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<h1>File menu</h1>
   
<p>The <b>File</b> menu enables you to create, save, close, print, import, and export Workbench resources and to exit the Workbench.
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<dt><b>New</b> (Shift+Alt+N)</dt>
<dd>Enables you to create new resources.
Before you can create a new file, you must create a project in which to store the file.
</dd>

<dt><b>Open File</b></dt>
<dd>Enables you to open a file for editing - including files that do not reside in the Workspace.
</dd>

<dt><b>Close</b> (Ctrl+W)</dt>
<dd>Closes the active editor.
You are prompted to save changes before the file closes.
</dd>

<dt><b>Close All</b> (Shift+Ctrl+W)</dt>
<dd>Closes all open editors.
You are prompted to save changes before the files close.
</dd>

<dt><img src="../images/save_edit.png" alt="Save edit image"> <b>Save</b> (Ctrl+S)</dt>
<dd>Saves the contents of the active editor.
</dd>

<dt><img src="../images/saveas_edit.png" alt="Save as image"> <b>Save As</b></dt>
<dd>Enables you to save the contents of the
active editor under another file name or location.
</dd>

<dt><img src="../images/saveall_edit.png" alt="Save all image"> <b>Save All</b> (Shift+Ctrl+S)</dt>
<dd>Saves the contents of all open editors.
</dd>

<dt><b>Revert</b></dt>
<dd>Replaces the contents of the active editor with the previously saved contents.
</dd>

<dt><b>Move</b></dt>
<dd>Enables you to move the currently selected resources to a different project
or to create a Java package with those resources.
</dd>

<dt><b>Rename</b> (F2)</dt>
<dd>Enables you to change the name of the currently selected resource.
</dd>

<dt><b>Refresh</b> (F5)</dt>
<dd>Refreshes the resource with the contents in the file system.
</dd>

<dt><b>Convert Line Delimiters To</b></dt>
<dd>Alters the line delimiters for the selected files.
Changes are immediate and persist until you change the delimiter 
again - you do not need to save the file.
</dd>

<dt><img src="../images/print_edit.png" alt="Print editor image"> <b>Print</b> (Ctrl+P)</dt>
<dd>Prints the contents of the active editor.
</dd>

<dt><b>Switch Workspace</b></dt>
<dd>Opens the <b>Workspace Launcher</b>, from which you can
switch to a different workspace. This restarts the Workbench.
</dd>

<dt><img src="../images/import_wiz.png" alt="Import wizard image"> <b>Import</b></dt>
<dd>Launches the <b>Import</b> wizard, which enables you to add resources to the Workbench.
</dd>

<dt><img src="../images/export_wiz.png" alt="Export wizard image"> <b>Export</b></dt>
<dd>Launches the <b>Export</b> wizard, which enables you to export resources from the Workbench.
</dd>

<dt><b>Properties</b> (Alt+Enter)</dt>
<dd>Opens the <b>Properties</b> dialog for the currently selected resource.
You can learn:
<ul>
<li>The path to the resource in your file system</li>
<li>The date of the last modification</li>
<li>Whether a file is writable or executable, and what its encoding is</li>
<li>Whether a project's resources inherit their encoding and line delimiters
or whether they are set to a particular value.</li>
</ul> 
</dd>

<dt><b>Recent file list</b></dt>
<dd>Contains a list of the most recently accessed files in the Workbench. 
You can open any of these files from the <b>File</b> menu by simply clicking the file name.
You can control the number of files in this list from the 
<a href="ref-12.htm">Editors preference page</a>.
</dd>

<dt><b>Exit</b></dt>
<dd>Closes and exits the Workbench.
</dd>

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