The menus provide access to application commands.
The NewsHunter menu provides access to the About, Register, Preferences, and other commands.
The About NewsHunter... menu item will display a standard dialog box that provides version information.
Register NewsHunter... This command will open a window where you can enter, edit, and view your registration information.
Tip 8 - Viewing Registration Information
To find out what you user name and registration key are, all you have to do is selcted Register NewsHunter... from the NewsHunter menu. See the screen shot above.
Screen Shot 33 - The File Menu
The File Menu provides access to commands used to open, close, and save your NewsHunter documents.
To create a new NewsHunter document select the New command.
To open a NewsHunter document, select the Open command.
Procedure 13 - Opening a NewsHunter Document
- Launch NewsHunter.
- Select Open... from the File menu
- You will be presented with a standard Open Dialog Box.
- Navigate to your NewsHunter document.
- Select the NewsHunter document by clicking on its name.
- Click the Open button.
- Your NewsHunter document opens.
Tip 9 - NewsHunter Documents and the Database
Your NewsHunter documents store all of their information in the NewsHunter database. This means that you should not Option+Copy your NewsHunter documents using the MacOS Finder. Instead, open the document and use the Save As... command under the File Menu. See the screen shot above.
Screen Shot 34 - The Edit Menu
The Edit menu provides access to the standard Cut, copy, and Paste functions.
Screen Shot 35 - The Utilities Menu
The Utilities menu is where you will find access to the MasterSplitter Utility and the Error and Event Log. The MasterSplitter Utility lets you join files that have been segmented using the Windows-only application titled "MasterSplitter". The Error and Event Log is used to view detailed information on what NewsHunter is doing, to generate log files for your personal use or for tech support, and to set the Avoid Error Dialogs option.
Screen Shot 36 - The Filter Menu
The Filter Menu lets you unfilter the last author you filtered. When you click the Filter button on one of your NewsHunter documents, you create a filter that ignores any future posts by the offending author. The Unfilter Last Author command lets you remove the filter without having to open the Filter Manager.
The Filter Menu also lets you open the Filter Manager. The Filter Manager is the window you use edit, create, delete, and otherwise modify your filters,
Screen Shot 37 - The Window Menu
The Window Menu lists all of the open windows. To bring a window to the top, select its name from the Window menu.
Screen Shot 38 - The Help Menu
The Help Menu provides access to online documentation. You can aslo download a stand alone MacOS Help Center Book that will integrate with the OS X Help System. Unlike the online version available through the Help Menu, the NewsHunter Help Center Book is fully searchable.