| File Menu | Action Description |
|---|---|
| Set Working Directory... | A dialog is presented to select a current working directory. Pedal periodically scans the working directory for macro files. If a macro file (file with a .mac extension) is found, and the macro is referenced in a second macro file, the text editor will create a hyperlink to the found macro. |
| New Macro | Create a new macro file for editing. |
| Open Macro... | A dialog is presented to open an existing macro file for editing. |
| Close | The current macro file is closed for editing. |
| Close All | All of the currently opened macro files are closed for editing. |
| Save | Any changes made to the current macro file are committed to disk. |
| Save As... | A dialog is presented to save the current macro file using a different file name. |
| Exit | Exits the Pedal Program. |
| Edit Menu | Action Description |
| Undo | Undo the last edit action. |
| Redo | Redo the last edit action. |
| Delete | Deletes the currently selected text. If no text is selected, delete the character after the insertion point. |
| Cut | Delets the currently selected text and places it on the system clipboard. |
| Copy | Copies the currently selected text and places it on the system clipboard. |
| Paste | Inserts the current system clipboard text into the macro file at the current insertion point position. |
| Increase Indent | Increase the current indentation level. |
| Decrease Indent | Decrease the current indentation level. |
| View | Action Description |
| Reset GUI Layout | Restores the GUI layout to the factory default settings. |
| Editor Zoom In | Zoom in the text editor view. Effectively this increases the display font size across all text elements uniformly. |
| Editor Zoom Out | Zoom out the text editor view. Effectively this decreases the display font size across all text elements uniformly. |
| Editor Zoom Original | Restores the zoom level to base value. Effectively this restores the display font size to the individual text element values. |
| Expand All Folded Sections | If code folding is enabled, this action will expand all currently folded sections. Currently expanded sections are not affected. This command is useful for editing input files generated by ANSYS Workbench. |
| Contract All Folded Sections | If code folding is enabled, this action will contract all fold sections. Currently folded sections are not affected. This command is useful for editing input files generated by ANSYS Workbench. |
| Tools | Action Description |
| Application Settings... | Displays the application settings dialog. |
| Configure ANSYS Integration... | Displays the ANSYS configuration dialog. |
| Help | Action Description |
| New Help Tab | Creates a new HTML browser tab in the documentation notebook view. |
| Home page | Navigates to the current home page. For details on setting the home page, see the application settings dialog. |
| Pedal Help... | Display's the Pedal documentation. |
| Register Pedal... | Display's the Pedal Registration Dialog. |
| Check for Updates... | Loads the Pedal download web page in an external browser. From this page you can download the latest version of Pedal. |
| Go To Pedal Website... | Loads the Pedal home page in an external browser. |
| About... | Displays the About dialog. For registered copies of Pedal, the About dialog will display the registered serial number. |