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Application Icon   The File menu

The "File" menu contains all commands that create new windows, open or save files or settings, and print.

New Search, ...

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    New Search: Opens a new search window. You use search windows to send queries to a predefined search set or a selected plugin, that then queries one or multiple search engines and presents the weighted results. Search windows are what give DEVONagent Pro its name and purpose.
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    New Plugin: Opens the Plugins & Scanners window and lets you create a new custom plugin. Use this function to easily create a plugin for your favorite yet-to-be search engine.

New Browser, ...

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    New Browser: Opens a new web browser window.Use this function to use DEVONagent Pro as a standard web browser that is optimized for research. The web browser is based on the same WebKit engine used by Safari.
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    New Tab: Creates a new tab in the frontmost web browser window.If the frontmost window is a search window rather than a web browser window, this command opens a new web browser window instead.
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    Open Location: Brings the address field of the frontmost web browser window into focus. If no web browser window is open, DEVONagent Pro opens a new one, equal to File > New Browser.

Open File, ...

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    Open File: Opens a local file for viewing in a new web browser window or in a previsouly saved search. Alternatively, drag the file onto DEVONagent Pro's icon in the Dock.
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    Open Recent: Lists the recently used saved searches so that you can quickly open them.

Save As, ...

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    Save, Save As: Saves the content of the frontmost web browser window in its original format or a search run for future reference. Webpages are saved as pure HTML code or webarchives (see below), images, movies, and PDFs in their respective formats. Search runs are saved as '.agentSearch' files that can be double-clicked in the Finder or opened via File & Open. They include the term, the used set or plugin, the settings, the results and their sortings, the digest, the log, and a Quick Look preview.

Import

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    Sets: Imports saved search setsand adds them to the list of available search sets. You also can import saved search sets by double-clicking them in the Finder or by dragging them to DEVONagent Pro's Dock icon.
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    OPML: Imports all URLs contained in an OPML file and creates a new search setwith the URLs in the Sites tab. Use this to import RSS feeds exported as OPML from a news reader.
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    <Application> Bookmarks: Imports Camino, Firefox, Chrome, OmniWeb, or Safari bookmarks and creates a new search set with all imported URLs in the Sites tab. Both site and news feed bookmarks are supported. If a web browser window is frontmost, the bookmarks will be added to DEVONagent Pro's own bookmark list.
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    Safari History: Imports the Safari history file and creates a new search setwith all imported URLs in the Sites tab.

Export

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    Digest: Exports the digest as plain or rich text file. This command can also export the topics map as a PDF document or OPML for outliners and mind-mapping applications.
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    Report: Exports a search report as PDF, CSV (comma-separated values), HTML, or OPML file. Use the CSV or OPML formats to export all results in a structured way in order to re-import them into other applications such as Microsoft Excel or Apple Numbers.
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    Results: Exports selected search results in their original formats, or as bookmarks, plain text files or rich text files.
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    Sets: Exports one or more selected search sets and saves them as files. These files can be re-imported using File > Import > Sets or by double-clicking them in the Finder. Use exported sets to shared them with other DEVONagent Pro users or between computers.

Page Setup, Print

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    Page Setup: Opens the standard page setup dialog.
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    Print: Prints the contents of the frontmost window.