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Special Edition Using Visual C++ 6 -- Appendix C -- The Visual Studio User Interface, Menus, and Toolbars
one step.
File Open (Ctrl+O) Choosing this item opens the Open dialog box, as shown in Figure C.20. (It's the
standard Windows File Open dialog box, so it should be familiar.) The file type defaults to Common
Files with .C, .CPP, .CXX, .TLI, .H, .TLH, .INL, or .RC extensions. By clicking the drop-down box, you
can open almost any kind of file, including executables and workspaces.
TIP: Don't forget the list of recently opened files further down the File menu. That can save
a lot of typing or clicking.
FIG. C.20 The familiar File Open dialog box is used to open a variety of file types.
File Close Choosing the File, Close item closes the file that has focus; if no file has focus, the item is
grayed. You can also close a file by clicking the cancel button, depicted by an X, in the top-right corner.
You may also close the window by double-clicking the icon in the upper-left corner. (The icon used to be
the system menu, shown with a minus on a button.)
File Open Workspace Use this item to open a workspace. (You can use File, Open and change the file
type to Project Workspaces, but using File, Open Workspace is quicker.)
File Save Workspace Use this item to save a workspace and all the files within it.
File Close Workspace Use this item to close a workspace. The current workspace is closed
automatically when you create a new project or open another workspace, so you won't use this menu item
very often.
File Save (Ctrl+S) Use this item to save the file that has focus at the moment; if no file has focus, the
item is grayed. There is a Save button on the Standard toolbar as well.
File Save As Use this item to save a file and change its name at the same time. It saves the file that has
focus at the moment; if no file has focus, the item is grayed.
File Save All This item saves all the files that are currently open. All files are saved just before a
compile and when the application is closed, but if you aren't compiling very often and are making a lot of
changes, it's a good idea to save all your files every 15 minutes or so. (You can do it less often if the idea
of losing that amount of work doesn't bother you.)
File Page Setup This item opens the Page Setup dialog box, shown in Figure C.21. Here you specify the
header, footer, and margins--left, right, top, and bottom. The header and footer can contain any text
including one or more special fields, which you add by clicking the arrow next to the edit box or entering
the codes yourself. The codes are
● Filename. The name of the file being printed (&f).
● Page Number. The current page number (&p).
● Current Time. The time the page was printed (&t).
● Current Date. The date the page was printed (&d).
● Left Align. Align this portion to the left (&l).
● Right Align. Align this portion to the right (&c).
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