====== File menu ======

The following options are available from the **File** menu.

  * **New** Ctrl+N - Creates a new [[Project|Project]];
  * **Open**, Ctrl+O - Open an existing project.
  * **Revert to saved**, Ctrl+Shift+O, Revert to last saved version of the current project. That is, close the current project and re-open the file.

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  * **Recent files** – Contains a list of the recent files you have been working on. Recent projects can be opened directly by keeping the **Alt** key pressed and pressing the corresponding number indicated in the list. To the right of each recent file in the list is a button which allows you to “pin” the project. Pinned projects will remain in the top of the list until they are unpinned (by clicking on the pin button again).
  * **Subversion** - Allows you to [[Checkout|check out]] or [[Commit|commit]] projects from/to a [[Subversion|Subversion]] repository.
  * **Close project** - Closes the [[Projects_window#Active_project|Active project]].
  * **Save**, Ctrl+S - Saves the active project to a file.
  * **Save As** - Saves the active project to a file with a new name or to a new location.
  * **Save Assessment** - Saves the active project including simulation results to a file. See [[Assessment|assessment]] for more info.
  * **Project properties**, Ctrl+F2 - Allows the user to change the name and write comments for the [[Projects_window#Active_project|current project]]. See [[Project_properties|project properties]].
  * **Categories** - Manage categories for the current project.
  * **Glossary** - Edit or Manage the [[Glossary|glossary]].
  * **Library**
    * **Manage library…** - Manage the module [[Library|library]].
    * **Synchronize with library…** - Check the library for updates to the [[Sub-system|sub-systems]] in the current project.
    * **Add to library…** - Add the currently selected [[Sub-system|sub-system]] to the [[Library|library]]
    * **Get from library…** - Import a [[Sub-system|sub-system]] from the library to the currently selected sub-system
  * **Export**
    * **Export Blocks to Excel** - Export [[Block|blocks]] data to Excel. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
     * **Export Blocks to Database** - ([[Parameter_Database_Toolbox|Parameter Database Toolbox]]) Export [[Block|blocks]] data to the database. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Export data to JSON** - Exports data to JSON. See [[Export data to JSON|Export data to JSON]].
    * **Export Graph** - Saves the graph as an image. Refer to [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Export Matrix** - Saves the matrix as an image. Refer to [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Export Model** - Saves the simulation model to an external location. Refer to [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Export Results…** - Export simulation results to a text or binary file. Refer to [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    *  **Create lite report** - Export part of model to a Word document, that can later be used in reports. Refer to [[lite_report|Lite report]]
  * **Import**
    * **Import Blocks from Excel** - Import [[Block|block]] data from Excel. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
     * **Import Index-lists from Excel** - Import [[Index_list|index lists]] from Excel. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Import data from JSON** - Import data from JSON. See [[Import data from JSON|Import data from JSON]].
    * **Import Blocks from Database** - ([[Parameter_Database_Toolbox|Parameter Database Toolbox]]) Import [[Block|block]] data from the database. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Import Index-lists from Database** - ([[Parameter_Database_Toolbox|Parameter Database Toolbox]]) Import [[Index_list|index lists]] from the database. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Import Radionuclides from Database** - ([[Radionuclide_Toolbox|Radionuclide Toolbox]]) Import [[Radionuclide|radionuclides]] from the database. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].
    * **Import results…** - Import simulation results from a text file or a binary file. See [[Exporting_and_importing_data|Exporting and importing data]].

  * **Preferences** - Allows you to change preferences such as the appearance of Ecolego and database settings. Please refer to [[Preferences|Preferences]].
  * **Exit** - Quits Ecolego. You will be asked to save unsaved projects before exiting.

===== See also =====

  * [[Menu_bar|Menu bar]]