[[BackLinksMenu]]

= 2.4. The menu bars =

Much of the functionality of Sophie 2's menu bars is not currently implemented. Here is what the menu bars do:

== File ==

The '''File''' menu generally contains things having to do with opening and saving Sophie books and their contents. It looks like this:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/FileMenu.png)]]

 === New Book ===

'''File > New Book''' will make a new Sophie book. '''Control-n''' does the same thing.

 === Open Book ===

'''File > Open Book''' will open a Sophie book. '''Control-o''' does the same thing.

 === Save  ===

'''File > Save''' should save the current Sophie book. '''Control-s''' should do the same thing. 

 === Save As ===

'''File > Save As''' should save the current Sophie book with a new name. '''Control-shift-s''' should do the same thing. 

 === Save As Template ===

'''File > Save As Template''' should save the current Sophie book as a book template. This doesn't currently work.

 === Book Properties ===

'''File > Book Properties''' should show properties information for the current book. '''Control-b''' does the same thing. The window that appears looks like this.

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/BookPropertiesWindow.png)]]

Click '''OK''' to close it.

 === Close ===

'''File > Close''' should close the current Sophie book. This does the same thing as clicking the '''X''' icon at the right of a book's status bar.

 === Quit Sophie 2 ===

'''File > Quit Sophie 2''' quits Sophie. '''Control-q''' does the same thing. If books are open, the user is asked if they want to save changes.

[[BR]]
[[BR]]

== Edit ==

The '''Edit''' menu generally contains things having to do with manipulating objects or text on a Sophie page. It looks like this:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/EditMenu.png)]]

=== Undo ===

'''Edit > Undo''' will undo the last action. '''Control-z''' does the same thing.

=== Redo ===

'''Edit > Redo''' will redo the last undone action, if there is one. '''Control-y''' does the same thing.

=== Set Title ===

'''Edit > Set Title''' will allow you to set the title for your current book. A window like this will appear:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/SetTitleWindow.png)]]

Enter a tile, click '''OK''', and the title will appear in the title bar of the currently selected book.

=== Set Page Dimensions ===

'''Edit > Set Page Dimensions''' will first ask you for a new width for your book:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/SetPageWidthWindow.png)]]

If you click '''OK''', you will then be asked for a new height for your book:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/SetPageHeightWindow.png)]]

If you click '''OK''' again, your book will be resized. 

=== Show Frame Connections ===

'''Edit > Show Frame Connections''' will show the connections between text frames, if connections exist.

[[BR]]
[[BR]]

== Insert ==

The '''Insert''' menu lets you insert content into your Sophie book. It looks like this:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/InsertMenu.png)]]

=== Image ===

'''Insert > Image''' should insert an image into your currently selected Sophie book. This doesn't currently work.
 
=== Text ===

'''Insert > Text''' will add a new text frame to your currently selected Sophie book. 
 
=== Movie === 

'''Insert > Movie''' should insert a movie into your currently selected Sophie book. This doesn't currently work.

[[BR]]
[[BR]]

== Window ==

The ''''Window''' menu lets you manage the windows of your currently open Sophie books. It looks like this:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/WindowMenu.png)]]

Every open book appears in this menu; the currently selected book has a '''+''' next to it.

=== Cascade ===

'''Window > Cascade''' will cascade all of your currently open book windows.

=== Tile ===

'''Window > Tile''' will tile all of your currently open book windows.

[[BR]]
[[BR]]

== Help ==

The '''Help''' menu shows help for Sophie. Right now it only contains '''Help > About'''. The '''Help''' menu looks like this:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/HelpMenu.png)]]

=== About ===

'''Help > About''' shows information about the current release of Sophie 2. Currently the '''About''' window looks like this:

  [[Image(source:/trunk/sophie2-platform/doc/userdoc-images/RELEASE_3/AboutWindow.png)]]

Click '''OK''' to close this window.