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Window menu</H1>
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This menu allows you to display, hide, and otherwise manipulate the various views, perspectives, and actions in the Workbench.</p>

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<h2>
New Window</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command opens a new Workbench window with the same perspective as the current perspective.</P>
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<h2>
New Editor</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command opens an editor based on the currently active editor.  It will have the same editor type and input as the original.</P>
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<h2>
Open Perspective</h2>
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This command opens a new perspective in this Workbench window.
This preference can be changed on the <a class="command-link" 
href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Perspectives)")'>
<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link">
<b>General &gt; Perspectives</b></a>
preference page. All of the perspectives that are open within the Workbench window are
shown on the shortcut bar.</P>
<P CLASS="Para">
The perspectives you will likely want to open are
listed first.&nbsp;This list is dependent on the current perspective. From the <b>Other...</b> submenu you can open any perspective.</P>
<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image207_persp_sel.png" alt="Select Perspective dialog" border="0" ></P>
<P CLASS="Para">&nbsp;</P>
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<h2>
Show View</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command displays the selected view in the
current perspective.&nbsp; You can configure how views are opened on the 
<a class="command-link" 
href='javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.window.preferences(preferencePageId=org.eclipse.ui.preferencePages.Perspectives)")'>
<img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt="command link">
<b>General &gt; Perspectives</b></a> preference page. Views you are likely to want to open are listed
first.&nbsp;This list is dependent on the current perspective. From the <b>Other...</b> submenu you can open any view.&nbsp; The views
are sorted into categories in the Show View dialog.</P>
<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image208_view_sel.png" alt="Show View Dialog" border="0" ></P>
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  <h2> Customize Perspective</h2>
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  <P CLASS="Para"> Each perspective includes a predefined set of actions that are 
    accessible from the menu bar and Workbench toolbar.&nbsp;</P>
<P CLASS="Para"><img src="../images/Image258_perps_custom.png" alt="Customize Perspective Dialog" border="0" > 
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<h2>
Save Perspective As</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command allows you to save the current perspective,
creating your own custom perspective.&nbsp; You can open more perspectives of
this type using the <b>Window &gt; Perspective &gt; Open Perspective &gt; Other</b> menu item once you have
saved a perspective.&nbsp;</P>
  <P CLASS="Para"> <img src="../images/Image206_persp_saveas.png" alt="Save Perspective As dialog" border="0" >x</P>
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<h2>
Reset Perspective</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command changes the layout of the current perspective to its original
configuration.</P>
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<h2>
Close Perspective</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command closes the active perspective.</P>
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<h2>
Close All Perspectives</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command closes all open perspectives in the
Workbench window.</P>
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  <h2> Navigation</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This submenu contains shortcut keys for navigating between the views, perspectives, and editors in the Workbench window.</P>
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    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Show System Menu</b>:&nbsp; Shows the menu that is used 
      for resizing, closing or pinning the current view or editor.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Show View Menu</b>:&nbsp; Shows the drop down menu that 
      is available in the toolbar of the active view.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <strong>Maximize active view or editor: </strong>Causes 
      the active part to take up the entire screen, or if it already is, returns 
      it to its previous state. </LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <strong>Minimize active view or editor: </strong>Causes 
      the active part to be minimized. </LI>
    <LI><b>Activate Editor</b>:&nbsp; Makes the current editor active.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Next Editor</b>:&nbsp; Activates the next open editor 
      in the list of most recently used editors.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Previous Editor</b>:&nbsp; Activates the previous open 
      editor in the list of most recently used editors.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <strong>Switch to editor:</strong> Shows a dialog that allows 
      switching to opened editors. Shows a dialog that allows switching to opened 
      editors. </LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <strong>Quick switch editor:</strong> Shows a searchable 
	popup that allows switching to a new editor. </LI>
    <LI><b>Next View</b>:&nbsp; Activates the next open view in the list of most 
      recently used views.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Previous View</b>:&nbsp; Activates the previous open 
      view in the list of most recently used editors.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Next Perspective</b>:&nbsp; Activates the next open perspective 
      in the list of most recently used perspectives.</LI>
    <LI CLASS="Item"> <b>Previous Perspective</b>:&nbsp; Activates the previous 
      open perspective in the list of most recently used perspectives.</LI>
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<h2>
Working Sets</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This submenu contains entries to select or edit working sets.
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<h2>
Preferences</h2>
<P CLASS="Para">
This command allows you to indicate your preferences for using the Workbench.&nbsp;  There
are a wide variety of preferences for configuring the appearance of the Workbench and its views, 
and for customizing the behavior of all tools that are installed in the Workbench.
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