File Menu

File menu

	New Model...	opens the New Model Dialog Box dialog.
	Open Model...	opens the "Open Model File" dialog.
	Save Model	saves the current model. Disabled if the model file is up to date.
	Save Model As...	opens the "Save Model As" dialog and saves the model to the selected file, typically under a different name.
	Create Backups	see Automatically Create Model Backups

	Export Diagram...	opens a file save dialog "Export diagram as SVG" and exports the current diagram in the Enhanced Windows Metafile vector format. Disabled if no diagram is currently active.
	Print File...	opens the "Print" dialog to print the active file or diagram. Disabled if no file or diagram is active.

	Recent Models	Opens a sub-menu with the list of most recent model files.

	Exit	Exits the application.

Recent Models Sub-Menu

Recent Models sub-menu

<model-file>

opens the most recently used model. QM™ remembers up to 15 most recently used model files.

Edit Menu

Edit menu

	Undo	performs undo of the last model edit (see Undo/Redo)
	Redo	performs redo of the last model edit (see Undo/Redo)

	Cut	deletes the selected text or model item and places it in the Clipboard.
	Copy	copies the selected text or model item into the Clipboard
	Paste	pastes the content of the Clipboard to the current model editor (file, diagram, or property sheet). Disabled if clipboard has no data or the data is in a format incompatible with the current view..

	Copy diagram	copies the selected elements of the current diagram to the Clipboard in the ScalaSerachble Vector Graphics (SVG) format. If no elements are selected the whole diagram is saved in the Clipboard. Disabled if no diagram is currently active.

	Copy Link	copies a link to the Current Item to the Clipboard.
	Paste Link	selects a new Current Item based on the model-link stored in the Clipboard. Disabled if the Clipboard does not hold a valid item link.

	Lock	Locks the Current Item from editing. Disabled if the current item cannot be locked.
	Unlock	Unlocks the Current Item for editing. Disabled if the current item cannot be unlocked.

View Menu

View menu

	Style	selects the style of the QM™ user interface from the submenu. The selected style takes effect only after restarting QM™.

	Explorer	shows (when checked) or hides the Model Explorer dock window
	Search	shows (when checked) or hides the Model Search dock window
	Property Editor	shows (when checked) or hides the Property Editor dock window
	Bird's Eye View	shows (when checked) or hides the Bird's Eye View dock window
	Log	shows (when checked) or hides the Log Console dock window
	Diagram Toolbox	shows (when checked) or hides the Diagram Toolbox toolbar

	File	shows (when checked) or hides the File Toolbar
	Edit	shows (when checked) or hides the Edit Toolbar
	View	shows (when checked) or hides the View Toolbar
	Toolbox	shows (when checked) or hides the Diagram Toolbox
	Status Bar	shows (when checked) or hides the Status Bar

	Grid Options	offers four grid styles for diagrams, including no grid.

	Zoom Out	zooms out (makes smaller) the current diagram. Disabled if no diagram is currently active.
	Zoom In	zooms in (makes larger) the current diagram. Disabled if no diagram is currently active.
	Zoom to 100%	zooms the current diagram to 100% (1:1). Disabled if no diagram is currently active.

Search Menu

Search menu

	Find Next	Finds the next occurrence of the search string. Disabled if no search string selected, or the search item searched to the end.

	Match Case	When selected, case-sensitive matching will be applied. Otherwise, the matching will ignore the case
	Match Whole Words	When selected, only whole words (delimited by white space) will be matched.
	Match Exactly	When selected, only exact search strings will be matched.
	Search Recursively

Tools Menu

The part of the Tools Menu with keyboard shortcuts F8-F12 is customizable by means of the Manage Tools Dialog Box. The following screen shot shows just an example of the Tools Menu, which might look different in your system.

Tools Menu (Example)

	View/change License...	launches the Code Generation License Dialog Box.

	Generate Code	generates code for all file-templates in the model (see also Code Engineering)

	Tool 1	invokes an external tool #1 (see also Manage Tools Dialog Box)
	Tool 2	invokes an external tool #2 (see also Manage Tools Dialog Box)
	Tool 3	invokes an external tool #3 (see also Manage Tools Dialog Box)
	Tool 4	invokes an external tool #4 (see also Manage Tools Dialog Box)
	Tool 5	invokes an external tool #5 (see also Manage Tools Dialog Box)

	Kill the Running Tool	terminates the process that is running the current tool. NOTE: enabled only when an external tool is running.

	Manage External Tools	launches the Manage Tools Dialog Box

Window Menu

Window menu

	Subwindows	selects (when checked) the Subwindows mode of the Multiple Document Interface area.
	Tabs	selects (when checked) the Tabs mode of the Multiple Document Interface area.

	Close	closes the currently active MDI subwindow or a tab. Disabled if all MDI windows are closed.
	Close All	closes all open MDI subwindows or tabs. Disabled if all MDI windows are closed.

	Tile	Tiles all open MDI subwindows. Disabled in the Tabs view or if all MDI windows are closed.
	Cascade	Cascades all open MDI subwindows. Disabled in the Tabs view or if all MDI windows are closed.

	Next	Activates the next MDI window. Disabled if all MDI windows are closed.
	Previous	Activates the previous MDI window. Disabled if all MDI windows are closed.

	window-title	activates the given MDI-window. This part of the Window menu lists all open MDI windows by window title..

Help Menu

Help menu

	Help Location	Opens a sub-menu for location of the help. Options are: Online Help, which uses help from state-machine.com/qm↑, and Offline Help, which uses help from the local directory `<qm>/help` on your disk. (NOTE: the Online Help might contain a more complete, updated help than the local help.)

	Help Contents	opens the default web browser at state-machine.com/qm↑
	Help Context	opens the context-sensitive help in the default web browser. Context-sensitive help is really intended to be used via the shortcut Ctrl+F1. You place your mouse pointer on any part of the QM™ user interface and press Ctrl+F1. This opens the specific help page for the pointed element.
	QM Homepage	opens the default web browser at state-machine.com/qm↑
	Free Support Forum	opens the default web browser at Free Support Forum↑

	QM License	shows a window with the text of the QM™ License agreement.

	About QM	shows information about QM™, such as version, copyright, short description, and Qt commercial license number.
	About Qt	shows information about the Qt Toolkit, such as the current Qt version used by QM™ and the Qt licensing options.

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