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A Desktop with all the settings is saved as a file with '''.mcd''' extension. | A Desktop with all the settings is saved as a file with '''.mcd''' extension. | ||
To save a Desktop, click '''File''' in the main menu and select '''Save Desktop'''. | To save a Desktop, click '''File''' in the main menu and select '''Save Desktop'''. If the Desktop has not yet been named, the '''Save As''' dialog box will appear, allowing to choose a file name for the Desktop. | ||
If the Desktop has not yet been named, the '''Save As''' dialog box will appear, allowing to choose a file name for the Desktop. | |||
In order to save an already named Desktop under a new name, select '''File''' in the main menu and click '''Save Desktop As'''. | In order to save an already named Desktop under a new name, select '''File''' in the main menu and click '''Save Desktop As'''. | ||
If any changes have been made to a Workspace of the Desktop since it was last saved, the '''Save Workspace''' dialog box will appear: | |||
<br>- click '''Yes''' to save the changes and close the Workspace; | |||
<br>- click '''No''' to discard the changes and close the Workspace; | |||
<br>- click '''Cancel''' to cancel the operation and keep the Workspace open. | |||
<div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">Note: Workspaces are not saved in the Desktops. Desktops only store references to the saved Workspaces, but do not save them within the Desktop, so it is still necessary to save the Workspaces to have them opened in a Desktop.</div> | |||
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=== Opening Desktops === | === Opening Desktops === | ||
Saved | Saved Desktops can be opened by using Windows Explorer/File manager as well as from the application. | ||
To open a Desktop from the application, click '''File''' in the main menu and select '''Open Desktop'''; in the '''Open''' dialog box that appears, navigate to and select the Desktop file ('''.mcd''' extension) and click '''Open''' button. The selected Desktop will be opened in the new MultiCharts instance. | |||
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=== Closing Desktops === | === Closing Desktops === | ||
To close a | To close a Desktop, click '''File''' in the main menu and select '''Close Workspace'''. | ||
If any changes have been made to a | If any changes have been made to a Desktop since it was last saved, the '''Save Desktop''' dialog box will appear: | ||
<br>- click '''Yes''' to save the changes and close the Workspace; | <br>- click '''Yes''' to save the changes and close the Workspace; | ||
<br>- click '''No''' to discard the changes and close the Workspace; | <br>- click '''No''' to discard the changes and close the Workspace; |