# Buttons bar

## Introduction

The buttons bar sits at the bottom of the Form Builder screen.

![The buttons bar](/files/d1WocsRqwAQlh0DoEore)

By default, the bar includes the following buttons:

* **"Home"**:
  * Go back to the Form Runner Landing page.
  * If the current form is not saved, you will be prompted to save it.
* **Summary"**:
  * Go back to the [Form Builder Summary page](/form-builder/summary-page.md).
  * If the current form is not saved, you will be prompted to save it.
* **New"**:
  * Close the current form and create a new one.
  * If the current form is not saved, you will be prompted to save it.
* **Export buttons"**:
  * Excel Export: export the form in Excel format
    * This is an Orbeon Forms PE feature.
  * XML Export: export the form in "XML with metadata" format
    * This is an Orbeon Forms PE feature.
  * XHTML Export
    * [\[SINCE Orbeon Forms 2023.1\]](/release-notes/orbeon-forms-2023.1.md)
    * Export the form definition in XHTML+XForms format (the Orbeon Forms form definition format).
    * This produces a file with the same content shown by the ["Edit Source" dialog](/form-builder/advanced/edit-source.md).
* **Test functions"**:
  * [Test](/form-builder/advanced/web-test.md): open the form in test mode
  * [Test PDF](/form-builder/advanced/pdf-test.md): open the "Test PDF" dialog for testing PDF output
    * This is an Orbeon Forms PE feature.
  * [Test Offline](/form-builder/advanced/offline-test.md): open the form in test mode, but using the "offline" (JavaScript) runtime (experimental)
    * This is an Orbeon Forms PE feature.
  * [Formula Inspector](/form-builder/formulas/formulas-inspector.md): observe formulas and their dependencies (experimental)
* **Publish"**:
  * Open the ["Publish" dialog](/form-builder/form-editor/publishing.md) to publish the form definition
  * This will automatically save the form definition if you complete publishing in the dialog.
* **Save"**:
  * Save, but don't publish, the in-progress form definition

The buttons are configurable with the `oxf.fr.detail.buttons.orbeon.builder` property. The default value is, for Orbeon Forms 2023.1 PE:

```xml
<property as="xs:string" name="oxf.fr.detail.buttons.orbeon.builder">
    home
    summary
    new
    form-definition-xhtml-export|excel-export|xml-export|form-definition-xhtml-export
    test|test-pdf|test-offline|test-formulas
    publish
    save
</property>
```

Buttons combined with the `|` character show as a combined "drop-up" button.

## Messages area

The buttons bar also includes transient messages, which appear in the messages area. Here is an example:

![The buttons bar with a status message](/files/0pD0KdsMEsl1ter5R9TY)

## See also

* [Form editor](/form-builder/form-editor.md)
* [Form area](/form-builder/form-editor/form-area.md)
* [Toolbox](/form-builder/form-editor/toolbox.md)


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