GMS:File Menu

The File menu is one of the standard menus and is available in all of the modules. The commands in the File menu are used for file input and output for the basic GMS file types, for printing, and to exit the program. The following commands are contained in the File menu:

• New

Deletes all data associated with all data types and all modules. It resets the status of the program to the default state that is set when the program is first launched. This command should be selected when an entirely new modeling problem is started.

• Open

This command is used to read in project files and to import data or other files generated outside of GMS.

• Add Online Maps

Allows users to import data such as imagery and DEM data from the internet.

• Save

Used to save GMS projects. A project contains all of the files associated with a modeling project. When a GMS project is saved, all files associated with the data currently in memory are saved. This includes any model simulations which are open. By default the model simulation will be saved to the same location as the project. However, in the Save dialog the path for the model simulation can be specified.

• Save As

Used to designate the path for saving a GMS project. It can also be used to Export data.

• Edit File

Prompts for the name of a file and opens the file in a program of the user's choice. This command is used to edit model input files or to view output files. Output files that are part of a Solution can also be viewed by double-clicking on the text file in the Project Explorer.

• Settings...

This command can be used to change the default settings (display options, units etc) applied to all new projects. For example, if the user wants new projects to have particular settings, the user can set those up in GMS and then use the Settings command to to save the Current settings as the defaults to be used in the future. A user can also stop using defaults that were set previously and restore the defaults to the Factory defaults. There is only one set of default settings.

• Page Setup

Launches the Page Setup dialog. The Page Setup dialog contains 3 tabs: Margins, Options, and Paper Size. The Options tab allows the user to specify the printing scale. The Paper Size tab allows the user to select the paper size and source. Also, the orientation, portrait or landscape, can be selected. The Margin tab allows the user to change the Margins. On the right side of each tab is a print preview.

• Print

Printed copies of the current GMS image are generated with this command. This launches the standard Windows Printing dialog.

• Layout

Launches the XMS Layout dialog for defining print layouts.

• Recent File List

Near the bottom of the File menu is a list of recently opened projects. A user can have as many as five different files in the recent file list.

• Exit

Terminates the program.