Monitored soap messages appear in the SoapTrace.Net's main window

The window's caption shows what the application is currently monitoring, in the screenshot above it is monitoring soap messages sent to and received from www.codeproject.com.
SoapTrace.Net has a Firefox style tabbed interface, allowing multiple monitors to be set up. Each tab has its own settings, which can be accessed via the File->Settings menu options.
To open a new tab use the File->New Tab menu option.
To close the currently active tab use the File->Close menu option.

| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | The time the message was received. |
| Operation | The web service operation inferred from the Http header's SoapAction field. |
| Web Service | The web service inferred from the request url |
| Source | The IP address and port of the client sending the soap request. |
The list view's font can be changed by selecting the menu option "Format"->"List Font...".
The soap message's font can be changed by selecting the menu option "Format"->"Text Font...".
The soap message's word wrap setting can be changed by selecting the menu option "Format"->"Word Wrap".
To clear the display of messages, select the menu option "View"->"Clear". This clears the messages on the currently active tab if multiple are open.
The "View" menu has the following options:
Below these options are the custom formatters. The "Formatted Soap Parameters" formatter that is provided with SoapTrace.Net handles:
Xml sent as string parameters (i.e. not using complex types).
Xml or text sent as base 64 encoded gzipped content.