Anne-Marie
Mahfouf

    annemarie.mahfouf@free.fr

Jarosław
Staniek
js@iidea.pl

# Command Reference

## The File Menu

&Ctrl;N File New...

  Create a new project. Currently opened project is not affected.

&Ctrl;O File Open...

  Open an existing project. Currently opened project is not affected.

File Download Example Databases...

  Open the KNewStuff dialog which allows you to download example databases via the Internet. This is currently not available for MS Windows.

&Ctrl;S File Save

  Saves object changes from the active window.

File Import Data Table...

  Imports table data from a file in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.

File Export Table or Query as Data Table...

  Export data from the active table or query data to a file in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format.

&Ctrl;P File Print...

  Print data from the active (opened) table or query.

  Note for KDE: Make sure the proper print system is selected in the Print system currently used: section. This option can be seen after clicking on the Options>> button.

File Print Preview...

  Show print preview for the active (opened) table or query.

File Page Setup...

  Set Font... for the Page title:, Change... Page Size & Margins and Add table borders.

&Ctrl;W File Close Project

  Close the currently opened project but leave &kexi; running.

&Ctrl;Q File Quit

  Quit &kexi;.

## The Edit Menu

&Ctrl;Z Edit Undo

  Undoes an action. You can revert to the state that existed before your last change.

&Ctrl; &Shift; Z Edit Redo

  Undoes an undo. Reverse the action of Undo. This will restore the change you originally made.

&Ctrl;X Edit Cut

  Remove currently selected text and put it on the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected. If this action is used in the Form Designer, currently selected widget or group of widgets are removed and put on the clipboard.

&Ctrl;C Edit Copy

  Copy currently selected text onto the clipboard. This command is unavailable if there is no text currently selected. If this action is used in the Form Designer, currently selected widget or group of widgets are copied onto the clipboard.

&Ctrl;V Edit Paste

  Copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point. This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty. If this action is used in the Form Designer and the clipboard contains copied widgets, they will be inserted onto the form.

Edit Copy Special Table or Query As Data Table...

  Copy selected table or query data to clipboard.

Edit Paste Special As Data Table...

  Paste clipboard data to a new table within the current project.

&Ctrl;A Edit Select All

  Select all characters in the edited text box or all widgets in the Form Designer.

Edit Delete

  Delete the currently selected object.

&Ctrl;Delete Edit Delete Row

  Delete currently selected row from a table.

## The View Menu

F6 View Data View

  Switch to Data View.

F7 View Design View

  Switch to Design View.

F8 View Text View

  Switch to Text View. Currently, only available for database queries and means switching to the SQL View of the Query Designer.

&Alt;1 View Project Navigator

  Go to Project Navigator pane.

&Alt;2 View Main Area

  Go to the main area.

&Alt;3 View Property Editor

  Go to the Property Editor pane.

View Show/Hide Properties

  Display or hide the Property Editor pane.

View Show/Hide Project Navigator

  Display or hide the Project Navigator pane.

## The Insert Menu

Insert Table...

  Inserts a new, empty table design without saving it. The Table Designer window will appear.

Insert Query...

  Inserts a new, empty query design without saving it. The Query Designer window will appear.

Insert Form...

  Inserts a new, empty form design without saving it. The Form Designer window will appear.

Insert Script...

  Inserts a new, empty script design without saving it. The Script Editor window will appear. The command is available only if scripting is enabled in &kexi;.

## The Format Menu

Format Font...

  Change font for selected object. Can be used in the Form Designer to set widget's font.

Format Snap to Grid

  If this is enabled, when moving widgets on the form surface the top left corner of the widget will snap or move to the nearest grid point. This does reduce your freedom to freely position widgets on the form surface, however it also helps to line up widgets precisely.

Format Layout Widgets

  Creates a new layout for widgets. Widgets can be layed out Horizontally, Vertically, In Grid, Horizontally in Splitter, Vertically in Splitter.

Format Break Layout

  Breaks the currently selected layout.

Format Align Widgets Position

  Align the currently selected widgets' position: To Left, To Right, To Top, To Bottom, To Grid.

Format Align Widgets Size

  Align the currently selected widgets' size: To Fit, To Grid, To Shortest, To Tallest, To Narrowest, To Widest.

Format Bring Widget to Front

  Bring the currently selected widgets to front.

Format Send Widget to Back

  Send the currently selected widgets to back.

## The Data Menu

&Shift;Return Data Save Row

  Save currently selected table row's data.

Data Cancel Row Changes

  Cancel changes made to currently selected table row.

Data Sort Ascending

  Sorts data in ascending order (from A to Z and from 0 to 9). Data from selected column is used for sorting.

Data Sort Descending

  Sorts data in descending (from Z to A and from 9 to 0). Data from selected column is used for sorting.

## The Tools Menu

Tools Import Database...

  Opens the Data Base Importing Wizard to import an existing database into a &kexi; database.

Tools Execute Script File...

  Displays the file dialog to open an existing script file.

Tools Scripts Manager...

  Displays &kexi;'s Scripts Manager dialog to execute, load, unload, install, unistall or download scripts.

Tools Scripts

  Executes an already loaded script.

## The Window Menu

&Ctrl;W Window Close

  Close the active window.

Window Close All

  Close all opened windows.

Window MDI Mode Childframe Mode

  Switch to Childframe user interface mode.

Window MDI Mode IDEAl Mode

  Switch to IDEAl user interface mode.

&Alt;Right Window Next Window

  Switch to the next window.

&Alt;Left Window Previous Window

  Switch to the previous window.

The last items in this menu show the currently opened window names.

## The Settings Menu

Settings Toolbars

  Show or hide one of the toolbars.

Settings Configure Shortcuts...

  Configure the keyboard shortcuts used by &kexi;. See the section on configuring shortcuts for more details.

## The Help Menu

&help.menu.documentation;