Common Menu Items

The main menu changes depending on what kind of session is active. However, the menu items listed below are common across different session types.

From the Tools menu, select Customize Commands to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars. Commands shown below with an asterisk (*) are hidden by default.

The Session menu:

	New	Opens a new view with an empty session of the specified type.
	New Tab	Opens a new tab in the current window and displays the Home view.
	New Window	Opens a new window and displays the Home view.
	Open Session	Opens a new view and displays the Home view.
	Load Workspace	Lists saved workspaces. Selecting one closes any open views and restores the selected configuration.
	Load Workspace > Manage Workspaces	Lets you rename or delete saved workspaces.
	Save Workspace As	Saves the current configuration of windows and tabs as a named workspace.
	Save Session	Saves the current session.
	Save Session As	Saves the current session under a new name.
	Session Settings	Edits session-specific settings for the current session.
	Close Tab	Closes the current tab.
	Exit	Quits Beyond Compare, prompting to save any edits. All of the instance's windows will close.

The Tools menu:

	Options	Opens the Options dialog to set program preferences.
	File Formats	Opens the File Formats dialog to manage file format settings.
	FTP Profiles	Opens the FTP Profiles dialog to manage FTP settings.
	Source Control Integration	Opens the Source Control Integration dialog. Available in Windows version only.
	Save Snapshot	Opens the Save Snapshot dialog to create a snapshot of a folder structure.
	Export Settings	Opens the Export Settings dialog to selectively save settings and sessions to a file.
	Import Settings	Opens the Import Settings dialog to selectively load settings and sessions from a file.
	Customize Commands	Opens the Customize Commands dialog that controls keyboard shortcuts and visibility of commands on menus and toolbars.
	Tweaks *	Opens the Tweaks dialog to set obscure program options.

The Help menu:

	Contents	Displays help contents.
	Check for Updates	Checks to see if a newer version of Beyond Compare is available.
	Support	Displays tips for getting support.
	Enter Key	Opens the Register dialog to accept your license key.
	About Beyond Compare	Displays the About box with program version and license information.

* Hidden by default. Use Tools > Customize Commands to show this command on menus or toolbars.