This menu command allows you to read in any presently available volume on your system. It will read in the contents of the volume you have told it to Open. You can also set the Preferences Command (under the Special Menu) to ignore certain files, like System files. Only Volumes using HFS can be read into GigaCat 4.7. The menus will change (as shown above) accordingly to allow you to Save Selected or Print Selected. The example on the left shows the File menu with no selections in the Volume/File lists and the example on right reflects selected Volume/Files.
 
The window shown above is the normal window for selecting volumes to read into a Catalog.
Should you already have read a specific volume into your Catalog and attempt to Open that Volume again, you will encounter the window below. It serves the purpose of letting you know that this Volume name is already in your Catalog and also allows you to update Volumes that may have changed since cataloging your volumes last. If you were not sure if the volume was in your Catalog and wanted to check, then just click on the "Cancel" button and nothing will change in your Catalog. If you know that you have made changes and wish to update your Catalog, then click on the "Update" button. If you are not sure, click on the "Update" button and if nothing has changed on that Volume, you just wasted a few moments, but have not altered your Catalog. If you click on the "Open" button, the volume will be opened a second time with a different volume number,but the same name (you could check back-up volumes in this manner to compare created dates, etc. to see if they are really back-ups or out-dated versions).
 
“Open File...”
This command lets you open previously saved GigaCat Catalogs (Files).
“Close”
This command lets you close the GigaCat Catalog (File) you are presently working with. It has the same effect as clicking in the box on the left of the Title Bar.
“Save” or “Save Selected”
This command lets you save the GigaCat Catalog (File) you are presently working with. The file will be saved in TEXT format. This means you can also open it with any word processing or spreadsheet program that has the ability to import the (ASCII) Text format.
When you have selected something in your catalog (either Volumes or Files or both) this command automatically changes to “Save Selected”. To prevent you from overwriting your original Catalog file, GigaCat 4.7 automatically adds the extension “.sel” to your Selected Catalog file name.
 
This is the “GigaCat” Catalog file icon, when clicked on it will open the GigaCat program if it is on one of the online volumes:
 
“Save as…” or “Save Selected as…”
This command lets you save the GigaCat Catalog (File) you are presently working with under another name. The file will be saved in TEXT format. This means you can also open it with any word processing or spreadsheet program that has the ability to import the (ASCII) Text format.
When you have selected something in your catalog (either Volumes or Files or both) this command automatically changes to “Save Selected as…”. To prevent you from overwriting your original Catalog file, GigaCat 4.7 automatically adds the extension “.sel” to your Selected Catalog file name.
“Page Setup”
This command allows you to change the Page Size, Orientation, etc.
Please Note: “GigaCat 4.7” supports the Two-Up printed page on both the ImageWriter and the LaserWriter (and compatibles). In order to use this format, select “Page Setup” and then select the Option “Landscape” under the Orientation heading (man shown sideways on page icon) and the Option Reduce or Enlarge to 50% (this operation holds true for either ImageWriter or LaserWriter).
“Print…” or “Print Selected…”
This command lets you print the GigaCat Catalog (File) you are presently working with. When GigaCat is ready to print it will show you how many pages will be printed (as in the example below).
When you have selected something in your catalog (either Volumes or Files or both) this command automatically changes to “Print Selected…”.
You can Cancel the printing by pressing ‚åò . (Period).
Please Note: “GigaCat 4.7” supports the Two-Up printed page on boyh the ImageWriter and the LaserWriter (and compatibles). In order to use this format, select “Page Setup” and then select the Option “Landscape” under the Orientation heading (man shown sideways on page icon) and the Option Reduce or Enlarge to 50% (this operation holds true for either ImageWriter or LaserWriter).
 
“Transfer…”
This command allows you to move directly from “GigaCat” to another program. Should you not have saved your Catalog, GigaCat will save your work first before moving on to the next program.
“Quit”
This command quits the program “GigaCat” and returns you to the Finder (Desktop). Should you not have saved your Catalog, GigaCat will save your work first before moving on to the next program.
