The tool bar provides quick access to a number of options in the Taverna Workbench for opening, closing, editing and running workflows.

Clicking on an individual icon in the toolbar will perform the following actions:
| Icon | Description |
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Create new workflow |
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Open workflow |
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Save workflow |
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Close workflow |
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Run workflow |
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Create new workflow input port |
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Create new workflow output port |
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Rename an input or output port, or a specific processor |
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Save the workflow diagram in a selected format |
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Remove the previous action on the current workflow |
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Repeat the previous action on the current workflow |
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Remove the selected component from the workflow |
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Copy the selected component onto the workflow |
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Paste the selected component onto the workflow |
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Delete the selected component from the workflow |
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Enable new plugins or updates to be downloaded and installed |