MENU BAR

File Menu

The File menu contains commands for managing files:

• New - Starts a new empty project using the last selected drumkit as a start point. You will be prompted to save changes to the currently opened project, if any.
• Open ( Ctrl+O) - Opens an existing project. The Open File dialog in FL Studio is enhanced with a Favorites section.
• Templates - Contains a submenu with channel presets you can use for quick start of a new project. You will be prompted to save changes to the currently opened project, if any.
• Save ( Ctrl+S) - Updates your current project by overwriting its last saved copy on disk. For a list of available save formats, go to File Formats pages. If the current project was never saved before, this command works like Save As.
• Save As ( Shift+Ctrl+S) - Lets you save your current project under different name and/or format. For a list of available formats, go to File Formats pages. The Save File dialog in FL Studio is enhanced with a Favorites section.
• Save New Version - Saves the current project in a file with unique name (so it won't overwrite any existing file). For example, if you have a project called MyProj, this command saves a file MyProj_2, next time it will be MyProj_3 etc. Useful for quickly saving variations of the project without overwriting the original file.
• Import - Loads files that are not in FL Studio native projects. For a complete list of file types you can import into FL Studio, go to Open/Import File Formats pages. The Import File dialog in FL Studio is enhanced with a Favorites section.
• Export - Converts the current project to various file formats. For a complete list of file types you can export to, go to File Formats pages. The Export File dialog in FL Studio is enhanced with a Favorites section.
• Export / Project Data - Saves copies of all samples, TS404 shapes and SimSynth/DrumSynth presets and other plugin data you use in the current project into a single folder of your choice.
• Export / Project Bones - Use this command as a shortcut to export all generator/effects settings as presets (*.FST files) and score/automation data as score files (*.FSC files) used in the current project. This is useful feature when you want to merge features from one project into another. Also, a *.NFO file will be created in the folder you selected to store the preset/score data, that is used by the Browser.
• Exit - Closes FL Studio. You will be prompted to save changes to your current project, if any.
• History List ( Alt+ 1-8) - Appears as a list of 8 most recently opened projects at the bottom of the File menu, with the most recent one at the top.