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Menu

Screenshot: menu of axesFlip Designer with top menu and tool bar

Top menu

At the top of axesFlip Designer, a horizontal menu bar provides access to core application commands. The following menus and options are available:

File

  • New Template (Ctrl + N)
    Create a new template.
  • Open Template… (Ctrl + O)
    Open an exisiting axesFlip template (.flip).
  • Save Template (Ctrl + S)
    Save the current template.
  • Save Template as… (Ctrl + Shift + S)
    Save the template as a copy with a different name or in a different location.
  • Open PDF… (Ctrl + Shift + O)
    Open a sample PDF document to use with the current template.
  • Settings… (Ctrl + ,)
    Open the settings dialog. For more information, refer to Settings.
  • Exit (Alt + F4)
    Closes axesFlip Designer.

Edit

  • Set Start Node (Ctrl + right click on node)
    Set the currently selected node as the start node of the template.

View

  • Preview in Default PDF-Viewer (F5)
    Preview the result of the currently open template and PDF in the default PDF viewer.
  • Center Start Node (Home)
    Center the start node in the Template view. (On German keyboards, the Home key is labeled Pos1.)
  • Center Graph (Ctrl + G)
    Center the entire template graph in the Template view.
  • Fit Graph to Window (Ctrl + Shift + G)
    Resize the graph to fit the current window in the Template view.

Help

  • Documentation… (Ctrl + F1)
    The axesFlip support platform opens in your internet browser.
  • About…
    Open a dialog displaying the version and copyright information for axesFlip Designer.

Tool bar

You will find the following buttons in the tool bar below the top menu:

  • Screenshot: New Template buttonNew Template
    Create a new template.
  • Screenshot: Open Template button Open Template
    Open an existing axesFlip template (.flip).
  • Screenshot: Save Template button Save Template
    Save the current template.
  • Screenshot: Save Template As button Save Template As
    Save the template as a copy with a different name or in a different location.
  • Screenshot: Open PDF button Open PDF
    Open a sample PDF document to use with the current template.
  • Screenshot: Preview in PDF Viewer button with arrow on the right side Preview in PDF-Viewer 
    Preview the result of the currently open template and PDF in the default PDF viewer, or use the arrow to select a different application.