File Menu Commands

New

Opens a dialog displaying a list of templates to choose from. Choose Normal to create a new blank worksheet.

Open

Lists worksheets in the current directory or you can browse by changing the selection in the Look in drop-down menu or by typing the full path to the file in the "File Name" box.

Use the "Files of Type" box to open another kind of file.

If you have created a directory in your Network Places that maps to a Web Server using Windows 2000 or XP WebDAV support, you can browse and open files from the server through this dialog. You can also type URLs directly into the "File Name" box.

Close

Closes the current worksheet.

Close & Return

Closes the worksheet and returns to the OLE container application.

This command is only available when you are editing an embedded worksheet in a separate window, as opposed to in-place.

Update

Updates the worksheet in an OLE container application.

This command is only available when you are editing an embedded worksheet in a separate window, as opposed to in-place.

Save

Saves the worksheet in the current format. If the worksheet is new, Mathcad prompts you to specify the name and format. You can save a file as *.XMCD (Mathcad's native XML format), or *.XMCDZ (compressed XML format, which is a GZIP (RFC1952) format). All of these formats can be opened directly in Mathcad.

Save As

Saves the worksheet as a new file, allowing you to save the worksheet with a new name or in a different format.

Save as Web Page

Saves the worksheet as an HTML file for posting on a Web site.

Save to DesignateTM

Saves the worksheet to Designate or other Web-based file repository of your choice.

Save Copy As

Saves a copy of your embedded worksheet as a stand-alone file. This option is available only when Mathcad is used as an OLE server and is not in-place activated.

Page Setup

Controls the page layout options for the active worksheet, including margins, paper size, source, and orientation, and printing text beyond the right margin.

Print Preview

Displays the worksheet as it will be sent to the printer, according to the current page setup instructions.

Print

Prints the active worksheet. Using the Print dialog, you can specify options such as specific pages and number of copies to print.

Send

Attaches your worksheet to a new email message, if you have a MAPI-compliant email application.

Properties

Opens the File Properties dialog, allowing you to create and modify metadata for your worksheet.

Recent Files

Lists recently opened files; click on a name to open the worksheet. The number of files listed is controlled from the Tools > Preferences dialog.

Exit

Closes Mathcad. If you edited an open worksheet since it was last saved, you are prompted to save it before quitting.