The File Menu

The File menu holds controls that interact with the operating system. In addition to using the mouse, the menu can be activated with the (Alt-F) keystroke. Similarly, the menu can be navigated with or without using the mouse.


The Open menu item (Ctrl-O) causes the file selection dialog to appear facilitating the selection of a plot file. The dialog enables the user to change directories, change the display of the contents of a directory or change the types of files listed. To select a file, simply use the cursor to select a file from the list or type the file's name in the indicated field, and then click the open button.




The Save menu item (Ctrl-S) instructs Vupos to save any data editing instructions, entered by the user, to Kill instructions to KPos.edt or, for non-standard files, to file_name.edt. Data editing is only accessible through the list and is described there. Informational messages will appear if there are no instructions to be saved or the files already exist.



The Print menu item (Ctrl-P) causes the print control dialog to appear. This dialog enables the user to select a printer, if more than one is available from your computer or save the image to a file appropriate to your operating system.



The Quit menu item (Ctrl-Q) instructs Vupos to terminate gracefully. Note that no confirmation to quit is required.

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