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File

The commands on the File menu allow you to save your drawing to a file, open a drawing you created previously, create a new drawing, or save a drawing to a different file.  As you create your drawing, you should periodically save it to disk.  This will prevent losing your work in case of a system crash or power failure.

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To open a file, choose the File/Open command from the menu or click on the open button [image] on the command tool bar.  Choose the File/Open command.  This will bring up the open dialog.  There are a couple of sample files which come with GammaCAD.  Double click on the floorpl.gc1 file name to open it.  This drawing will then be displayed in the drawing area.

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If you want to keep the original copy of a drawing and create another copy with some changes, you use the File/Save as command.  Choose the File/Save as command.  Enter "tutor4" in the File Name box and press Enter.  The name in the title bar changes to TUTOR4.GC1.  Now when you choose the File/Save command, the drawing will be saved in the file tutor4.gc1.  The original file (floorpl.gc1) will remain unchanged.

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Choose the File/Save command by clicking on the save button [image] on the command tool bar.  The program will display the message: The document has not been changed.  The program will not let you save the drawing unless it has been changed.  Choose the Draw/Line command and pick any 2 points in the drawing area for the line end points.  Select the File/Save command.  This time the drawing will be saved to the file tutor4.gc1.

The File/Save command saves the drawing to the file name currently specified for the drawing.  The File/Save as command allows you to specify a name.

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To create a new drawing you use the File/New command.  Choose the File/New command.  A new drawing is created with no drawing elements.  The title bar will display Untitled which means the drawing has not yet been given a file name.  When you select the File/Save or File/Save as command to save an untitled drawing, the program will prompt you for a file name.

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Now lets re-open the tutor4.gc1 file.  Choose the File/Open command and double click on tutor4.gc1.  The program will display this file.  The line you drew should be present in this drawing.  Open the original drawing, floorpl.gc1.  It does not contain the line you drew.

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