3.16. The “Main” Toolbar
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## 3.16. The “Main” Toolbar

The main toolbar provides quick access to frequently used items from the menu. This toolbar cannot be customized by the user, but it can be hidden using the View menu if the space on the screen is needed to show more packet data.

Items in the toolbar will be enabled or disabled (greyed out) similar to their corresponding menu items. For example, in the image below shows the main window toolbar after a file has been opened. Various file-related buttons are enabled, but the stop capture button is disabled because a capture is not in progress.

Figure 3.14. The “Main” toolbar

Table 3.14. Main toolbar items

Toolbar Icon | Toolbar Item | Menu Item | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
| Start | Capture → Start | Starts capturing packets with the same options as the last capture or the default options if none were set (Section 4.3, “Start Capturing”).
| Stop | Capture → Stop | Stops the currently running capture (Section 4.3, “Start Capturing”).
| Restart | Capture → Restart | Restarts the current capture session.
| Options…​ | Capture → Options…​ | Opens the “Capture Options” dialog box. See Section 4.3, “Start Capturing” for details.
| Open…​ | File → Open…​ | Opens the file open dialog box, which allows you to load a capture file for viewing. It is discussed in more detail in Section 5.2.1, “The “Open Capture File” Dialog Box”.
| Save As…​ | File → Save As…​ | Save the current capture file to whatever file you would like. See Section 5.3.1, “The “Save Capture File As” Dialog Box” for details. If you currently have a temporary capture file open the “Save” icon will be shown instead.
| Close | File → Close | Closes the current capture. If you have not saved the capture, you will be asked to save it first.
| Reload | View → Reload | Reloads the current capture file.
| Find Packet…​ | Edit → Find Packet…​ | Find a packet based on different criteria. See Section 6.8, “Finding Packets” for details.
| Go Back | Go → Go Back | Jump back in the packet history. Hold down the Alt key (Option on macOS) to go back in the selection history.
| Go Forward | Go → Go Forward | Jump forward in the packet history. Hold down the Alt key (Option on macOS) to go forward in the selection history.
| Go to Packet…​ | Go → Go to Packet…​ | Go to a specific packet.
| Go To First Packet | Go → First Packet | Jump to the first packet of the capture file.
| Go To Last Packet | Go → Last Packet | Jump to the last packet of the capture file.
| Auto Scroll in Live Capture | View → Auto Scroll in Live Capture | Auto scroll packet list while doing a live capture (or not).
| Colorize | View → Colorize | Colorize the packet list (or not).
| Zoom In | View → Zoom In | Zoom into the packet data (increase the font size).
| Zoom Out | View → Zoom Out | Zoom out of the packet data (decrease the font size).
| Normal Size | View → Normal Size | Set zoom level back to 100%.
| Resize Columns | View → Resize Columns | Resize columns, so the content fits into them.
| Reset Layout | View → Reset Layout | Reset layout to default size.

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