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Menus & Settings

The following lists detailed information about the Build-A-Board menu selections, along with the settings they control.

Note: Menu options will be grayed (disabled) when they are not appropriate, or don't apply based on various selections & settings. Ensure you have the correct/appropriate Key (or Keys) Selected, or check selected options if you are trying to perform a menu option and it is not available.

File Menu

New (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-N)

Open... (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-O)

Save... (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-S)

Save As... (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-Shift-S)

Convert to 2.10...

Convert to 2.20...

Close (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-F4)

Open KMF... (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-Shift-M)

Open KBF... (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-Shift-B)

Exit (Keyboard Shortcut = Alt-F4)

Edit Menu

Undo (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl+Z)

Cut (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl+X)

Copy (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl+C)

Paste (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl+V)

Add New Key (Keyboard Shortcut = Ins)

Delete Selected (Keyboard Shortcut = Del)

Select All (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-A)

Remove Selection (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-Shift A)

Invert Selection (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-I)

Select Next Key (Keyboard Shortcut = Tab)

Select Previous Key (Keyboard Shortcut = Shift-Tab)

Properties... (Keyboard Shortcut = F7)

Key Properties... (Keyboard Shortcut = Alt-F7)

Options Menu

Display Key Contents

Display Key Contents while moving

Allow moving keys outside panel edges

Prevent Overlapping keys (move) - Single Key

Prevent Overlapping keys (move) - Multiple Keys

Reset New Key default size to original (32w x 32h)

Center Display

Resize Board ...

View Menu

View Frames (Keyboard Shortcut = F5)

View Frames - Selected Only

View Keys (Keyboard Shortcut = F8)

View Key Images (Keyboard Shortcut = Shift-F8)

View Keyboard Layouts (Keyboard Shortcut = Ctrl-F8)

View File Names

View Status

View Toolbar

View Rulers

Refresh Project View

Tools Menu

Select (Keyboard Shortcut = F2)

Add (Keyboard Shortcut = F3)

Grid (Keyboard Shortcut = F4)

Grid + (Keyboard Shortcut = Shift-F4)

Grid - (Keyboard Shortcut = Shift-F3)

Layout Menu

The Layout Menu has several sub-menus with options to align, space, size, and center selected keys.

Layout Menu | Align

The Align commands all use the active selected key (blue-border) as the alignment anchor.

Left

Right

Top

Bottom

Horizontal Center

Vertical Center

Layout Menu | Spacing

The Spacing command uses the minimum & maximum (Horizontal or Vertical) position of currently selected keys, and evenly spaces keys (with 3 options - spacing wins or keys win or fixed pixels).

Horizontal (Even Spacing, Max Key may move)

Vertical (Even Spacing, Max Key may move)

Horizontal (Min/Max Keys fixed, spacing may be uneven)

Vertical (Min/Max Keys fixed, spacing may be uneven)

Horizontal (Pixels / Even Spacing, Max Key may move)

Vertical (Pixels / Even Spacing, Max Key may move)

Layout Menu | Size

The Size command changes the selected key(s) size to match the active selected key (blue-border).

Match Height

Match Width

Match Both

Layout Menu | Center

The Center command will center a selected key or key(s) horizontally, vertically, or both.

Horizontal

Vertical

Both

Build Menu

Build (Keyboard Shortcut = F9)

Execute (Keyboard Shortcut = F10)

Run-Time Menu

Select Target System (Keyboard Shortcut = F11)

View Project Run-Time Targets Folder (Keyboard Shortcut = Shift-F11)

Create Installation Files (Keyboard Shortcut = F12)

Setup Output (ActiveSync) Folder

Output to My-T-Soft 1.xx Folder(s)

Go To Build-A-Board.com Account

Help Menu

Contents (Keyboard Shortcut = F1)

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