| iTool User's Guide: iTools Interface Reference |

## File Menu

The File menu contains tools for creating, opening, printing and saving files, as well as tools for importing and exporting data and images. The File menu items are common to all standard iTools.

Table A-4: The File Menu

Table A-4: The File Menu
Menu Selection | Keyboard Accelerator | Function
--- | --- | ---
New | Ctrl+N | Creates a new iTool of the specified type. Options: iImage, iPlot, iSurface, iContour, iVolume, iMap, and iVector.
Open... | Ctrl+O | Opens a file for import into the current iTool. If this is a data file, such as an image file, ASCII file, or binary file, a new data object will be created and, if applicable, a new visualization will be created.
Import... |  | Imports an IDL variable or file to the current iTool. See Data Import Methods for details.
Export... |  | Exports the data from the currently-selected object to the IDL main program level, or exports the current window to an image file.
Save | Ctrl+S | Saves the state of the current iTool to a file. If the state has not been previously saved and has no filename, enter a filename.
Save As... |  | Prompts you to enter a filename and then saves the state of the current iTool.
Print Preview... |  | Shows a preview of the visualization to print and allows you to reorient (Portrait or Landscape) as well as center, print, close, or change printer setup.
Print... | Ctrl+P | Sends the current view of the contents of the graphics window to the specified printer via the standard Windows or Motif printer dialog.
Preferences... |  | Displays the Preferences Browser. See The Preferences Browser for details.
Exit | Ctrl+Q | Exits the iTool window, closing all visualizations and views within the window and removing them from memory.

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