Command and Menu Reference Overview

This chapter describes each of the menu commands in detail. Each topic listed below contains a summary of the commands available from each menu.

File Menu

Use the File menu to execute commands for opening, closing, and saving maps, for printing windows, and for quitting InterMapper. You can also import and export maps from the File menu.

Edit Menu

Use the Edit menu to execute commands for copying and pasting data as well as commands for selecting and hiding items in maps.

View Menu

Use the View menu to change the way in which you view a map. The View menu is available only from a map window.

Monitor Menu

Use the Monitor menu to re-probe one or more devices on a map, to edit information about one or more devices, and to open various windows related to map items. The Monitor menu is available only from a map window.

Insert Menu

Use the Insert menu to insert devices, networks, links, text blocks or icons, and to group or un-group probes. You can also initiate the Auto-discovery process or scan a network, or set a benchmark for use with geographic coordinates. The Insert menu is enabled only when the Map Editor is active and when you are viewing a map window.

Format Menu

Use the Format menu to format and arrange items on the map. The Format menu is enabled only when you are viewing a map window, the Map Editor is active, and you have one or more map items selected. The Format menu is available only from a map window.

Window Menu

Use the Window menu to execute commands for controlling the view of the current map, for viewing Log files, and for bringing open windows to the front.

Help Menu

Use the Help menu to view the on-line help system, to view information about InterMapper, and to report bugs or send screenshots to Dartware.

InterMapper and IM RemoteAccess Menus

Macintosh OSX adds an InterMapper menu or IM RemoteAccess menu. These menus contain menu items that normally appear in other menus on other platforms.

Context Menus

Context menus are implemented through the InterMapper user interface. These menus allow you to choose options that are available only for and related to specific objects in the window.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Certain menu items have keyboard shortcuts. The topics listed above contain the keyboard shortcuts available in the listed menus. For more information on keyboard shortcuts and how they relate to different platforms, see Keyboard Shortcuts.