Menu Summary

The main menu contains the menus and menu items discussed below.

Menu

Menu Item

Description

File

New

When selected opens the New Project wizard, which allows you to create a new project. For details refer to the section titled Creating Projects.

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Open

Opens the standard File Open dialog, which allows you to begin working with an existing project. For further information see the section titled Manipulating Projects.

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Close Project

When selected prompts to save the current project if needed and closes it. For further information see the section titled Manipulating Projects.

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Save

Saves the current project. For details refer to the section titled Saving Projects.

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Save As

When selected allows you to save the current project another name. For details see the section titled Saving Projects.

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Print

When selected opens the Print dialog, which allows you to print labels. For more information refer to the section titled Printing Projects.

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Calibrate Printer

When selected the Printer Calibration dialog appears. It allows for the calibration of the printer. For further information refer to the section titled Printer Calibration.

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Send by E-Mail

Sends the current project by e-mail. For details refer to the section titled Sending Projects by E-mail.

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Exit

When selected quits MediaFACE 4.0.

Edit

Undo

Undoes previous changes of the object. The editor supports at least 256 commands in the undo/redo queue.

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Redo

Redoes changes of the object you previously have undone. The editor supports at least 256 commands in the undo/redo queue.

Note: Undo/Redo exists in the context of the design, so that every design has its own undo/redo queue, which in turn exists only during the current session and is not stored into the project file. Undo/Redo is applied only to commands that directly or indirectly modify objects.

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Cut

When selected places selected objects into Clipboard and deletes them from your label.

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Copy

When selected places selected objects into Clipboard

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Paste

Any objects left in Clipboard will be inserted into the label according to their original parameters (size, location and so on). If the object position is outside of the current label, it is adjusted so as to place objects into the visible part of the label.

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Copy Style

Allows you to copy the outline, fill, and shadow styles of the current object and to apply them via the Paste Style command later. For details see the section titled Copying and Pasting Styles.

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Paste Style

Opens the Paste Style dialog, which allows you to define the style types to be pasted. For more information see the section titled Copying and Pasting Styles.

Note: One or more objects have to be selected on the active label, and the object style should be copied beforehand.

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Select All

Selects all objects of the current label.

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Delete

Allows you to delete selected objects from the current label.

View

Palettes

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- Layers: Allows you to separate a label into multiple layers, each containing a portion of the label's contents. For more information refer to the section titled Layers Palette.

-- Filling: Allows you to fill in such objects as a rectangle, closed polyline, ellipse and text objects. For details see the section titled Filling Palette.

-- Outline: Applies to a line, spline, text, rectangle, polyline, ellipse, and image. For more information refer to the section titled Outline Palette.

-- Text Style: Applies to simple text. You are allowed to change the font settings for a selected fragment of the text. For further information see the section titled Text Style Palette.

-- Text Effects: This palette supports the special effects for text objects. For details refer to the section titled Text Effects Palette.

-- Image Library: Stores images supplied with MediaFACE 4.0, with which new labels can be created. For details see the section titled Image Library Palette.

-- Shadow: Shadowing is supported for the most object. For more information refer to the section titled Shadow Palette.

-- Properties: Displays specific object information. For details refer to the section titled Properties Palette.

-- General: The General Palette supports all the objects. For more information see the section titled General Palette.

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Toolbars

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- Standard Toolbar: Allows you to turn the Standard Toolbar on or off. For more information see the section titled Standard Toolbar.

-- Object Tools: Allows you to turn the Object Toolbar on or off. For details refer to the section titled Object Toolbar.

-- Format: Allows you to turn the Format Toolbar on or off. For more information see the section titled Format Toolbar.

-- Project: Allows you to turn the Project Toolbar on or off. For details refer to the section titled Project Toolbar.

-- View: Allows you to turn the View Toolbar on or off. For more information see the section titled View Toolbar.

-- Customize: Allows you to personalize settings for menu items, toolbars, hotkeys and so on. For details refer to the section titled Customizing Main Window.

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Status Bar

Allows you to turn the Status Bar on or off.

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Workspace

Allows you to turn Workspace Navigator on or off. For more information refer to the section titled Workspace Navigator.

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Rulers

Allows you to turn the Rulers on or off.

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Field Codes

When selected displays the field codes instead of text representation.

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Background

Allows you to turn the version background on or off.

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Grid Lines

Allows you to turn the Work Area grid on or off.

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Zoom

This menu item contains the following predefined zoom factors: 400%, 200%, 150%, 100%, 75%, and 50%.

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Last Zoom

Allows you to restore a previous zoom factor for the active label. The system keeps at least 10 previous zoom factors for each label.

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Snap to Grid

When clicked turns the Snap to Grid function on or off. When turned on, an object in the work area moves to the nearest grid point.

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Snap to Guidelines

When clicked turns the Snap to Guidelines function on or off. When turned on an object in the work area moves to the nearest guideline.

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Grid and Guidelines Setup

When selected displays the Grid & Guidelines tab of the Options dialog. For more information refer to the section titled Setting Options.

Insert

Tools

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- Text: When selected activates the Text tool. For details refer to the section titled Inserting Text.

-- Rectangle: When selected activates the Rectangle tool. For further information see the section titled Using Rectangle Tool.

-- Ellipse: When selected activates the Ellipse tool. For more information refer to the section titled Using Ellipse Tool.

-- Line: When selected activates the Line tool. For details see the section titled Using Line Tool.

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Predefined Text

When selected activates the predefined text tool. For further information see the section titled Inserting Predefined Text.

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Play List

When selected the system opens the Insert Playlist dialog. For more information see the section titled Inserting Play List.

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File List

When selected the system opens the Insert Filelist dialog. For more information see the section titled Inserting File List.

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Data List

When selected the system opens the Insert data from datasource dialog. For more information see the section titled Inserting Data List.

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Picture

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- From File: Allows you to insert a picture from a file. For more information refer to the section titled Inserting Image from File.

-- From Image Library: Allows you to insert a picture from the Image Library. For further information see the section titled Inserting Image from Image Library.

-- External: Allows you to insert an external picture from sources such as Scanner, Camera, Webcam and Data Source. For more information refer to the section titled Inserting External Images.

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Bar Code

When selected launches the Bar Code wizard. For details refer to the section titled Inserting Bar Codes.

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Object

When selected the Insert Object dialog appears. For details see the section titled Inserting OLE Objects.

Format

Alignment

When selected displays the Alignment dialog, which allows you to align an object in the Work Area. For more information refer to the section titled Aligning Objects.

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Group

Combines several objects into a group, which allows you to use the same actions for the object group at once. For more information refer to the section titled Grouping and Ungrouping Objects.

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Ungroup

Splits the selected group into several objects. For more information refer to the section titled Grouping and Ungrouping Objects.

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Bring to Front

Allows you to place selected objects on the top of others. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.

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Send to Back

Allows you to place selected objects on the bottom of others. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.

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Move Up

Allows you to place selected objects one level up within the layer relative to other objects. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.

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Move Down

Allows you to place selected objects one level down within the layer relative to other objects. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.

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Effects

This menu item contains the following sub-items Original, Hue-Saturation, Invert, Brightness-Contrast, Gamma, Mosaic, Oilify, Posterize, Solarize, Noise, Emboss, Grayscale, Sharpen, Underlay and Reverse, which define special object effects. For more information refer to the section titled Making Effects.

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Image

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- Flip Horizontal: Selected images are flipped horizontally. For more information refer to the sections titled Flipping Objects.

-- Flip Vertical: Selected images are flipped vertically. For further information refer to the sections titled Flipping Objects.

-- Fit to Label: The application fits the selected image to a label.

-- Crop Image: Allows you to crop an existing image into one of the available shapes (rectangle, closed line, or ellipse). For further information refer to the sections titled Cropping Image into Shape.

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Convert to

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- Square: Allows you to convert a rectangle into square. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects.

-- Polygon: Allows you to convert a rectangle into polygon. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects.

-- Ellipse: Allows you to convert a rectangle into ellipse. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects.

-- Rectangle: Allows you to convert an ellipse into rectangle. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects.

-- Circle: Allows you to convert an ellipse into circle. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects.

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Object Properties

Displays the Object Properties dialog, which allows you to view or change properties for objects such as text, rectangle, ellipse, and images. For further information refer to the section titled Managing Object Properties.

Project

Insert

This menu item contains the following sub-items:

-- Item: Allows you to add a new item to the project tree. For more information refer to the section titled Managing Sub-Items.

-- Label: Allows you to add a new label to the project tree. For details refer to the section titled Managing Labels.

-- Version-->Blank: Allows you to create a new version of the current label based on label's template. For more information refer to the section titled Adding New Versions.

-- Version-->As Copy: Allows you to create a new version of the current label as either a copy of the default label version or a copy of the currently selected version. For details see the section titled Adding New Versions.

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Move

When selected moves a label to the new position in the project tree. For further information refer to the section titled Managing Labels.

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Delete

Allows you to remove an object (sub-item, label, or version) from the project tree. For further information refer to the sections titled Managing Sub-Items, Managing Labels, or Removing Versions.

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Share

When selected shares a label version. For further information refer to the sections titled Sharing a Version.

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Print Version

When selected opens the Print dialog, which allows you to print the active version. For more information refer to the section titled Printing Projects.

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Properties

Allows you to view or change properties of an object (sub-item, label, or version). For further information refer to the sections titled Managing Sub-Items, Managing Labels, or Changing Version/Face Properties.

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Save Version as Template

Allows you to save a version you are working with as template. For more information refer to the section titled Saving a Version as Template.

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Project Properties

Allows you to view or change project properties. For more information refer to the sections titled Modifying Project Properties.

Tools

List Manager

When selected displays the List Manager dialog, which allows you to manage play lists, file lists and datasources. For details see the section titled Managing Lists.

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Download

Allows you to download such project components as Paper & Label Templates, Project Templates, Version Templates, Plugins, Image Libraries, and Skins from the Internet. For more information refer to the section titled Downloading Project's Components.

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Burners

Allows you to launch a burner from within the application.

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Players

Allows you to launch a player from within the application (for example, Windows Media Player).

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Options

When selected displays the Options dialog, which allows you to set general, grid & guideline, and web parameters for projects. For more information see the section titled Setting Options.

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Edit MF2 to MF4 labels mapping

When selected displays the Select Labels to Use for the Project dialog, which allows to edit the previously defined User-aided Mappings. For more information refer to the section titled Editing of MediaFACE II Project Converter Mapping.

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3D Preview

When chosen displays the selected object in a 3D view (for CD and Jewel box only).

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Export

When selected displays the Export Options dialog, which allows you to export labels from the current project as images. For details see the section titled Exporting Projects.

Window

Cascade

Repositions the project windows by cascading.

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Tile Horizontally

Tiles the child windows horizontally.

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Tile Vertically

Tiles the child windows vertically.

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Arrange Icons

Arranges icons at the bottom of the window.

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Windows

Allows you to manage the project's windows.

Help

Contents

When selected displays the full help system for MediaFACE 4.0.

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Tech Support

When clicked opens the New Message window of your default mail client with the prefilled tech support e-mail address and attached screen shot of the active MediaFACE 4.0 window. Also you can use Ctrl+Shift+M shortcut for the Tech Support operation when working in any MediaFACE window. The screen shot of this window will be attached to the message.

Use this operation if you have any questions or problems. Do not forget to add the additional information such as description of situations and malfunctions, your contacts.

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User Information

Allows you to enter personal registration information. See Filling User's Info for details.

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Web Registration

Allows you to register the software.

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More About Fellowes Products

When clicked opens the Fellowes web site in the default browser.

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About MediaFACE 4.0

When clicked displays the About dialog with information about the product. Also you can use the telephones and e-mail addresses from the dialog to contact the MediaFACE support team.

Menu	Menu Item	Description
File	New	When selected opens the New Project wizard, which allows you to create a new project. For details refer to the section titled Creating Projects.
-	Open	Opens the standard File Open dialog, which allows you to begin working with an existing project. For further information see the section titled Manipulating Projects.
-	Close Project	When selected prompts to save the current project if needed and closes it. For further information see the section titled Manipulating Projects.
-	Save	Saves the current project. For details refer to the section titled Saving Projects.
-	Save As	When selected allows you to save the current project another name. For details see the section titled Saving Projects.
-	Print	When selected opens the Print dialog, which allows you to print labels. For more information refer to the section titled Printing Projects.
-	Calibrate Printer	When selected the Printer Calibration dialog appears. It allows for the calibration of the printer. For further information refer to the section titled Printer Calibration.
-	Send by E-Mail	Sends the current project by e-mail. For details refer to the section titled Sending Projects by E-mail.
-	Exit	When selected quits MediaFACE 4.0.
Edit	Undo	Undoes previous changes of the object. The editor supports at least 256 commands in the undo/redo queue.
-	Redo	Redoes changes of the object you previously have undone. The editor supports at least 256 commands in the undo/redo queue. Note: Undo/Redo exists in the context of the design, so that every design has its own undo/redo queue, which in turn exists only during the current session and is not stored into the project file. Undo/Redo is applied only to commands that directly or indirectly modify objects.
-	Cut	When selected places selected objects into Clipboard and deletes them from your label.
-	Copy	When selected places selected objects into Clipboard
-	Paste	Any objects left in Clipboard will be inserted into the label according to their original parameters (size, location and so on). If the object position is outside of the current label, it is adjusted so as to place objects into the visible part of the label.
-	Copy Style	Allows you to copy the outline, fill, and shadow styles of the current object and to apply them via the Paste Style command later. For details see the section titled Copying and Pasting Styles.
-	Paste Style	Opens the Paste Style dialog, which allows you to define the style types to be pasted. For more information see the section titled Copying and Pasting Styles. Note: One or more objects have to be selected on the active label, and the object style should be copied beforehand.
-	Select All	Selects all objects of the current label.
-	Delete	Allows you to delete selected objects from the current label.
View	Palettes	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- Layers: Allows you to separate a label into multiple layers, each containing a portion of the label's contents. For more information refer to the section titled Layers Palette. -- Filling: Allows you to fill in such objects as a rectangle, closed polyline, ellipse and text objects. For details see the section titled Filling Palette. -- Outline: Applies to a line, spline, text, rectangle, polyline, ellipse, and image. For more information refer to the section titled Outline Palette. -- Text Style: Applies to simple text. You are allowed to change the font settings for a selected fragment of the text. For further information see the section titled Text Style Palette. -- Text Effects: This palette supports the special effects for text objects. For details refer to the section titled Text Effects Palette. -- Image Library: Stores images supplied with MediaFACE 4.0, with which new labels can be created. For details see the section titled Image Library Palette. -- Shadow: Shadowing is supported for the most object. For more information refer to the section titled Shadow Palette. -- Properties: Displays specific object information. For details refer to the section titled Properties Palette. -- General: The General Palette supports all the objects. For more information see the section titled General Palette.
-	Toolbars	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- Standard Toolbar: Allows you to turn the Standard Toolbar on or off. For more information see the section titled Standard Toolbar. -- Object Tools: Allows you to turn the Object Toolbar on or off. For details refer to the section titled Object Toolbar. -- Format: Allows you to turn the Format Toolbar on or off. For more information see the section titled Format Toolbar. -- Project: Allows you to turn the Project Toolbar on or off. For details refer to the section titled Project Toolbar. -- View: Allows you to turn the View Toolbar on or off. For more information see the section titled View Toolbar. -- Customize: Allows you to personalize settings for menu items, toolbars, hotkeys and so on. For details refer to the section titled Customizing Main Window.
-	Status Bar	Allows you to turn the Status Bar on or off.
-	Workspace	Allows you to turn Workspace Navigator on or off. For more information refer to the section titled Workspace Navigator.
-	Rulers	Allows you to turn the Rulers on or off.
-	Field Codes	When selected displays the field codes instead of text representation.
-	Background	Allows you to turn the version background on or off.
-	Grid Lines	Allows you to turn the Work Area grid on or off.
-	Zoom	This menu item contains the following predefined zoom factors: 400%, 200%, 150%, 100%, 75%, and 50%.
-	Last Zoom	Allows you to restore a previous zoom factor for the active label. The system keeps at least 10 previous zoom factors for each label.
-	Snap to Grid	When clicked turns the Snap to Grid function on or off. When turned on, an object in the work area moves to the nearest grid point.
-	Snap to Guidelines	When clicked turns the Snap to Guidelines function on or off. When turned on an object in the work area moves to the nearest guideline.
-	Grid and Guidelines Setup	When selected displays the Grid & Guidelines tab of the Options dialog. For more information refer to the section titled Setting Options.
Insert	Tools	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- Text: When selected activates the Text tool. For details refer to the section titled Inserting Text. -- Rectangle: When selected activates the Rectangle tool. For further information see the section titled Using Rectangle Tool. -- Ellipse: When selected activates the Ellipse tool. For more information refer to the section titled Using Ellipse Tool. -- Line: When selected activates the Line tool. For details see the section titled Using Line Tool.
-	Predefined Text	When selected activates the predefined text tool. For further information see the section titled Inserting Predefined Text.
-	Play List	When selected the system opens the Insert Playlist dialog. For more information see the section titled Inserting Play List.
-	File List	When selected the system opens the Insert Filelist dialog. For more information see the section titled Inserting File List.
-	Data List	When selected the system opens the Insert data from datasource dialog. For more information see the section titled Inserting Data List.
-	Picture	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- From File: Allows you to insert a picture from a file. For more information refer to the section titled Inserting Image from File. -- From Image Library: Allows you to insert a picture from the Image Library. For further information see the section titled Inserting Image from Image Library. -- External: Allows you to insert an external picture from sources such as Scanner, Camera, Webcam and Data Source. For more information refer to the section titled Inserting External Images.
-	Bar Code	When selected launches the Bar Code wizard. For details refer to the section titled Inserting Bar Codes.
-	Object	When selected the Insert Object dialog appears. For details see the section titled Inserting OLE Objects.
Format	Alignment	When selected displays the Alignment dialog, which allows you to align an object in the Work Area. For more information refer to the section titled Aligning Objects.
-	Group	Combines several objects into a group, which allows you to use the same actions for the object group at once. For more information refer to the section titled Grouping and Ungrouping Objects.
-	Ungroup	Splits the selected group into several objects. For more information refer to the section titled Grouping and Ungrouping Objects.
-	Bring to Front	Allows you to place selected objects on the top of others. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.
-	Send to Back	Allows you to place selected objects on the bottom of others. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.
-	Move Up	Allows you to place selected objects one level up within the layer relative to other objects. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.
-	Move Down	Allows you to place selected objects one level down within the layer relative to other objects. For details refer to the section titled Manipulating Object Position.
-	Effects	This menu item contains the following sub-items Original, Hue-Saturation, Invert, Brightness-Contrast, Gamma, Mosaic, Oilify, Posterize, Solarize, Noise, Emboss, Grayscale, Sharpen, Underlay and Reverse, which define special object effects. For more information refer to the section titled Making Effects.
-	Image	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- Flip Horizontal: Selected images are flipped horizontally. For more information refer to the sections titled Flipping Objects. -- Flip Vertical: Selected images are flipped vertically. For further information refer to the sections titled Flipping Objects. -- Fit to Label: The application fits the selected image to a label. -- Crop Image: Allows you to crop an existing image into one of the available shapes (rectangle, closed line, or ellipse). For further information refer to the sections titled Cropping Image into Shape.
-	Convert to	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- Square: Allows you to convert a rectangle into square. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects. -- Polygon: Allows you to convert a rectangle into polygon. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects. -- Ellipse: Allows you to convert a rectangle into ellipse. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects. -- Rectangle: Allows you to convert an ellipse into rectangle. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects. -- Circle: Allows you to convert an ellipse into circle. For more information refer to the section titled Converting Objects.
-	Object Properties	Displays the Object Properties dialog, which allows you to view or change properties for objects such as text, rectangle, ellipse, and images. For further information refer to the section titled Managing Object Properties.
Project	Insert	This menu item contains the following sub-items: -- Item: Allows you to add a new item to the project tree. For more information refer to the section titled Managing Sub-Items. -- Label: Allows you to add a new label to the project tree. For details refer to the section titled Managing Labels. -- Version-->Blank: Allows you to create a new version of the current label based on label's template. For more information refer to the section titled Adding New Versions. -- Version-->As Copy: Allows you to create a new version of the current label as either a copy of the default label version or a copy of the currently selected version. For details see the section titled Adding New Versions.
-	Move	When selected moves a label to the new position in the project tree. For further information refer to the section titled Managing Labels.
-	Delete	Allows you to remove an object (sub-item, label, or version) from the project tree. For further information refer to the sections titled Managing Sub-Items, Managing Labels, or Removing Versions.
-	Share	When selected shares a label version. For further information refer to the sections titled Sharing a Version.
-	Print Version	When selected opens the Print dialog, which allows you to print the active version. For more information refer to the section titled Printing Projects.
-	Properties	Allows you to view or change properties of an object (sub-item, label, or version). For further information refer to the sections titled Managing Sub-Items, Managing Labels, or Changing Version/Face Properties.
-	Save Version as Template	Allows you to save a version you are working with as template. For more information refer to the section titled Saving a Version as Template.
-	Project Properties	Allows you to view or change project properties. For more information refer to the sections titled Modifying Project Properties.
Tools	List Manager	When selected displays the List Manager dialog, which allows you to manage play lists, file lists and datasources. For details see the section titled Managing Lists.
-	Download	Allows you to download such project components as Paper & Label Templates, Project Templates, Version Templates, Plugins, Image Libraries, and Skins from the Internet. For more information refer to the section titled Downloading Project's Components.
-	Burners	Allows you to launch a burner from within the application.
-	Players	Allows you to launch a player from within the application (for example, Windows Media Player).
-	Options	When selected displays the Options dialog, which allows you to set general, grid & guideline, and web parameters for projects. For more information see the section titled Setting Options.
-	Edit MF2 to MF4 labels mapping	When selected displays the Select Labels to Use for the Project dialog, which allows to edit the previously defined User-aided Mappings. For more information refer to the section titled Editing of MediaFACE II Project Converter Mapping.
-	3D Preview	When chosen displays the selected object in a 3D view (for CD and Jewel box only).
-	Export	When selected displays the Export Options dialog, which allows you to export labels from the current project as images. For details see the section titled Exporting Projects.
Window	Cascade	Repositions the project windows by cascading.
-	Tile Horizontally	Tiles the child windows horizontally.
-	Tile Vertically	Tiles the child windows vertically.
-	Arrange Icons	Arranges icons at the bottom of the window.
-	Windows	Allows you to manage the project's windows.
Help	Contents	When selected displays the full help system for MediaFACE 4.0.
-	Tech Support	When clicked opens the New Message window of your default mail client with the prefilled tech support e-mail address and attached screen shot of the active MediaFACE 4.0 window. Also you can use Ctrl+Shift+M shortcut for the Tech Support operation when working in any MediaFACE window. The screen shot of this window will be attached to the message. Use this operation if you have any questions or problems. Do not forget to add the additional information such as description of situations and malfunctions, your contacts.
-	User Information	Allows you to enter personal registration information. See Filling User's Info for details.
-	Web Registration	Allows you to register the software.
-	More About Fellowes Products	When clicked opens the Fellowes web site in the default browser.
-	About MediaFACE 4.0	When clicked displays the About dialog with information about the product. Also you can use the telephones and e-mail addresses from the dialog to contact the MediaFACE support team.