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 ====== File Menu ======
-The **File** menu includes the following options
-  * [[menufile#New Chart]]
-  * [[menufile#Open]]
-  * [[menufile#Save As]]
-  * [[menufile#Close Chart]]
-  * [[menufile#Reset chart and options]]
-  * [[menufile#Reset language]]
-  * [[menufile#Calendar]]
-  * [[menufile#Observing list]]
-  * [[menufile#Variable Stars]]
-  * [[menufile#SAMP]]
-  * [[menufile#Save Image...]]
-  * [[menufile#Print]]
-  * [[menufile#Printer Setup]]
-  * [[menufile#Exit]]
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 ===== Close Chart =====
 This will close the active chart, only when you have more than one chart open.
-===== Reset chart and options =====
-Reset the chart and the options to the last saved configuration. The result is the same as when you would close the map without saving followed by restarting the program.
-===== Reset language =====
-Reset the language to the default value for your computer.\\ For evident reason this menu text is not translatable and always show in English.\\
-{{:en:documentation:reset_lang.png?300|}}
-===== Calendar =====
-This function informs you about some astronomical phenomenona for a given time period.
-The window is composed of seven areas:
-  * an **input** area. Look at [[calendar_input_area|this page]] for further details.
-  * a **Twilight** tab. Look at [[calendar_twilight|this page]] for further details.
-  * a **Planet** tab. Look at [[calendar_planet|this page]] for further details.
-  * a **Comet** tab. Look at [[calendar_comet|this page]] for further details.
-  * a **Asteroid** tab. Look at [[calendar_asteroid|this page]] for further details.
-  * a **Solar Eclipses** tab. Look at [[calendar_solar_eclipses|this page]] for further details.
-  * a **Lunar Eclipses** tab. Look at [[calendar_lunar_eclipses|this page]] for further details.
-===== Observing list =====
-Open the [[observing_list|Observing list]] window.
-===== Variable Stars =====
-Launch the Variable Stars Observer program.
-===== SAMP =====
-[[vo_samp|SAMP]] is a messaging protocol that enables astronomy software tools to interoperate and communicate. Skychart can send and receive coordinates position, FITS images and VO tables.
-The submenu include this functions:
-  * **Connect to SAMP hub** : Connect Skychart to a running SAMP hub, for example [[http://www.star.bris.ac.uk/~mbt/topcat/|Topcat]] or [[http://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/aladin.gml|Aladin]] include such hub.
-  * **Disconnect from SAMP** : Disconnect from the SAMP hub.
-  * **SAMP status** : Display the status of the connection.
-  * **SAMP setup** : Open the SAMP setup window.
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 ===== Print =====
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 The Print dialog box enables you to choose your settings for the 'printer-target', regardless if this is a real printer or a file.
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+===== Print Preview=====
+This option is only visible when you select a real printer in Printer Setup below.
+It show a preview of the printed output using the current settings in order to save some paper when you adjust this options.
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 ===== Printer Setup =====
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 Configures the printer to print the screen content. There are three options:
   - System Printer: It enables you to configure a real printer.
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 Just that, exits the program ''Cartes du Ciel''
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