Main Window Menus
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Here's the description of the FDM main window menus. Please note that menus available differ depending on which FDM window is open.  
 
File  
View  
Downloads  
Scheduler  
Site Explorer  
Site Manager  
HTML Spider  
Options  
Tools  
 
 
File  
·Export settings - Select one of the following actions: save Free Download Manager settings or save list of downloads to a file on the disk.  
·Import settings - Select one of the following actions: open saved FDM settings or list of downloads from a file on the disk.  
·Exit - Exit from Free Download Manager.  
 
View  
·Toolbar - Show/hide toolbar  
·Status Bar - Show/hide status bar  
·Groups of downloads - Show/hide download groups window  
·Download info - Show/hide window with information about downloading (log and progress)  
·Log - Show/hide time, date and information in the log window  
·Switch to - Switch between Downloads, Scheduler, Site Explorer, HTML Spider, Site Manager  
·Language - Select program language  
 
Downloads  
·Create new download - Add new download to the list.  
·Create batch download - Create new batch download.  
·Start download - Start selected download.  
·Stop download - Stop selected download.  
·Start download automatically - After you launch Free Download Manager it will start downloading the file as soon as possible according to network settings.  
·Query size - Request about the download size  
·Restart download - Download the file from the very beginning.  
·Advanced - Select one of the following actions: Restart download, Create one more section, Stop one section.  
·Schedule download - Schedule the start of selected downloads at specified time.  
·Delete download - Delete selected downloads.  
·Perform virus check - Check the file for viruses.  
·Launch file - Launch downloaded file.  
·Open folder - Open the folder that contains the downloaded file.  
·Find - Opens the Find dialog box.  
·Download properties - Change properties of the selected downloads.  
 
Scheduler  
·Add task - Add new task to the list  
·Enable task - Allow start of selected tasks  
·Disable task - Forbid start of selected tasks  
·Delete task - Delete selected tasks  
·Task properties - Change task properties  
 
Site Explorer  
·Open containing folder - Open selected folder in the file list.  
·Open parent folder - Go to parent folder.  
·Stop - Stop the process of downloading.  
·Refresh - Refresh list of files.  
·Download - Add selected folders and files to the list of download.  
·Site Explorer settings - Adjust the Explorer settings.  
·Disconnect - Disconnect from the Internet.  
 
Site Manager  
·Add site - Add information about new site.  
·Delete site - Delete information about selected site.  
·Temporary entry - Information about site will be stored in the Site Manager permanently if it is not checked.  
·Site properties - Modify the information about selected site.  
 
HTML Spider  
·Download web site - Download the whole web site.  
·Start downloading - Start downloading.  
·Stop downloading - Start downloading in automatic mode.  
·Start downloading automatically - Refresh list of files.  
·Schedule downloading - Schedule downloading process (date, time, event).  
·Delete - Delete download.  
·Open containing folder - Open selected folder in the file list.  
·Open web page in browser - Open selected web page in browser.  
·Page downloading settings - Viewing of web Page downloading settings.  
 
Options  
·Download options - Changing of Downloader settings. You can adjust traffic usage modes, monitoring settings here.  
·Optimization wizard - Using of this wizard allows you to setup optimal settings of chosen connection type.  
·Default download settings - Setup default download properties. Every new download will have these properties by default.  
·HTML Spider default settings - Setup default HTML Spider settings. Every new HTML Spider's download will have these settings by default.  
·Program general settings - Change general settings.  
·Traffic usage mode - Change current traffic usage mode (light, heavy, medium).  
 
Tools  
·Dial-up connection - Make dial-up connection to your Internet provider.  
·Hang-up when done - Hang-up your connection when downloading is complete.  
·Exit when done - Close FDM after completing all downloads.  
·Shutdown computer when done - Shutdown your computer when downloading is complete.