Force.com Toolbar Buttons

The Force.com perspective provides the following buttons in the Eclipse toolbar:

Button Description
Save button Saves changes to the active file. If you are working online, the file is saved to the server and refreshed.

In offline mode, this button saves the file locally only. To save a file to the server, right-click the file and choose Force.com | Save to Server. For details, see Working Offline.

Note

Red Salesforce cube button Opens Salesforce in your default browser.
Developer Force icon Opens the Salesforce Developers community in your default browser.
Deploy to Server icon Launches the Deploy to Server wizard for the active Force.com project. For details, see Deploying Code with the Force.com IDE.