Appendix A • Menu Overview

Contents of this Appendix

•   A.1 The Apple Menu

•  A.2 The File Menu

•  A.3 The Edit Menu

•  A.4 The Configure Menu

•  A.5 The Status Menu

InterPPP displays a menu bar (Figure A.1) containing five items. For more information on the functions and uses of the menu items, see the sections of this document dedicated to their specific tasks.

Figure A.1 The InterPPP Menu Bar

A.1 The Apple Menu

The first item in the Apple menu (Figure A.2) is About InterPPP™…. Select this item to view the About InterPPP dialog that displays general copyright information for the InterPPP application. Click the close box to close the dialog. Refer to the user guides included with your Macintosh computer for information on other Apple menu items.

Figure A.2 A Standard Apple Menu

A.2 The File Menu

The File menu is shown in Figure A.3. 

Figure A.3 The File Menu

New Connection…
     allows you to create a new connection document.

Open Connection…
     opens an existing connection document.

New CCL Script…
     allows you to create a new CCL script.

Open CCL Script…
     opens an existing CCL script.

Close
     closes the active InterPPP window.

Save
     saves the displayed connection document, CCL script, or Activity Log.

Save As…
     lets you save the displayed connection document, CCL script, or Activity 
     Log under a new name.

Page Setup…
     allows you to select print options for a CCL script or Activity Log.

Print…
     lets you print a displayed CCL script or Activity Log.

            The Print command only applies to CCL scripts and Activity Logs. 
             Connection documents cannot be printed.

Quit
     closes the InterPPP application, including all active windows, and shuts
     down any open connections.

A.3 The Edit Menu

The Edit menu is shown in Figure A.4. 

Figure A.4 The Edit Menu

Undo
     cancels your last action.

Cut
     deletes the selection and temporarily places it into the Clipboard. The 
     selection can be pasted to another location.

Copy
     copies the selection and temporarily places it into the Clipboard. The 
     selection can be pasted to another location.

Paste
     inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point.

Clear
     deletes a selection. No confirmation of the Clear command is required. 
     Immediately select Undo if you have mistakenly cleared a selection.

Show Clipboard
     displays the contents of the Clipboard.

A.4 The Configure Menu

The Configure menu is shown in Figure A.5.

Figure A.5 The Configure Menu

Connection…
     brings an open connection document to the front of your desktop.

Modem…
     allows you to specify your modem parameters.

PPP…
     enables you to configure your PPP connection.

TCP/IP…
     lets you specify your TCP/IP network information.

AppleTalk…
     displays the status of your AppleTalk connection.

A.5 The Status Menu

The Status menu is shown in Figure A.6.

Figure A.6 The Status Menu

Status…
     displays detailed progress information for an active connection.

Activity Log…
     displays the contents of the current log file for all connections attempted 
     since your Macintosh was last restarted.