File Menu

New ... (Ctrl-N)

Create a new file. When selected, this option will display a dialog box that lists all the registered file types (see 'Customizing PSPad - Highlighter Settings'). You can choose from 3 options at the top of the form:

New File

Use Template

Recent Files

New File

This option will open a new file of the selected type. Ordinarily this will be a blank file. However, if a file named 'default.???' (where ??? is the relevant file extension) exists in the \template sub-directory then that file will be used as the basis for the new file.

Use Template

This option will display a list of defined templates. These templates are stored in the \templates sub-directory. More than one template for each file type may exist and you can create your own. Once a template is selected it will be used as the basis for the new file.

There is a checkbox at the bottom of this window; 'File name same as Template Name'. When this option is unset, the newly created file will be called 'NewXX.???' (XX is a number and ??? is the appropriate file extension). When the option is set the file table will be whatever the description of the template was. For example the

template 'Simple HTML' will create a file called 'Simple HTML.html'.

Recent Files

The option will display a Most Recently Used (MRU) file list. Selecting one of the displayed files will open that file. In this respect, the function is 'open file' rather than 'new file'

Note: You can also invoke this dialog by double-clicking anywhere in the file name tabs toolbar.

Open ...(Ctrl-O)

Opens selected file as text

Open in HEX editor (Shift-Ctrl-O)

Opens selected file directly in HEX editor. You may open any file in the HEX editor, even binaries. Warning: You can ruin an .EXE or .DLL file with one bad character if you don't know what you are doing!

Open Special

See Open Special.

Close File (Ctrl-F4)

Closes the current file. If the file has not been saved you will be prompted to save it.

Close All

Close all files include project

Compile (Ctrl-F9)

Call the defined compiler. Enabled only if a compiler is set in highlighter settings or in Project Settings.

Open with Program

You can open active file in an external application. Programs are set in Highlighter settings individually for each environment. Note: The first 3 defined applications are assigned the shortcut keys F9, Alt-F9 and Shift-F9 respectively.

Save (Ctrl-S)

Save the current file. If the file has not previously been saved then the 'File Save As' dialog will open first.

Save As... (F12)

Saves the current file with new name.

Move As...

Saves the current file to new location. The file is deleted from the old location.

Save All (Shift-Ctrl-S)

Saves all changed files. If a file has not previously been saved the 'File Save As' dialog will open first.

Save to FTP

Saves active file to the open FTP connection.

Save Block As...

Saves the selected text as a file.

Export

See Export.

File Info

Shows file statistics.

General

Display word, line and character counts, file path and size, maximum line length date and time of file creation and last save.

Characters

View a count and frequency distribution of each character in the file.

Words

View a count and frequency distribution of each word in the file.

Read-only

Toggles file read-only status. When set as read-only the file name on the file tab is in italics.

Print (Ctrl-P)

Print the current file.

Print Preview (Alt-P)

View a print preview of the current page

Page Settings

Set up page margins, control printing of page header, etc.

Printer Settings

Set printer settings.

Exit (Alt-F4)

Exit program

File Menu

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