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File Menu


The File menu (shown in Figure A) is available in each of the main XML Authority windows and contains general options for file use, import/export, and printing.

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Figure A - File Menu


Figure B - Schema Info

New -
Opens an Untitled window at its Element Types pane where a new schema can be created.
Open -
Opens a dialog box where you can search for a file to be opened in XML Authority.  When a file is selected in this dialog box, the Element Types pane is the first view that is shown for the file.
Open From -
Opens a file based on a URL address. Open From can be used to open files from a web server directory.  If you are opening from the base URL set in the Preferences window, you only need to specify the file path from the base forward. 
Close -
Closes the currently active window.
Info -
Specify a namespace for your schema and view schema statistics. See Figure B.   
Import and Export-
Provide a convenient means for the import and export of schema information (such as SGML DTDs, Java classes, text files, and XML data).
Save and Save As... -
Used to save the currently active file to disk.  Save will automatically save the file to its given filename; if it does not have one yet (i.e., it is Untitled), it will prompt the user to give it a filename.  If you save a schema that has been included by reference in another schema that is currently open, the information for the other schema will be refreshed to reflect the newly saved version. Save As... will always prompt the user for a filename when saving.
Save To -
Save a file to a web server directory by specifying a full URL, including a name for the file, in the dialog box that appears.  If you are saving to the base URL set in the Preferences window, you only need to specify the file path from the base forward. 
Save Diagram As -
The Save Diagram As option lets you save the currently displayed element content model diagram as a GIF file.
Print Setup -
The Print Setup option lets you set margins for your schema printouts.
Print -
The Print Option lets you print your schemas.
(Last Edited Files)-
Lists up to the last five files that were edited.  To quickly open one of these files, simply click on the desired file's name.  A window will open for that file and will place you in the Element Types pane.
Exit -
Closes all open XML Authority windows and ends the application.

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