2.1.1. File

The first option under the Menu Bar is 'File.' As shown below in Figure 1a, when the user cursors over to 'File' and clicks on it, the following drop-down menu appears:

'New' - Clicking this option creates a new EClass lecture and will prompt the user if they would like to import a presentation or start fresh.

'Open/Open Recent' - These two options allow the user to open previously-made or already-available EClass lecture files. If the 'Open Recent' option is clicked, a second drop-down menu will appear to the right showing a list of recently opened EClass lecture files shown below in Figure 1b. The 'Clear List' option cleans out the list.

'Save/Save as' - The 'Save' option quickly saves the current EClass lecture file if it has been edited. If the user is currently working on a new, unsaved EClass lecture file, clicking 'Save' will open a window prompting the user to specify what to save the file as and where to save the file as shown in Figure 1c. 'Save as' will bring up the same prompt.

'Print' - The 'Print' option allows the user to print out a hard copy of the lecture as expanded slides.

'Exit' - Lastly, the 'Exit' option allows the user to quit out of the EClass program. This is similar to clicking the 'X' in the top-right corner of the window. If the user tries to quit out of the EClass program while in an unsaved EClass lecture, the program will prompt the user asking if the user would like to save the EClass lecture file before quitting or if the user would like to discard all changes and quit.


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Figure 1a: Drop-down menu under File.
Figure 1b: Open Recent drop-down menu.
Figure 1c: Save As pop-up menu.







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