- Brings up the online help (which acts just like a scrap file, but items cannot be added or removed from the help file as it is locked)
How to Register:
- Explains how to register ScrapIt Pro
 
File menu:
New:
- Create a new scrap file
NOTE: To create an Apple style Scrapbook file (255 items per file), hold down the option key when selecting this menu option. Use this feature if you have other utilities that access the Scrapbook file and don't know the ScrapIt Pro format.
NOTE: You can store scrap files anywhere you like, but to have access to them from the Scrap Files menu (and popup menu in the tool bar) you must store the files in the folder designated as the "Scrap Files Folder. Initially, this is a folder named "ScrapIt Folder" which is in the System Folder. You can also put aliases to any scrap files within this folder if you like. Please read the "Set Scrap Files Folder" option below for more info on how to change this folder.
Open:
- Open an existing scrap file
Scrap Files:
- Shows a list of all scrap files that are in the same folder as the ScrapIt Pro application, the System Folder and the Scrap Files Folder which is initially set to a folder named "ScrapIt Folder" in the System Folder unless you change it with the "Set ScrapIt Pro Folder" command (see the "Set Scrap Files Folder" option in the "Edit" menu below for more info). Choose an item to open that file.
Import/Export:
- Access all import/export options available (see below).
Delete Selected Item(s):
- Delete all selected items from the scrap file (not undoable!).
Close:
- Close frontmost window
Save Text Changes:
- Save any changes made to the text item being edited
Revert:
- Revert the text item to the way it was before any changes were made
Page Setup:
- Standard set up for printing
Set Print Margins:
- You can set print margins (in inches) for all printing from within ScrapIt Pro by selecting this option
Print Item:
- Print the current Text, PICT, GIF or JPEG item
Print List:
- Print a catalog of all items in scrap file (will print name list, thumbnail list or gallery list depending on the current display mode.
Play QuickTimeΓäó Movie:
- Play any QuickTimeΓäó Movie File if QuickTimeΓäó is installed.
Quit:
- Exit from ScrapIt Pro
 
Import/Export menu:
Import:
- Import an item (see the Importing/Exporting chapter above)
Import Multiple Files:
- Select multiple files to import at one time. (see the Importing/Exporting chapter above)
Export <Text, Sound, Pict, GIF, JPEG, sfrm QuickDraw 3D or any file types supported by PlugIns > File:
- Export the current scrap item to a file.
Export as PICT:
- If the current item is a GIF or JPEG item, you can convert it to a PICT and export it.
Export Multiple Files:
- Select multiple items to export at one time. (see the Importing/Exporting chapter above)
 
Edit menu:
Undo:
- Undo last text change
Cut:
- Cut current item (or selection) to clipboard
Copy:
- Copy current item (or selection) to clipboard
Paste:
- Paste data from clipboard to the scrap file
Clear:
- Clear current item (or selection)
Copy As PICT:
- Copy the current item as a PICT to clipboard (only available if the current item is a GIF, JPEG or sfrm)
Text Changes:
- Options for changing selected text (see Text Changes below)
Select All:
- Select all text of the current scrap item (or text within a field in a form)
Unselect:
- Unselect any text or picture selection
Set Password:
- Set a password for this scrap file. If you do use this option, every time the file is opened, a password will needed to open it. DO NOT FORGET THE PASSWORD!
File Settings:
- Set application specific preferences (see File Settings)
Set Scrap Files Folder:
- Allows you to select any folder to use as the scrap files folder. Each scrap file in this folder (and the scrap files in up to 10 sub-folders within this folder) will show up in the Scrap Files submenu.
Application Preferences:
- Set application specific preferences (see Application Preferences)
 
Text Changes menu:
Templates:
- This submenu will have a list of any text items that are in the file named "templates" which should be in the same folder the ScrapIt Pro application is in. Select an item from the templates submenu and the text from that item will be placed wherever the cursor is in the current text item you are editing.
Plugins:
- A list of all text plugins available will be displayed below the Templates submenu. Please see the PlugIns chapter for more information.
 
Items menu:
Add New Text Item:
- This option allows you to add a new blank TEXT item to the scrap file (if the Allow Text Edit option is checked in the File Settings dialog).
Forms:
- Allows access to all forms in the ScrapIt Forms Folder (see Forms for more information).
Word Count:
- Show how many words and characters are in the current TEXT item.
Voices:
- If you have the Speech Manager installed, you can select which voice to use for speaking text.
Speak Text:
- If you have the Speech Manager installed and the current item is TEXT select this option to speak the entire text of the current item.
Speak Selected Text:
- If you have the Speech Manager installed and you have any text selected, select this option to speak the currently selected text.
Play Sound:
- Play the current sound.
Record Sound:
- If you have the ability to record sound, select this option to record and place the item in the scrap file.
Fit Picture to Window:
- If this option is checked and the current picture is too big to display, it will be shrunk to display the entire picture, otherwise the picture will be centered.
Fit Movie to Window:
- If this option is checked, any movie will fill the entire edit area of the scrap file.
Rename:
- Rename the current scrap item.
Get Info:
- Display/Edit information about the current scrap item. You can add/edit comments for any scrap item here. The comments can also be searched.
Display Hexadecimal Info:
- Display information about the current scrap type such as size and display the data of the current item in hexadecimal form (this will probably be useful to programmers).
Start Slide Show:
- A simple slide show feature, selecting this option will start a slide show for the frontmost window. Hit the Command-. keys to stop the slide show. A slide show will continue while ScrapIt Pro is in the background. You can set the time interval (in seconds) between each time an item is displayed by selecting the “Application Preferences…” option from the “Edit” menu (see the Application Preferences chapter).
 
Search menu:
(see the Searching/Replacing chapter for more information)
Find:
- Search for text in any scrap item (starting from the first item). You can also define a replacement string for text item searching.
Enter Selection:
- Enters the selected text into the find dialog.
Find Again:
- Search for next occurrence of the last text searched for.
Replace:
- Replace the selected text with the string defined in the Find Dialog.
Replace & Find Again:
- Replace the selected text with the string defined in the Find Dialog and search for next occurrence of the last text searched for.
Replace All:
- Search for each occurrence of the text defined in the Find Dialog and replace with the replacement string. This option works on the current text item only (it will not work globally).
 
Font, Style and Color menus:
(these menus will only be available while editing a text item)
The standard Font, Style and Color menus are used for changing the currently selected text.
 
View menu:
This menu will have a list of all open scrap files, you can select the name of a window to bring it to the front of all windows.
List View:
Thumbnail View:
Gallery View:
No List View:
- Change the current view mode for the topmost window.
Previous Window:
- Brings the previous window to the front (in the order listed in the menu).
Next Window:
- Brings the next window to the front (in the order listed in the menu).
