Menus

The menus contain commands for performing all functions in Codex.

Menu	Item	Description
File	New Topic	Creates a new topic.
	New Map	Creates a new map.
	New File	Creates a new file: Topic Concept Task (General) Task (Strict) Reference Glossary Entry Glossary Group Composite Bookmap Map From Template lets you open any file to use as a template. After opening a file using From Template, the Save command is disabled. You must use Save As to save the file under a new name.
	New Window	Opens a new Editor window.
	Open	Opens a file in the current Editor window.
	Open Recent	Displays a list of recent files that you can select to open.
	Close	Closes the current Editor window.
	Save	Saves the file using its current filename.
	Save As	Saves the file using a new filename.
	Save As Template	Saves the file to your template directory.
	Exit	Closes Codex.
Edit	Undo	Undoes the last action.
	Redo	Redoes the last undone action.
	Cut	Cuts the selected text and/or elements.
	Copy	Copies the selected text and/or elements to the clipboard.
	Paste	Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the cursor location. If the Paste command does nothing, then the clipboard contents cannot be pasted at the cursor location.
	Delete	Deletes the selected text and/or elements.
	Tag Text	Applies a tag to the selected text.
	Untag Text	Removes the tag from the selected text or element.
	Edit Attributes	Lets you edit the attributes of the selected element or the element containing the cursor.
	Edit Equation (requires MathFlow license)	Opens the selected equation in the MathFlow Editor for editing.
	Preferences	Opens the Preferences window.
View	Show Tags	Shows or hides element tags in the Editor.
	Toolbar	Shows or hides the Toolbar.
	Toolbox	Shows or hides the Toolbox.
	Element Library	Shows or hides the Element Library.
Insert	Element	Inserts an element at the cursor location.
	Image	Inserts an image at the cursor location.
	Reference	Inserts a topic reference or map reference as a child of the selected reference within a map.
	Equation (requires MathFlow license)	Inserts an equation at the cursor location.
Table	Insert Row Before	Inserts a row above the cursor location or selection.
	Insert Row After	Inserts a row below the cursor location or selection.
	Insert Column Before	Inserts a column to the left of the cursor location or selection.
	Insert Column After	Inserts a column to the right of the cursor location or selection.
	Move Row Up	Moves the current row up.
	Move Row Down	Moves the current row down.
	Move Column Left	Moves the current column to the left.
	Move Column Right	Moves the current column to the right.
	Delete Row	Deletes the current row.
	Delete Column	Deletes the current column.
Window		Lists and allows you to switch to files currently open in Codex.
Help	Codex Help	Opens the online help.
	Codex Welcome	Opens the Welcome window.
	Codex on the Web	Opens www.codex.ca
	Install Plug-in	Lets you select a plug-in to install.
	License MathFlow	Lets you select a MathFlow license file.
	About Codex	Displays version and license information about Codex.