working with documents
Electrical diagrams are saved on your hard drive as files with "sxe" extension. Commands for working with your electrical diagrams are located in the "File" menu. Some of the commands may be activated using buttons on the toolbar.
New
Creates a new document.
Open
Opens an existing document, stored on your hard drive.
Close
Closes the active document, e.g. the document, which is currently opened. If you have not saved the last changes to your document, you will be asked to save the document before its closed.
Save
Saves the active document, e.g. the document, which is currently opened. Is it important to save your work as frequently as possible.
Save as...
Saves the active document, e.g. the document, which is currently opened, under a new name. This will allow you to save your document under a new name.
Prints the active document.
Print preview
Shows the layout of the document as it will be printed on the paper.
Printer settings
Shows a dialog box to set printer parameters, such as paper size, feeder type, print quality, etc.
Send...
Sends the active document by e-mail.
This function only works if you have an e-mail client (such as Microsoft Outlook Express 6) installed on your PC.
Export...
...more about the Export... command
Bill of material...
This command displays a dialog box with a list of symbols used in the electrical diagram. The symbols are sorted into groups. This list of symbols can be exported into a text file. The exported file is in a Tab Separated Values format. The exported list of symbols can be opened - for instance - in MS Excel. You can also insert this list into the drawing.
...more about Bill of material
Netlist...
This command displays a dialog box with a netlist - list of wires and symbol outlets conneted to them. This netlist can be exported into a text file. The exported file is Tab Separated Values format. The exported list can be opened - for instance - in MS Excel. You can also insert this list into the drawing.