File Menu

File Menu


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File Menu on macOS


File Menu on Windows


New Window (macOS only) - Opens a new window of Photo Mechanic 


New Contact Sheet Tab (macOS only) - Opens a new Contact Sheet tab


Open Contact Sheet - Opens a folder picker window where you can choose what folder you want to open as a Contact Sheet


Open Recent Contains a list of up to 10 folders that were recently opened in a Contact Sheet. Select a folder from the list to open it as a Contact Sheet.


Close Window (macOS only) Closes the current window of Photo Mechanic


Close (Windows only) - Closes active Contact Sheet tab


Close Contact Sheet Tab (macOS only) Closes the active Contact Sheet tab


Close Other Contact Sheet Tabs -  Closes all Contact Sheet tabs except for the active tab.


Ingest - see Ingesting Photos


Ingest From Selection - see Ingest From Selection


Live Ingest - see Live Ingest


Live Slide Show - see Live Slide Shows

Remember Folders as a Favorite - Select this option when two or more folders are open in a combined Contact Sheet to save the combined folder Contact Sheet in the Favorites section.


Rename Photos - see 'Rename Photos' Tool


Copy/Move Photos - see Copy/Move Photos Tool


Delete Photos - Deletes selected photos in the Contact Sheet


Save Photos as - see 'Save As' Tool


Burn Photos to Disc - see Burn Photos to CD, DVD, & Blu-ray


Send Photos via email - see Send Photos via Email


FTP Photos as - Opens the FTP Uploader Template in the File Uploader. see Upload to Photo Sharing & Storage Services


Upload - Opens the most recently used Uploader Template in the File Uploader. see Upload to Photo Sharing & Storage Services


Export - Opens the Exporter window which contains multiple templates for various export functionality such as exporting metadata to tab-separated or comma-separated files, XML files, and web galleries.

Import GPS Coordinates - see Importing GPS Coordinates


Page Setup - Choose the paper size, orientation, and scaling options for printing

Print - see Printing with Photo Mechanic

Quit (Windows only) - Quits the program




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