File menu

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The File menu provides the commands that are generally available in Windows applications.

Using the keyboard, press Alt F to view the File menu.

Command Shortcut Key Description
New Ctrl+N Creates a new MDQ file
Open Ctrl+O Opens an existing MDQ file
Close   Closes the selected MDQ file
Save Ctrl+S Saves the selected MDQ file
Save As   Saves the selected MDQ file with a different name
Source Control > Create Project Alt+F, L, C Allows you to begin the process of creating a project using the third-party source control application you have selected.
Source Control > Open Project Alt+F, L, O Displays the Project window in which you can begin the process of selecting an existing project in which to work using a third-party source control dialog.
Source Control > Get Latest Version Alt+F, L, G Displays the Get Latest Version dialog in which you can select related files that you can get.
Source Control > Check Out Alt+F, L, E Displays the Check out file(s) dialog in which you can specify the files to be checked out.
Source Control > Check In Alt+F, L, I Displays the Check in file(s) dialog in which you can either only check in or both check in and check out again the selected files.
Source Control > Undo Check Out Alt+F, L, U Displays the Undo Check Out dialog in which you can reverse a check out of one or more files without either the check out or the undo of the check out showing up in the archive history.
Source Control > Add to Source Control Alt+F, L, A Displays the Add to source control dialog in which you select one or more files to add to your source control project archives.
Source Control > Remove from Source Control Alt+F, L, R Displays the Remove from source code control dialog in which you can specify the file(s) to be removed from the specified source control project archives.
Source Control > Show Workfiles Alt+F, L, F Displays the Project dialog in which you can view all of the workfiles in this project archive.
Source Control > Add Workfiles Alt+F, L, W Displays the Add Workfiles dialog in which you can specify the workfiles to be added to the project archives.
Source Control > Show History Alt+F, L, H Displays a third-party, source control application-specific dialog that allows you to define what you want to see in a history report generated by that third-party application.
Source Control > Show Properties Alt+F, L, P Displays a third-party, source control application-specific dialog that allows you to view labels and other source control-determined information on a revision-by-revision basis as recorded in that third-party source control application.
Source Control > Refresh Status Alt+F, L, R Synchronizes the project information for files displayed in your designer with the archival information in your third-party source control.
Database Query File Differences Alt+F, D Displays the Select First File dialog in which you can begin the process of specifying the two database/query (MDQ) files to compare.
Trace Alt+F, T Enables trace functionality to create a Database Interface Designer trace file for the selected MDQ file
Print Ctrl+P Displays the Print dialog in which to specify and print definitions for the selected database(s)
Print Setup Alt+F, R Displays the Print Setup dialog in which to configure printer options
Recent File   Opens the selected MDQ file from this list
Exit Alt+F, X Quits the application and prompts to save changes