File Menu in the MPLAB® X IDE
File Menu Options
New Project
Selecting New Project… brings up a window that allows you to create a new project from scratch. This can also be accessed by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + N keys on your keyboard.
New File
Selecting New File… opens up a window that allows you to create a new file. This can also be accessed by pressing the Ctrl + N keys on your keyboard.
Open Project
Selecting Open Project… brings up the Open Project window. This can also be accessed using Ctrl + Shift + O.
Open Recent Project
Selecting Open Recent Project shows a list of your recently closed projects and allows you to select which project(s) to open.
Import
Selecting Import allows you to import a HEX/ELF prebuilt file, an MPLAB® IDE v8 project, or an IAR Embedded Workbench project.
Close Project
Selecting Close Project closes the currently selected project.
Close All Projects
Selecting Close All Projects closes all open projects.
Open File
Selecting Open File allows you to open a C file without adding it to the project.
Open Recent File
Selecting Open Recent File brings up a list of all the files you have recently viewed and allows you to open them directly.
Project Group
Selecting Project Group allows multiple projects to be opened all at the same time.
Project Properties
Selecting Project Properties opens the Project Properties window, the central location from which you may control all aspects of your project.
Save
Selecting Save will save the file currently selected in the editor. You can also save by pressing the Ctrl + S keys on your keyboard.
Save As
Selecting Save As… allows you to save a copy of the file currently selected in the editor with a different name.
Save All
Selecting Save All saves all files and project settings at once. You can also save all by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + S keys on your keyboard.
Page Setup
Selecting Print will print the selected C file. You can also print by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P keys on your keyboard.
Print to HTML
Selecting Print to HTML… saves the selected C file as an HTML document.
Exit
Selecting Exit will save and exit the open MPLAB® X IDE projects.