Menu bar. The menu bar contains menus with all of the Project Merge Tool commands.
Toolbar. The toolbar contains buttons for commonly used Project Merge Tool commands.
Content window. The content window shows the folders you want to compare or merge. The left column is the ancestor. If you are merging folders, the right column is the target. The columns in between are derivatives.
Status bar. If an object is selected, the status bar shows information about the current ancestor, derivative, or target column and the differences on the selected row. If no objects are selected, it shows tooltips for the toolbar buttons. It also shows the number of files and the number of conflicts that are resolved.
Scroll icons. In the middle of the status bar are icons that scroll the content window to the ancestor, derivatives, and target columns.
Animated icon. When the icon rotates, it indicates the Project Merge Tool is busy. While the tool is busy, you can only navigate the main tree display.
Attribute columns. You can add columns of additional information about the item revisions in the Fields tab of the Options dialog box.
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