Menu consists of four items: File, Edit, Tools and Help. First two and last one are common for almoast every Windows application, third includes tools specific for Helptrix Author.
File menu includes operations for Helptrix project file manipulation.
- New command closes opened project and prepares application for creating new one.
- Open command opens already existing project.
- Save command saves content of currently opened topic. By this command is saved only topic, changes to book structure are saved immediately without prompting.
- Exit command exits application.
Edit menu includes common utilities as undo and redo actions, clipboard operations, searching and spelling tools.
- Undo command takes back last change made in the topic.
- Redo command repeats last undone change made in the topic.
- Copy command saves selected text to clipboard.
- Paste command inserts text from clipboard into the topic.
- Cut command saves selected text to clipboard and removes it from topic.
- Find command searches for text in topic.
- Spelling command provides spell checking of the topic content.
- Synonyms command provides dictionary of synonyms (words with the same meaning).
- Antonyms command provides dictionary antonym (words with the opposite meaning).
Tools menu is specific for Helptrix Author application and provides several very useful tools to working with.
- Verify tool creates reports on unfinished topics, missing images or all used images in project.
- Create Output tool provides graphic user interface for publishing help or manual.
- Backup project allows one-click backup of project into ZIP archive.
- Export / Import submenu is designed for collaborative work on translation of the project.
- Add New Language adds to book new foreign language version.
- Context Help ID tool provides graphic user interface for assigning context sensitive help ids from application to topics in the book.
- Settings includes some application settings.
Help menu provides help for application.
- Contents command displays application help.
- About command displays About box, which provides basic information about Helptrix Author application.