Working with Files

You can use the following procedures to work with files, regardless of their location (local drive, network drive, or remote server).

Setting startup options

Open Options > Settings > Startup to select which files and folders open when load the program.

Setting the startup file option

You can select one of the these options:

Open all the documents that were open when you closed the program.
Open the project that was open.
Open a blank document.

Setting the startup folder option

Open the folder that was active in the Files tab.
Open the folder that was last selected in the File > Open dialog box.
Select a default folder to open.

Opening files

Use the procedures below to open a file in the file list.

To open a file:

On the Files tab, use the Drive List and the Directory List to navigate to the directory that contains the file you want to open.
Double-click the file in the file list or right-click the file and choose Edit from the menu.

Note

Read-only files are marked with a red dot in the file list. You can right-click a file and choose Properties from the menu to set read and write access. This is not recommended, however, if you are using a source control application to manage read and write privileges.

Opening recently used files

You can re-open any of the last 10 closed files from the File > Recent Files list. If you use this feature regularly, you can maintain the list by clearing it or removing obsolete files when needed.

Adding a link to an open file

To create a link to a file:

Open the page you want to place the link in the Editor window.
Drag the file you want to create a link to from the file list to the page in the Editor window. Release the mouse button when the cursor is in the location where you want the link to be added.

Note Alternatively, you can right-click a file and choose Insert As Link from the shortcut menu. The link is inserted in the current page at the cursor location.

You can also right-click a file in the file list and use the File options in the shortcut menu to delete, move, copy, or rename the file.

Saving files

Unsaved changes in a document are indicated by an "X" next to the file name in the Document tab at the bottom of the Editor window.

Use the Save commands from the File menu or the Standard toolbar icons to save and close files. Open the Settings dialog box (F8) and use the File Settings pane to specify a format for saved files. The default is PC, but UNIX and Macintosh formats are available. You can set a default file extension on this tab, as well.

When you add links or images to a new file, you are prompted to save the file. This ensures that relative paths to these page elements are resolved correctly.

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