File Menu

The File menu lets you open, close, save, scan, print, and import and export files.

  • From the top menu, select File.
Command Description

New

Creates a new scene while closing any scene already open. The New Scene dialog box opens, asking for directory, name, and resolution information.

Open

Displays the Open Scene dialog box where you can browse for a scene file. You can open a new scene from the current one and the previous scene will close.
Open Recent

Displays a list of the most recently opened scenes.

Clear

Clears the list of recently opened scenes.
Close

Closes the currently opened scene, but does not close the Harmony application.
Save

Saves all changes made to the opened scene, drawings, palettes, and palette lists.
Manage Local Cache Opens the Manage Local Cache dialog, in which you can see all the Harmony Server database scenes that were cached locally, delete unused caches and check if the data in a scene's cache matches the data on the database server.
Save As

Saves the current file with a different name and at a different location.

Saves the current state of a scene as another scene. The Save As window prompts you for a new name and a different location for this scene before saving it. This will create a complete scene directory for the new scene.

NOTE The scene name cannot exceed 23 characters.
Save as New Version

Saves the current scene as another version. The Save Version dialog box prompts you to give a name for this new version. This will create a new .xstage file in your current project directory.

Acquire

From TWAIN

Opens the Acquire from Scanner window from which you can set parameters before scanning.

Import

Images

 Imports bitmap images which you can choose to vectorize—see About Importing Bitmap Images.

Movie

Lets you convert a QuickTime movie to an image sequence and audio file.

Sound

Lets you import sound files into your project.

SWF, Illustrator Files to Library

Lets you import SWF files into your project.

Vector File

Opens the Import PDF dialog where you may import Adobe Illustrator (.ai) and Portable Document Files (.pdf).

Export

Images

 Exports a scene as a bitmap image sequence. If there is sound in your scene, it will not be exported with the images.

Movie

Exports animation as a QuickTime movie—see Exporting a Movie File.

SWF

Exports a Flash movie file.

Harmony supports exporting Flash movie files with a limited subset of vector and bitmap effects, the latter which can be previewed in Render View mode.

Quit

Closes the application.