts or the context menus, but the most
comprehensive means of navigation will be on the main menu bar. this bar
sits on the very top of the iDe.
tool Window bar the tool window bar runs along the perimeter of the iDe window. it contains
the individual buttons you need to activate specific tool windows.
Show/hide tool
window
this is a fast shortcut to view the various tool windows in iDea. the tool
windows can also be viewed or hidden from the main menu bar, View ➤
Tool Windows.
Main editor window this is the most prominent window, and it has the most screen real estate.
the editor window is where you can create and modify project files and
source files.
tool bar the tool bar lets you do a wide range of actions (e.g., save files, run the app,
open the aVD manager, open the SDK manager, undo, redo actions, etc.).
navigation bar it allows you to navigate the project files. this is just a more compact view
of the “project files” window. it’s a horizontally arranged collection of arrow
boxes that resembles some sort of breadcrumb navigation that you can
find on some websites. You can open your project files either through the
navigation bar or the project tool window.
project tool window Shows you the files in your project. if you want to open a particular file,
double-click that file from this window and it will be opened in the main
editor window. You can also use context menus on the items in this window.
Context menus allows for alternative ways to accomplish task in the iDe
(e.g., adding a class file, running codes, debugging, etc.).
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