The Tool box contain functions for specific task you can select depending on your needs. You can also add a new function by using the script editor.

There is up to eight tool box you access from the main menu View → Tool box, or using the keyboard shortcut F1 to F8. Press the same key again to hide the left panel.

The Tool box are show vertically on the left of the screen, this let enough space for the chart itself with most of the wide screen display. The Tool box width can be adjusted with the mouse, and if your screen is too small a scroll bar can be used.

Each Tool box contain three part:
- Up to two button bar where you can add the same button as in the tool bar.
- The main area with specific button and text box.
- At the bottom, two buttons allow to select or edit the scripts.

Open the menu Setup→Manage toolbox or click the Manage toolbox button.

Click on the Script column to select the tool you want for the corresponding F key.
Right click on a row to open a menu that allow to open a script at another location or to remove a script assignment.

This panel contain convenient functions when you use the program connected to a goto telescope.

It contain the telescope control function, including a virtual handpad.
To use the handpad select first if the direction button need to be swapped and select the speed (in degree/second) from the list. Then click one of the direction button to start the move, and click the Stop button to stop.

You can navigate your observing list or search for an object name.

Each time an object is selected the “Target” coordinates on the top are updated and ready to use with the telescope buttons.

The Information box give the detailed information about the object without the need to open a separate window.

This panel group the information about the Solar System objects.

The tool bar contain the related buttons so you not need to add them to the main screen.

You can select a planet, comet or asteroid from the specific box.

For the comet and asteroid you can filter the list using your criteria.
Click on a row and the Center button to center the object on the map.
You can also select some objects in the list and click the Mark button to draw a circle on the map at the object location, independently of the object visibility .

The Information box give the detailed information about the object without the need to open a separate window.

This panel contain the tools to quickly change the date and the observer location.

The tool bar contain the related buttons so you not need to add them to the main screen.

The first group allow to change the date and time. Use the negative sign format for BC years.

The next group contain the information about the current location.
A drop down list allow to quickly change for an UTC time zone.

Then your favorite location are listed for selection.
You can also load an other list from a file.
A few interesting antic location are added at the bottom of the list to serve as an example for the file format.

The Information box give the detailed information about the selected object without the need to open a separate window.

This panel contain the tools to interface with PHD2 Guiding.