** File: TPSheet1.hlp
** Index: 21

** Sheet View's File Menu Commands


Û  File menu

    The File Menu contains commands
that let you open and save files, save a
configuration to disk, print a data file,
and export data.


Û  New

    The File|New menu item contains two 
menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.  

  Data Sheet:  This command creates a
    sheet window.
  Plot:  This command creates a plot
    window.


Û  Open

    The File|Open menu item contains two 
menu commands: Data Sheet and Plot.

  Data Sheet:  This command loads a
    TechPlot Data file.
  Plot:  This command loads a TechPlot
    Graph file.


Û  Save

    This command saves the data in the
active data sheet to disk.


Û  Save As

    This command lets you save the active
data sheet to a different name, in a
different directory or on a different
drive.


Û  Import Data
    The File|Import Data menu item has a
pop-up menu (or a sub-menu) which contains
the following commands: ASCII, Lotus, DIF,
dBase, Excel, and QuattroPro.

  ASCII
    An ASCII data file is a text file with
  tab, space or "," delimiters between
  numbers.  The first non-numeric line is
  considered as the column names for data
  columns.  The keywords "MOREDATA" and
  "ENDDATA" can be used to handle large
  number of data columns.

  Lotus
    TechPlot can import Lotus file format
  for Lotus 1-2-3, version 1, 1A and 2.0.

  DIF
    DIF stands for the Data Interchange 
  Format proposed by Lotus Development 
  Corporation.

  dBase
    TechPlot can import Ashton-Tate's
  dBase file format for dBase release II,
  III, and IV.

  Excel
    TechPlot can import Microsoft's Excel
  file format for  MS Excel version 2 and
  3.

  QuattroPro
    TechPlot can import Borland'
  QuattroPro file format for Quattro Pro
  version 2.0.


Û  Export Data

    The File | Export Data menu item has a
pop-up menu (or a sub-menu) which contains
the following commands: ASCII, Lotus, DIF,
dBase, Excel, and SYLK.

  ASCII
    To export the current sheet data to an
  ASCII text file format.

  Lotus
    To export the current sheet data to a
  Lotus 1-2-3 "WKS" file format.

  DIF
    To export the current sheet data to a
  Data Interchange Format.

  dBase
    To export the current sheet data to a
  dBase "DBF" file format.

  Excel
    To export the current sheet data to an
  Excel "XLS" file format.

  SYLK
    To export the current sheet data to a
  Symbolic Link file format.


Û  Save Configuration

    This command appears on the File menu
as Save Config.  It saves the current
TechPlot preferences and configurations
to a disk file.  The configuration file
contains the printer options such as
printer port, age mode, etc.; numerical
options such as user-defined function,
min-max value, number of points, etc.;
plot setup options such as symbol type,
color, size, etc.

Û  Load Configuration

    This command loads the configuration
options from a disk file to the current
TechPlot preferences and configurations.


Û  Set Printer

    This command lets you select a target
printer for data sheet output.


Û  Print

    This command lets you print the active
sheet data.  Please make sure that a
printer is properly connected to your
computer and that it is turned on before
you choose this command.

    TechPlot will add a page header which
includes file name, date, time, and page
number information to the hardcopy.



Û  Print Selection

    This command lets you print the current
selected block of the active sheet data.

Û  DOS Shell

    The File|DOS Shell command allows you 
temporarily exit TechPlot to the DOS
command line.  To return to TechPlot, type
EXIT and press <Enter>.


Û Exit


    The File|Exit command exits TechPlot,
removes it from memory, and returns you
to the DOS command line.
