Displays information about Stapler and Patterson Software Works. For more information, contact Patterson Software Works.
Edit menu
Use this menu to select all files in the Stapler document, to change your user preferences, to show the contents of the clipboard, or to cut, copy, paste, and clear data in desk accessory windows.
This menu cannot be used with the dialog box on your screen.
Removes the effect of the last command performed.
Removes the effect of the last command performed.
Not available because:
• the last command was not
undoable, or
• no documents are open.
Removes the current selection from the document and places it onto the clipboard. Not available in this version of Stapler.
Places a copy of the current selection onto the clipboard. Not available in this version of Stapler.
Inserts the current clipboard contents into a document. Not available in this version of Stapler.
Deletes the current selection. Not available in this version of Stapler.
Selects all the files in the active Stapler document. You must select files before you can Remove, Get Info about, or Launch them.
Selects all the files in the active Stapler document. You must select files before you can Remove, Get Info about, or Launch them.
Shows or hides a window displaying the current contents of the clipboard. If the window is showing, this command hides it. If the window is not showing, this command shows it.
Displays a dialog window which allows you to specify how Stapler will sort files in new windows, and how it will respond when Stapler documents are opened.
File menu
Use this menu to create, open, close, save, and print Stapler documents, and to quit the Stapler application.
This menu cannot be used with the dialog box on your screen.
Creates a new, empty Stapler document.
Opens an existing Stapler document. Depending on your preferences, you may also open an existing document by holding down certain keys as you double-click on a Stapler document.
Closes the active window.
Closes the active window.
Not available because no windows are open.
Saves the changes you have made to the active Stapler document.
Saves the changes you have made to the active Stapler document.
Not available now because:
• you have not made any changes
since the Stapler document
was last saved, or
• no documents are open.
Allows you to save a copy of the active document with a different name.
Allows you to save a copy of the active document with a different name.
Not available now because no documents are open.
Discards all changes you have made to the active Stapler document.
Discards all changes you have made to the active Stapler document.
Not available now because:
• you have not made any changes
since the Stapler document
was last saved, or
• no documents are open.
Allows you to specify options for printing the active Stapler document.
Allows you to specify options for printing the active Stapler document.
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• the active Stapler document
has no files in it.
Prints the active Stapler document.
Prints the active Stapler document.
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• the active Stapler document
has no files in it.
Quits Stapler. You are given the chance to save any modified Stapler documents first.
Staple menu
Use this menu to add, remove, get information about, or open selected files or folders in a Stapler document.
This menu cannot be used with the dialog box on your screen.
Add files and folders to the active Stapler document.
Add files and folders to the active Stapler document.
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• the main window of the
document is not active.
Removes the selected file(s) from the Stapler document.
Removes the selected file(s) from the Stapler document.
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• no files are selected, or
• the main window for a
document is not active.
Displays more information about the selected file(s).
Displays more information about the selected file(s).
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• no files are selected, or
• the main window for a
document is not active.
Opens the selected file or folder.
Opens the selected file or folder.
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• no files are selected, or
• the main window for a
document is not active.
Sorts the list of Stapled files.
Sorts the list of Stapled files.
Not available now because:
• no documents are open, or
• the main window for a
document is not active.
Sorts the list of Stapled files.
Checked because the list is currently sorted this way.
View menu
Allows you to sort the list of Stapled files by Name, by Type, by Creator, or by the Order the files were added.
This menu cannot be used with the dialog box on your screen.
Click this button to close this window.
The name says it all!
A nifty application that lets you create “multi-file” aliases, which are called Stapler documents. Opening a Stapler document from the Finder automatically opens all the files and folders “stapled” together in that document.
The version number of this copy of Stapler. Give this version number when reporting problems to Patterson Software Works.
The version number of this copy of Stapler. Give this version number when reporting problems to Patterson Software Works.
