Default Menus

Default File Menu Description


New Displays the New dialogue box, where a new file or project can be created.
Open Displays the Open dialogue box, where existing files can be opened.
Open URL Displays the Open URL dialogue box, where a URL can be entered. If the URL is successfully located, the source text of that URL is opened in a new document window, ready for editing.
Close Closes all the windows of the active document without exiting the application. If the document contains any unsaved changes, you will be prompted to save the document before closing.
Open Project Displays the Open Project dialogue box, where an existing project can be opened.
Close Project Closes the active project without exiting the application. If the project contains unsaved changes, you will be prompted to save the files before closing.
Save Project Saves the active project with its current project name and location.
Save Saves the active document with its current filename, location and file format. If it is a new document, the Save As dialogue box will be displayed.
Save As Saves the active document with a different filename, location, or file format.
Save As Template Saves the active document as a template (which can be accessed from the File > New dialogue box).
Save All Saves all open documents with their current filenames, locations and file formats. If any of the open documents are new, the Save As dialogue box will be displayed.
Page Setup Displays the Page Setup dialogue box, where the page margins, paper size, page orientation, paper source, and printer properties for the active document can be set.
Print Displays the Print dialogue box. Click OK to print the active document or selection.
Send Sends the active document as an email message using your default email software.
Recent Files Displays a list of the most recently opened files.
Recent Projects Displays a list of the most recently opened projects.
Exit Closes XMLwriter after prompting you to save any modified documents.

Default Edit Menu Description


Undo Reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed.
Redo Reverses the action of the Undo command.
Cut Cuts the selection from the active document and places it on the Clipboard.
Copy Copies the selection to the Clipboard.
Paste Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the current cursor position, or replaces the selection.
Clear Deletes the selected text.
Select All Selects all of the text in the active document.
Indent Indents the current line or selection by one tab.
Unindent Unindents the current line or selection by one tab.
Find Displays the Find dialogue box, where a string of text can be entered. Press Enter to search the active document for the specified string.
Find Next Finds, and highlights, the next occurrence of the specified text in the active document.
Replace Displays the Replace dialogue box. The string you wish to replace in the active document should be entered into the "Find what:" text box, and the string you wish to replace it with should be entered into the "Replace with:" text box.
Bookmarks Toggle Bookmark - Toggles a bookmark on and off the line where the cursor is placed in the active document.

Go To Next - Moves the cursor to the next line containing a bookmark in the active document.

Go To Previous - Moves the cursor to the previous line containing a bookmark in the active document.

Clear All - Removes all bookmarks in the active document.
Go To Displays the Go To dialogue box, where a line number can be entered. The cursor is displayed at the specified line number.
Read Only Toggles the read only status of the active document an and off (RO is displayed in the status bar). A read only document cannot be modified.

Default View Menu Description


Toolbars Main Toolbar - Toggles the Main Toolbar on and off. The toolbar can be docked/undocked by clicking and dragging the grippers on the left side of the toolbar.

Tools Toolbar - Toggles the Tools Toolbar on and off. The toolbar can be docked/undocked by clicking and dragging the grippers on the left side of the toolbar.
Status Bar Toggles the status bar on and off.
Workspace Toggles the Workspace on and off. The Workspace consists of the Project View, TagBar and Output View. Each view is activated by clicking on its respective tab. The Workspace can be docked/undocked by clicking and dragging the grippers on the top of the Workspace window.
Tool View Toggles the Tool View on and off. The Tool View can be docked/undocked by clicking and dragging the grippers on the left side of the Tool View.
Full Screen Toggles the full screen mode on and off. Hides the toolbar, title bar, menus and status bar so you can view more of your document.
Preferences Displays the Preferences dialogue box, where you can modify various program settings.
Customize Displays the Customize dialogue box, where you can customize toolbar buttons, menu commands, and shortcut keys.

Default Project Menu Description


Add New Displays the New dialogue box, where a new file can be created in the active project.
Add New Folder Displays the New Folder dialogue box, where a new folder name can be entered. Press Enter to create the new folder in the active project.
Add Files Displays the Add File to Project dialogue box, where one or more existing files can be added to the active project.
Add Folder Contents Displays the Browse for Folder dialogue box, where an existing folder can be selected, and added to the active project. When a folder is selected, all of its contents are included.
Set Output Folder Displays the Browse For Folder dialogue box, where you can temporarily specify an output folder destination for your output files.
Validate All Files Validates all the XML files in the active project. Also checks for well-formedness of XML, XSL, and DTD files.
Convert All XML Files Using XSL Converts all the XML files with associated XSL stylesheets in the active project.

Default Tools Menu Description


Preview in Window Previews the active document in the internal browser.
Preview in Browser Previews the active document in the selected external browser (you can change the external browser in View > Preferences > Tools > External Browser).
Check if Well Formed Checks active document for well-formedness.
Validate XML File Validates the active XML document.
Convert Using XSL Converts the active XML document using its associated XSL stylesheet.
View As Tree Previews the active document in the Tree View.
Load TagBar Displays the Load Schema into TagBar dialogue box, where an existing Schema document can be selected.
User Tools Displays the User Tools dialogue box, where you can define a new User Tool.

Default Window Menu Description


New Window Opens a new window view of the active document. This allows you to view different parts of a document at the same time.
Split Splits the active window into panes, or allows you to relocate an existing split.
Close Closes the active window. If the document contains any unsaved changes, you will be prompted to save the document before closing.
Close All Documents Closes all document windows without exiting the application. If any of the documents contain any unsaved changes, you will be prompted to save those documents before closing.
Next Activates the next window.
Previous Activates the previous window.
Cascade Arranges all the open windows as overlapping tiles.
Tile Horizontally Arranges all the open windows horizontally, as non-overlapping tiles.
Tile Vertically Arranges all the open windows vertically, as non-overlapping tiles.
Arrange Icons Arranges minimized windows at the bottom of the window.
Windows Opens the Windows dialogue box, where open documents can be activated, saved, closed, cascaded, tiled or minimized.

Default Help Menu Description


Contents Opens the contents page of XMLwriter's program help.
Search Opens the search page of XMLwriter's program help.
Index Opens the index page of XMLwriter's program help.
What's This? Activates What's This? help. Click What's This?, then click anywhere in the program to display a pop-up window describing its function.
Tip of the Day Displays the Tip of the Day dialogue box.
Online Registration Links to the online XMLwriter registration page.
Enter Registration Details Displays the XMLwriter Registration dialogue box.
XMLwriter On The Web Has links to the XMLwriter website, including links to XMLwriter news, FAQs, support forms, and feedback forms.
About XMLwriter Displays program information and copyright.

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