Introduction
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DXP-PRO v1.1 - Programmer’s Guide
Project Selection List Context Menu
Right-click anywhere inside the Project Selection List (on the Main Screen) to open the Project
Selection List context menu, containing shortcuts to several project-related operations:
Main Screen Command Buttons
Create New Project
: Click this command button to launch the Design XPress -
Professional Project Wizard. Use the Project Wizard to step through the process of
designing and configuring the system.
Open Project
: Click to highlight a project in the Project Selection List, and click the
Open Project command button to open the selected Project. When a project is opened, the
first Wizard dialog (
System Information
) is displayed.
Copy Project
: This option creates a copy of an existing Project, and allows you to give
the copy a new name (via the
Copy Project
dialog).
Delete Project
: This option allows you to delete a Project from the Project Selection List,
and from your hard drive.
Exit
: Click to exit the application.
• New:
Launches the Design XPress - Professional Project Wizard to create a new project. This
is the same as clicking the
Create New Project
command button (or selecting
File
>
New
).
• Open:
Opens an existing project. This is the same as clicking the
Open Project
command but-
ton (or selecting (
File
>
Open
).
• Copy:
Launches the
Copy Project
dialog, which allows you to save a copy of the selected
Project file under a new name. Use the options in the
Copy Project
dialog to specify a
Job Name and enter a description of the file copy. This is the same as clicking the
Copy
Project
command button (or selecting
File
>
Copy
).
• Delete:
Deletes the selected Project file. The program prompts you to confirm this action before
the project file is deleted. This is the same as clicking the
Delete Project
command
button (or selecting
File
>
Delete
).
•
Note
: If a project is not exported before deleting, you will not be able to bring the
project back into Design XPress - Professional for modifications at a later date.
• Import:
Invokes the
Select Import Design XPress Professional File
dialog, which allows you to
locate and select a Project file to import. This is the same as selecting
File
>
Import
Project
.
• Export:
Invokes the
Export Project
dialog, which allows you to specify a name and target
location for the exported Project file. This is the same as selecting
File
>
Export
Project
.
• Sort:
Displays the Sort Options window, containing the various sort criteria that can be used
to sort the Project Selection List. This is the same as selecting
View
>
Sort Projects
.
To remove a Project from the Project Selection List, without deleting the file
from your hard drive
, export the file before deleting. Once exported, you can import
the file back into DXP-PRO later. To export a DXP-PRO project, select
File > Export
Project
.
If a project is not exported before deleting, you will not be able to bring the project
back into DXP-PRO for modifications at a later date.
