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File

New -

Sub Menu Items:
 

  • Application
  • CLX Application
  • Data Module
  • Form
  • Frame
  • Unit
  • Other...


Clicking on New takes you to the Delphi Templates, Forms, Dialogs, Projects, and Business pages of the Object Repository.
This all very helpful to the Delphi developer giving you fast access to many helpful items to make your programming experience easier. 
 

Open:

Will open the Delphi open dialog box to load an existing project, form, unit, or a text file into the Delphi Code Editor.
 

Open Project - Ctrl + F11

Will open a project that exists on your hard drive.
 

Reopen:

Is used to open a previously opened project or module.
Files that have been saved in the Delphi IDE will not be on this reopen list, only files that have been closed with the File|Close command appear in the Reopen list.
 

Save - Ctrl + S

Is used to save all changes made to all files included in the open project using the current name for each file.
 

Save As:

Is used to to save the active file with a different name or in a different location.
 

Save Project As:

Is used to save the current project (DPR) files in another directory (Folder) so you can have two copies of it.
 

Save All - Shift + Ctrl + S

Will save all the current opened files this includeds all project and modules.
 

Close:

Is used to close the active window which closes only one file, of course if a form is the file then the form will be closed and the unit that is connected to that form will close as well.
 

Close All:

Is used to close all project files and all modules.
 

Use Unit:

Will add an existing unit into the uses clause of the unit that you have in the Delphi Code Editor.
 

Print:

Will print the current page that is in the Delphi Code Editor. 

If the form is active then clicking on File|Print will bring up the Print Form dialog box, otherwise if the Delphi Code Editor is active then the Print Selection dialog box will be shown.
 

Exit:

Exit Delphi.
 


 
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