Toolbar Buttons

Force.com IDE is in a maintenance-only state. We still provide support for the product through our official channels, but updates prior to October 12, 2019 will be only for critical security issues that arise. On October 12, 2019, we will no longer provide support or updates of any kind for Force.com IDE. On that date, we will also begin archiving documentation and removing download links for the product. We recommend that you start migrating to Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code or one of the great tools made by our partners. For more information, see The Future of Salesforce IDEs on the Salesforce Developers Blog.

Warning

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 Offline and Online Modes.

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 project. For details, see Deploy Code with the Force.com IDE.