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      <h1 class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Common Commands</span></h1>

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<p class="p_Normal">The main menu changes depending on what kind of view is active.  However, the commands listed below are common across different view types.</p>
<p class="p_Normal">Pick <span class="f_Command">Tools &gt; Options</span> <img width="16" height="16" style="margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none" src="options.png"/> and switch to the <a href="optionscommand.html" class="topiclink">Toolbars, etc.</a> page to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars.</p>
<p class="p_Subtitle"><span class="f_Subtitle">The Session menu</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">New Session</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens a new view with an empty session of the specified type.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">New Tab</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens a new tab in the current window and displays the Home view.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">New Window</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens a new window and displays the Home view.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Open Session</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens a new view and displays the Home view.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Load Workspace</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Lists saved workspaces.  Picking one closes any open views and restores the selected configuration.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Load Workspace  </span><span class="f_Command">&gt;</span></p>
<p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">  Manage Workspaces</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Lets you rename or delete saved workspaces.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Save Workspace As</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Saves the current configuration of windows and tabs as a named workspace.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Close Tab </span><img width="16" height="16" style="margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none" src="windows.png"/><img width="16" height="16" style="margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none" src="linux.png"/></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Closes the current tab.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Exit </span><img width="16" height="16" style="margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none" src="windows.png"/><img width="16" height="16" style="margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none" src="linux.png"/></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Quits Beyond Compare, prompting to save any edits.  All of the instance's windows will close.</p>
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<p class="p_Subtitle"><a id="toolsmenu" class="hmanchor"></a><span class="f_Subtitle">The Tools menu</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens the <a href="dlgprogoptions.html" class="topiclink">Options</a> dialog to set program preferences.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">File Formats</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens the <a href="dlgfileformatmanager.html" class="topiclink">File Formats</a> dialog to manage file format settings.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Profiles</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens the <a href="dlgprofilemanager.html" class="topiclink">Profiles</a> dialog to manage profile settings.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Source Control Integration <img width="27" height="12" style="margin:0;width:27px;height:12px;border:none" src="pro.png"/><img width="16" height="16" style="margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none" src="windows.png"/></span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens the <a href="dlgsourcecontrolmanager.html" class="topiclink">Source Control Integration</a> dialog.  Available in Windows version only.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Export Settings</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens the <a href="dlgexport.html" class="topiclink">Export Settings</a> dialog to selectively save settings and sessions to a file.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Import Settings</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens the <a href="dlgimport.html" class="topiclink">Import Settings</a> dialog to selectively load settings and sessions from a file.</p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Restore Factory Defaults</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">Edit Text File</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">View Patch</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Normal">Opens a new <a href="viewtextpatch.html" class="topiclink">Text Patch</a> view.</p>
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<p class="p_Subtitle"><span class="f_Subtitle">The Help menu</span></p>
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<td style="vertical-align:top; width:210px; padding:0px;"><p class="p_Command"><span class="f_Command">About Beyond Compare</span></p>
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