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Opening Existing Documents

The Open command in the File menu enables you to open existing BarTender documents from your computer and network locations.

You can open and view more than one document at a time by repeating the steps described below. The open documents appear as tabs at the top of the design area. You can click a document's tab to display its templates and data entry forms in the design area and to edit or print the document. If only one document is open, the design area automatically displays its templates and data entry forms.

In addition to viewing documents one at a time, you can display multiple documents in the window simultaneously using the options available in the Window menu.

ClosedTo open an existing document

  1. From the File menu, select Open to open the Open Document dialog. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.

  2. In the Location field, select the drive and/or directory that contains the document that you want.

  3. In the list box directly below the Location field, double-click on the name of the folder that contains the document. Continue double-clicking until you open the subfolder that contains the file that you want.

  4. Select the document that you want. BarTender will display a preview image of the document, as well as any comments that were saved with the selected document.

  5. Click Open to load the selected document.

ClosedTo open an existing document that you have recently opened

  1. Click File from the main menu bar to open the File menu.

  2. At the bottom of the File menu, select the document from the list of recently opened documents.

To open an existing document, press Ctrl+O on your keyboard.

Using Librarian

Librarian is a revision control system that allows multiple users to access a BarTender document, but only one user is able to modify each file at a time.

ClosedTo open a document saved in Librarian

  1. From the File menu, select Open to open the Open Document dialog. Alternatively, click the icon on the main toolbar.

  2. Click on the Librarian shortcut button on the left side of the dialog to display documents in Librarian's repository.

  3. Browse to the folder that contains the file that you want.

  4. Select the document that you want. BarTender will display a preview image of the document, as well as any comments that were saved with the selected document.

  5. Click Open to load the selected document.