In the Windows
version, own ConceptDraw files have the following extensions:
document - cdd; template - cdt; library - cdl; workspace - cdw.Working with files
ConceptDraw works with its own file types: document, template, library, workspace. Besides that, the Import/Export functions let you work with data in formats supported by other applications.
In the Windows
version, own ConceptDraw files have the following extensions:
document - cdd; template - cdt; library - cdl; workspace - cdw.
From the File menu choose New/Document. A blank document window opens.
Note: You can also click the New button 
on the toolbar.
| Ctrl+N |
 Cmd+N |
Creating a new document from a template.
A template includes a document with all its settings (scale,
grid, measurement system, etc.) and the list of libraries, that
are needed for working with the document. When you create a new
document from a template, the program creates a copy of the
document and opens all the libraries, listed in the template
file. You work with the copy, while the original document remains
intact.
Using templates helps you to focus on work itself instead of
setting up the document page and opening all the required
libraries each time.
Templates are especially helpful when several documents have common basic elements (company Logo, standard header, etc).
To create a new document from a template:
Choice one:
1. Choose New/Browse Templates form the File menu, to get the
Open dialog
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the main box, open the folder where the file resides by
double-clicking the folder.
4. Select a ConceptDraw Template file.
5. Click Open.
Choice Two:
1. On the File menu, click Open, to get the Open dialog
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the box, double-click on folders to open them, until you
open the folder where your file is stored.
4. In the File of
Type box, choose ConceptDraw Template Files (*.cdt)
5. Select the template you want
6. Click Open.
Note: to call the Open dialog, you can also click the
Open button 
on
the toolbar.
| Ctrl+O |
Cmd+O |
Library is a set of ConceptDraw objects gathered together. Their icons or names are displayed in a special window, from where they can be copied into the document, or another library.
To create a new library file:
1. On the File menu, select New Library, to get the Open
dialog box
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the box, double-click on the folder in which you want to
store the file.
4. Type the library filename in the corresponding field.
5. Click Open button(Win) or Save button(Mac).
Note: if the library window is open, move the pointer over the library title bar, call the context menu and choose New from the menu.
This creates a new empty library, to which you can then add objects from open documents. Don't forget to save the library after you finished working with it.
To open an existing document:
1. On the File menu, click Open.
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the box, double-click on folders to open them, until you
open the folder where your file is stored.
4. Select the document file you want to open.
5. Click the Open button.
Note: You can use the Open button on the Standard
toolbar.
| Ctrl+O |
Cmd+O |
You can also select one of the four documents you last opened or saved, listed on the File menu.
To open an existing library:
1. Choose Open Library from the File menu.
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the box, double-click on folders to open them, until you
open the folder where your file is stored.
5. Select the library file you want to open.
6. Click the Open button.
Note: you can also use the Open Library button 
on the
Standard toolbar. If the library window is open, position the
pointer over the library title bar, call the context menu, and
choose Open from the menu.
Opening documents and libraries by using the workspace.
A workspace file contains information about all window sizes, positions and other settings of the documents and libraries that were open by the moment you saved the workspace. It lets you continue working in an already set-up environment.
To open a workspace file:
1. On the File menu, click Open.
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the box, double-click on folders to open them, until you
open the folder where your file is stored.
4. In the File of
Type box, choose ConceptDraw Workspace Files (*.cdw)
5. Select a workspace file you want to open.
6. Click Open.
On the File menu, click Close.
Saving the document (Save, SaveAs)
To save the document:
On the File menu, click Save. If you save the document for the first time, the Save As dialog box opens. If you have already saved the document before, your changes will be saved under the previous filename.
To save the document under a new filename:
1. Click Save As on the File menu. The Save As dialog opens.
2. Type the document filename in the corresponding field.
3. In the upper box, choose the drive(volume) and the folder in
which you want to store the file.
4. Click Save.
Note: you can also use the Save button 
on the toolbar.
| Ctrl+S |
Cmd+S |
1. Click Save As on the File menu. The Save As dialog opens.
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the File of
Type box, choose ConceptDraw Template Files (*.cdt)
4. Type the template filename in the corresponding field.
5. Click Save.
The document with all its settings and the list of all opened libraries is now saved in the template file.
1. Click Save As on the File menu. The Save As dialog opens.
2. In the dialog, use the upper box to navigate to the desired
folder.
3. In the File of
Type box, choose ConceptDraw Workspace Files (*.cdw)
4. Type the template filename in the corresponding field.
5. Click Save.
All information about currently opened documents, libraries, their window sizes and other is now saved in the workspace file.
1. Click Send on the File menu.
2. If the document contains some unsaved changes, the program
will ask you to save them. Then the e-mail message window
appears, with the document attached to the message.
In the mail client,
you'll have to attach the document file to the message, using the
appropriate means of the mailer.
ConceptDraw allows you to import files of the following formats:
bmp - Widows bitmap;
jpg - JPEG format;
wmf
- Windows metafile;
emf
- enhanced metafile;
pic
- MacOS picture format.
The picture in the file is converted into the ConceptDraw's internal format and is placed into the centre of the active window.
To import a file:
1. Click Import on the File menu, to call the Open dialog box.
2. Choose the drive(volume) and the folder where the file
resides.
3. Select the image file.
4. Click Open.
Note: In the Preview window you can see the picture without opening the file.
The default setting
for the File of Type box is "All supported formats". If
there are too many files in the folder, you may choose the format
you want in this box. Then the main box will show only the files
that match this format.
ConceptDraw lets you save your document in one of the following formats:
bmp - Windows bitmap;
jpg -JPEG format;
emf
- enhanced metafile;
pic
- MacOS picture format;
htm - HTML file;
To export in one of the supported formats:
1 On the File menu, click Export. The SaveAs dialog box will
open.
2 Choose drive(volume) and folder in which you want to store the
file.
3 In the lower box choose the file format you want.
4 Click Save.
If you're saving the document in a raster format (.bmp or .jpg ), the Picture Properties dialog box will appear, where you can set some graphic preferences for the exported file.
In the Image Size section you can switch
between two options: Original Size and Fit
to Size.
Original Size: If the Use Zoom option is checked,
the objects in the export file will be the same size they appear
onscreen.
If this option isn't checked, the objects will be saved in their
original size, regardless of the currently set zooming.
Fit to Size: here you can assign custom dimensions in
pixels for the picture .
In the Format section you may choose how many colors the saved image will have.
In the Object section you specify what objects will
form the image in the file:
-Selected - all selected on the page.
-All on page - all objects on the page and outside it. The
image size will be large enough to fit all objects.
-Whole page - all objects within the page. The
image size will equal the page size.
If the document is saved in HTML format, the program creates an appropriate HTML page for each page of the document, each containing links to the previous and the next page. After saving the program offers to view all the pages in your Internet browser.