Help - Tool bar
The tool bar provides fast access to the major functions of TreeGraph 2. Alternatively many functions can also be accessed the context menu or a keyboard shortcut. The main menu allows access to all functions.
This article describes this feature for the latest version of TreeGraph 2. For older versions the following articles are available: Tool bar (until 2.0.23) |
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File functions
File functions are related to opening and saving of tree and graphic files.
Option: | Function: |
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New | Creates a new (unsaved) tree document and opens it in the editor. |
Open | Displays a dialog to open a tree file. This option can either be used to open a TreeGraph 2-document (*.xtg) or to import a document in another tree format (e.g. Nexus). (See Open files for details.) |
Save | Saves the tree file which is currently focused. If this file has just been created you will be asked to specify a file name (same as Save as..). |
Show PDF | Exports the document with the default resolution to a PDF-file in a temporary directory and opens it with the systems default editor. This function can be used to quicklly print a document from the PDF-viewer. (You can alternatively use the Exporting trees as graphics-function.) This option was not available before version 2.0.24. |
Select functions
Select functions are functions to manipulate the selection in one or more currently opened trees.
Option: | Function: |
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Synchronize tree selection | Synchronizes the node selection in all currently opened trees. (See Synchronizing tree selections for details.) This feature was not available before 2.5.0. |
Edit functions
Edit functions are functions to manipulate the structure of a TreeGraph document like adding, deleting, moving document elements or changing the contents of any node/branch data.
Option: | Function: |
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Undo | Restores the state the document had before the last operation (e.g. the change of a format or the deletion of a document element) was executed on it. |
Redo | Restores the state the document had before the last undo operation was performed (only possible if the last operation was Undo). |
Copy | Copies the currently selected element to the clipboard. (See Copying/cutting document elements for details.) |
Cut | Copies the currently selected element to the clipboard and removes it from the document. (See Copying/cutting document elements for details.) |
Paste | Inserts the content of the clipboard at the selected position. (See Copying/cutting document elements for details.) |
Delete | Removes the currently selected elements including their subtrees. (See Copying/cutting document elements for details. Use Collapse node if you want to remove a node without deleting its subtree.) |
Move subtree up | Moves the currently selected node (including its subtree) upwards. (See Moving nodes for details.) |
Move subtree down | Moves the currently selected node (including its subtree) downwards. (See Moving nodes for details.) |
Format functions
This buttons provide direct access to the document formats.
Option: | Function: |
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Document formats | Displays a dialog to change the document formats (e.g. leaf margin). |
Show rooted | Shows or hides the root branch. (This button is a short cut for the Show rooted-option in the Document formats-dialog. |
Show scale bar | Shows or hides the scale bar. (This button is a short cut for the Show scale bar-option in the Document formats-dialog. |
View functions
Options contained here allow you to change the view on the tree document.
Option: | Function: |
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Zoom to original size | Displays the tree in original size. (See Zoom for details.) |
Fit zoom to width and height | The zoom is changed in a way that the document fits to the current size of the window. (See Zoom for details.) |
Fit zoom to width | The zoom is changed in a way that the tree width is equal to the current width of the window. (See Zoom for details.) |
Rectangular cladogram | Changes the view mode to Rectangular cladogram (See View modes for details.) |
Phylogram/Chronogram | Changes the view mode to Phylogram/Chronogram (See View modes for details.) |
Window functions
Allows you to directly navigate through the currently opened documents. (The window menu also contains a complete list of all opened documents.)
Option: | Function: |
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Previous document | Brings the window which displays the previous document to the front. |
Next document | Brings the window which displays the next document to the front. |
Help functions
Option: | Function: |
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Contents | Takes you to the Main Page of this help system. |