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Address Bar – The full path of the folder shown in the active view. Clicking on the down arrow provides a hierarchical view from the current folder to the highest folder on the system.

Back Button – Moves backward through the local and/or server view history.

Change View Button – Moves the view through the three view styles: Details, List, and Icons.

Clear Button – Removes all text from the login boxes and resets the Port box to 21. This is useful if you have logged out and need to clear the boxes to enter different server information.

Connect/Abort Button – Click the Connect Button once you have filled out the login boxes with the proper information. Clicking the Connect Button will change it into the Abort Button. You can click it in case you need to abort the connection attempt.

Current Folder and File Info – Show the number of folders and files in the view as well as the number of selected items in the view.

Current Local Folder – The name of the folder whose contents are currently being shown in the local view.

Current Remote Folder – The name of the folder whose contents are currently being shown in the server view.

Delete Button – Provides a dialog to delete the currently selected items in the active view.

Disconnect Button – Closes the current connection, returning to the Login View.

Download/Upload Button – Downloads/Uploads the currently selected items to the opposite view.

Favorites Button – Provides a dialog to add a new Account or to add a new Account Snapshot.

Favorites View – Window that shows all of the accounts and their corresponding favorites. Click the plus/minus next to an account to expand/contract the favorites for that account.

Forward Button – Moves forward through the local and/or server view history.

Home Button – Left clicking this button returns the local and server views to the place they were at login. Right clicking this button changes both views to their highest point in the folder hierarchy.

Info Button – Provides detailed information on the currently selected items in the active view. It also provides a place to change file permissions.

Local “My PC” View – The local view of the folders and files on your computer for the current local folder.

Local Path – Enter the initial local path on your computer that you would like to start in once you have been connected to the server. By default this will log you into the Springboard.

Login View – Window that holds the login boxes, the Connect/Abort button, and the Show/Hide Advanced View button. The application starts with the Simple Login by default

New Folder Button – Presents a dialog box allowing the creation of a new folder in the active view.

Password – Enter the password that corresponds to the Server Address and User Name into this box.

Port – Enter the server port to use when you connect to the server. Most FTP servers use port number 21 by default.

Progress Bar – Provides a visual representation of upload/download progress with a progress percentage in text to the right. It also flashes if the application is busy doing something for which a percentage is not relevant.

Refresh Button – Reloads the file/folder information for the active view.

Remote “Server” View – The remote view of the folders and files on the server for the current remote folder.

Resize Handle – Click and drag on the Resize Handle to resize the main window of the application. The size and position of the application are saved when you exit the program, and are then reloaded upon start.

Server Address – Enter the server or “host” address into this box. This can be obtained from the administrator of your site.

Server Path – Enter the initial remote path on the server that would like to start in once you have been connected to the server. By default this will log you into the “root” directory.

Show/Hide Advanced Login – Click the Show Advanced Login button to show the Advanced View. The Advanced Login View provides extra login boxes to set the initial local/remote path, and the port.

Show/Hide Log View – Toggles the log view on or off.

Status Bar – Gives the status of Tango FTP: Idle, Logging in, Connecting, Uploading, Downloading, Creating Directories, Moving or Deleting.

Tango FTP Status – This area on the Status Bar displays information about executing any FTP operations, such as Connecting, Logging in, Uploading, Downloading, Moving, and Deleting.

Tool Bar - Holds the Tool Bar buttons and the Address Bar

Up Folder Button – Left clicking this button moves up one folder from the folder shown in the view. Right clicking this button moves the remote view to the top folder on the server, and the local view to the Springboard.

Upload/Download Button – Uploads/Downloads the currently selected items to the opposite view.

User Name – Enter the user name that corresponds to the Server Address into this box.

 

 

 

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