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From the File Menu you can Import & Export messages, create folders where you can archive old but interesting messages, save attachments, and even change the location on your computer where messages are stored.

Export Selected Articles  
 
Allows you to save selected messages as a text file, for instance so that they can be loaded into other programs.  
 
The text file is formatted according to RFC-822. It therefore contains the first message's header lines; a blank line; the first message's body lines; a dot on a line on its own; the second message's header lines, etc.  
 
 
Import Articles  
 
Import articles from a text file. XanaNews expects the text file to be in RFC-822 format.  
 
 
Export Compressed Messages  
 
When you select this, XanaNews displays a separate form, which allows you to select which groups you want to export, and the file you want to export them to.  
 
The form contains an additional option that allows you to save XanaNews' settings along with the messages. This makes it easy to move your message base and settings from one computer to another in a single file.  
 
XanaNews exports compressed messages in the proprietary '.xns' format.  
 
 
Import Compressed Messages  
 
Load messages that were exported into an 'XNS' file. If the 'XNS' file contains XanaNews settings, the settings are exported too.  
 
 
Save Article as HTML  
 
Convert an article to HTML format and save it - so that it can be incorporated into a web page or Blog.  
 
bulbAdditionally, the message pane right-click Popup Menu contains an option to save an article to the clipboard in HTML format.  
 
 
New Archived Message Folder  
Rename Archived Message Folder  
Delete Archived Message Folder  
Empty Archived Message Folder  
Re-Index Archived Message Folder  
 
The functions allow you to add, rename, delete, empty and re-index Archived Message Folders  
 
Note that re-indexing archived message folders is not normally required. It may be used if the archived folder becomes corrupted.  
 
Find Folder Message in Message Base  
 
Select this option when an archives message is selected. XanaNews will attempt to find the same message in its message base, so you can see it in its threaded view.  
 
 
Reload Selected Messages from Folder  
 
Copies the selected messages in an archived messages folder to the original position in the message base.  
 
 
Reload All Messages from Folder  
 
Copies all messages from an archived messages folder to their original positions in the message base.  
 
 
Save Attachment (F2)  
 
Save the selected attachment to a separate file on your computer.  
 
 
Save Attachments in Selected messages (F3)  
 
Save all attachments in the selected messages to separate files on your computer.  
 
 
Setup Printer  
 
Invoke the Windows printer setup dialog, which allows you to configure your printer.  
 
 
Print Message  
 
Print the selected message(s)  
 
 
Move Messagebase  
 
Move all messages to a new location on your computer.  
 
bulbBy default messages are stored in a local application data folder. Typically this is "c:\Documents and Settings\<your name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Woozle\XanaNews", and is the best place for it. It allows several people to use your computer - each with separate XanaNews settings and messages.  
 
 
Exit  
 
Close XanaNews. If you have the Show in System Tray setting enabled, XanaNews will be minimized to the system tray and will continue to run. Otherwise it will be terminated.