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.. _menu_items:
Menu Items
==========
The following are the menu items that are listed across the top of OpenLP.
There is a brief description or link for their intended purpose.
File
----
|buttons_new| **New:**
Creates a new service. :ref:`new_service`
|buttons_open| **Open:**
Load an existing service. :ref:`new_service`
|buttons_save| **Save:**
Saves your existing loaded service.
**Save As:**
Saves your newly created service.
**Recent Files:**
Displays your last files opened configurable here. :ref:`configure_ui`
**Clear List:**
Clears your recent files list.
**Import:**
This provides the items you can import.
**Settings:**
Import your configurable settings from another computer.
**Theme:**
Import a theme that has been previously exported. :ref:`import_themes`
**Song:**
Import your songs previously exported. :ref:`import_songs`
**Bible:**
Import Bibles from another program, the internet or a previously exported
Bible from OpenLP. :ref:`import_bibles`
**Export:**
Provides the items you can export.
**Settings:**
Export your configurable settings to a file to import to another computer.
**Theme:**
Export your theme. :ref:`export_themes`
**Song:**
Export your songs. :ref:`export_songs`
**Print Service:**
Gives you the ability to print your service. :ref:`print_service`
|buttons_exit| **Exit:**
Closes OpenLP. If there is an open service that has not
been saved you will be prompted to do so.
View
----
**Mode:**
These three settings are optimized for setup and live display.
**Default:**
Displays all of the panels of OpenLP.
**Setup:**
Displays Preview, :ref:`media-manager` and :ref:`creating_service`.
**Live:**
Displays the live panel and :ref:`creating_service`
Clicking on any of the next items will hide or show its respective panel.
|button_mediamanager| **Media Manager:**
Hide or show :ref:`media-manager`.
|button_servicemanager| **Service Manager:**
Hide or show :ref:`creating_service`.
|theme_new| **Theme Manager:**
Hide or show :ref:`themes`.
**Preview Panel:**
Hide or show the preview panel.
**Live Panel:**
Hide or show the live panel.
**Lock Panels:**
Using this lock will keep all your panel settings the way they
are when clicked, whether hidden or showing. Click this again to unlock the
panels.
Tools
-----
|buttons_open| **Open Data Folder:**
You can access your OpenLP data here. Your Bibles, songs, themes and other
items are stored here.
**Note:** It is possible to delete a Bible, theme or another resource you need.
If anything is deleted in this folder it is not recoverable through OpenLP.
|button_rerun| **Re-run First Time Wizard:**
This will bring up the dialog box to run the first time wizard again. :ref:`wizard`
**Update Theme Images:**
Changing screen resolution can have an affect on theme images. Use this to
correct the images.
|plugin_songs| **Re-index Songs:**
This rebuilds the internal song indexes to make them work following code
corrections. You would generally use this after a software upgrade.
**Song Usage Tracking:**
Configure your song usage tracking. :ref:`song_usage`
**Toggle Tracking:**
Provides the means to turn song usage tracking on or off. There will be a
visible check mark if song usage tracking is on.
**Extract Tracking Data:**
Brings up a dialog box to extract song usage data.
**Delete Tracking Data:**
Brings up a dialog box to delete song usage data.
|plugin_alerts| **Alert:** Configure an alert. :ref:`alerts`
Settings
--------
|plugin_list| **Plugin List:**
Provides the configurable settings to control your plugin's. :ref:`plugin_list`
**Language:**
You can choose another language here or leave it on Autodetect.
|button_tag| **Configure Formatting Tags:**
Provides the configurable settings for formatting tags. :ref:`formatting-tags`
|button_settings| **Configure Shortcuts:**
Provides the configurable settings for shortcuts. :ref:`shortcuts`
|button_configure| **Configure OpenLP:**
Provides the configurable settings for OpenLP. :ref:`configure`
Help
----
**Online Help:**
This is a direct link to OpenLP's operating manual.
**Web Site:**
This is a direct link to OpenLP's web site.
**About:**
Provides information, credits and license for OpenLP.
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.. |BUTTONS_NEW| image:: pics/buttons_new.png
.. |BUTTONS_OPEN| image:: pics/buttons_open.png
.. |BUTTONS_SAVE| image:: pics/service_save.png
.. |BUTTONS_EXIT| image:: pics/buttons_exit.png
.. |THEME_NEW| image:: pics/theme_new.png
.. |BUTTON_RERUN| image:: pics/button_rerun.png
.. |PLUGIN_ALERTS| image:: pics/plugin_alerts.png
.. |PLUGIN_SONGS| image:: pics/plugin_songs.png
.. |PLUGIN_LIST| image:: pics/plugin_list.png
.. |BUTTON_CONFIGURE| image:: pics/button_configure.png
.. |BUTTON_SETTINGS| image:: pics/configure_shortcuts_config.png
.. |BUTTON_TAG| image:: pics/button_tag.png
.. |BUTTON_MEDIAMANAGER| image:: pics/button_mediamanager.png
.. |BUTTON_SERVICEMANAGER| image:: pics/button_servicemanager.png