# Tools menu

The Tools menu is a drop-down menu at the top of the screen, and contains the following commands:

* Edit module...: Opens the Edit Module dialog used for creating macros.

* Open QlikView AccessPoint: Opens the QlikView AccessPoint in a html window inside QlikView Desktop. This command is only available if a URL for QlikView AccessPoint has been configured on the User Preferences: Locations page.

  Information noteDocuments cannot be opened with the QlikView Plugin from the AccessPoint inside QlikView Desktop.

* Open QlikView Management Console: Opens the QlikView Management Console/QlikView Enterprise Management Console in an html window inside QlikView Desktop. This command is only available if a URL for QlikView Management Console/QlikView Enterprise Management Console has been configured on the User Preferences: Locations page.

* Quick Chart Wizard...: This wizard helps creating a simple chart in a quick and easy way, without bothering about the great number of different settings and options available.

* Time Chart Wizard...: This wizard helps with the common task of building charts where a given measure (expression) should be qualified and often compared by different time periods, e.g. current year, last year, year-to-date etcetera.

* Statistics Chart Wizard...: This wizard provides guidance for those who want to apply common statistical tests on data in QlikView.

* Box Plot Wizard: This wizard creates a combo chart, often used for display of statistical data.

* Alerts...: Opens the Alerts dialog where alerts can be defined and edited.

* Alert Wizard...: This wizard helps with the task of defining an alert.

* Theme Maker Wizard: This wizard is used for creating a new theme or editing an existing theme.

## Learn more

* [Edit Module](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Edit_Module2.htm)
* [Quick Chart Wizard](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Quick_Chart_Wizard.htm)
* [Time Chart Wizard](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Time_Chart_Wizard.htm)
* [Statistics Chart Wizard](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Statistics_Chart_Wizard.htm)
* [Boxplot Wizard Start Page](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Boxplot_Wizard_Start_Page.htm)
* [Alerts dialog](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/AlertsDialog.htm)
* [Alert Wizard](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/Alert_Wizard.htm)
* [Theme Maker Wizard](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview/September2026/Subsystems/Client/Content/QV_QlikView/ThemeMaker_Wizard.htm)