File Menu

Menu| 27 January 2014 | Dusan Rodina - softwareideas.net
The file menu contains the main actions, which allows to start work and later to save the result of done work or creates the other output using print/export actions.
File Menu

New

Default shortcut keys: Ctrl + N

Creates new file. If the current window is empty (no project is open), it is used for the new project. If the current window contains a project, the new window with empty project is open.

Open

Shortcut keys: Ctrl + O

Opens a file (chosen in the open dialog) for editing. If the current window is empty (no project is open), it is used for opening the chosen project. If the current window contains a project, the new window is open.

Save

Shortcut keys: Ctrl + S

Saves the open project with all its contents. If you use the save for the first time, it will work the same way as Save As.

Save as

Shortcut keys: -

Saves the open project with all its contents in another file chosen in the save dialog.

Update

Shortcut keys: -

Updates projects from the SVN repository. Project has to be saved on disk in SVN checkout directory.

Commit

Shortcut keys: -

Commits the changed project file to the SVN repository. Project has to be saved on disk in SVN checkout directory. Before commiting the dialog for log message is shown.

Send e-mail

Shortcut keys: -

Runs system e-mail client with the current project file attached. Instead of system e-mail client, Software Ideas Modeler allows to use the custom built-in e-mail client (choose menu Tools / Options, click on E-mail tab in Options dialog and uncheck 'Use system e-mail client').

Close Project

Shortcut keys: -

Closes the current project, but do not close the current window.

Export

Shortcut keys: -

Shows submenu with commands, which export the current project to another non-native formats.

Export / Image

Shortcut keys: -

Launches the Batch export dialog, which allows you to export the chosen diagrams of the current project to images.

Export / XMI

Shortcut keys: -

Exports the current project to XMI (XML Metadata Interchange) format.

Import

Shortcut keys: -

Imports non-native formats into the current project.

Import / XMI

Shortcut keys: -

Imports the UML elements from XMI file chosen in the open file dialog.

Print

Shortcut keys: Ctrl + P

Launches Print dialog, where you can select the diagrams you want to print. You can also set the print settings and see the print preview before you start printing.

Recent Projects

Shortcut keys: -

Shows the submenu with list of recent projects.

Recent Projects / (List of recent projects)

List consists of recently open, saved projects. If you wait for a while with mouse cursor over the menu item with name of project, the tooltip with full path to the project will be shown.

Recent Projects / Clear this list

Shortcut keys: -

Irreversibly clears the list of recent projects.

Exit

Shortcut keys: Alt + F4

Closes the current window.

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