Chart editor main menu

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The main menu of the editor window includes the following items:

File

Open - Loads flow chart contents from a file. The file that stores flow chart contents may be a file saved earlier using the Save As menu item.
Save As … - Saves flow chart contents to a file. You can load data from this file into another flow chart control.

Edit

Use this menu to modify a selected item.

Undo - Use this menu item to undo most recent changes to the flow chart.
Copy - Copies selection to the clipboard.
Cut - Cuts selection and places it onto the clipboard.
Paste - Pastes clipboard contents to the flow chat.
Select All - Selects all items within the flow chart.
Clear Selection - Cancels any selection in a flow chart control.
Bring To Front - Brings selected objects in front of other objects in the flow chart window. If you apply Bring To Front to a selected object, then that selected object overlaps other items on screen.
Send To Back - Places selected objects behind other objects to the end of the Z-buffer.

View

Zoom In - Enlarges a flow chart's view.
Zoom Out - Lessens a flow chart's view.
Fit - Changes a flow chart's zoom ratio in order to show all chart items within the flow chart window.
Actual Size - Resets the zoom ratio of the flow chart window to 100% (no zoom).

Union

New Union - Creates a new union. The selected object becomes the main object of the union. Double-click the main object to select all objects that belong to the union. This item is enabled only when several objects are selected.
Add To Union - Adds selected object(s) to a union. If a selected object is already in the union, it is not added to it.
Remove From Union - Removes an object from a union. This item is enabled only when a selected object is a member of a union. The Remove From Union item is disabled when the selected object is the main object in a union.
Clear Union - Removes all objects from a union. This item is enabled only when a selected object is the main object in a union.
Clear All Unions - Removes all objects from all existing unions.