These are the standard Open and Save As dialogs used in almost every Windows application. See also: File menu.

The Save As dialog is nearly exactly the same as the Open dialog shown here, except the title says "Save As" and the "Open" button is called "Save".

Folder List

Drops down to reveal a listing of all the drives on your machine and on the network. This is usually the fastest way to select a folder which is not close to the current folder. The contents of the selected folder are displayed in the File List.

The Folder List defaults to a specific folder depending on what you are trying to do. For example if you are opening a drawing, it will start in the drawings folder. If you are selecting a report, it will start in the report folder.

File List

The main area of the dialog, this shows files in the current folder. It behaves just like an Explorer window: you can access then right-click menu on files, rename them, copy them, etc. Not all files may be actually displayed, depending on the filter selected from the File Type list.

File Name

Shows the name of the selected file, if any. This is used with the Save As dialog, as you type in the name for the new file here. Sometimes when opening a file it is also useful, as it may be faster to type in the path... if you type a folder it will change straight to it when you hit Enter.

File Type

This list may contain several "filters" which you can use to make finding a file easier. What they do is hide all the files in the File List except for those with the specified extension. For example, if you select "Drawings (*.QID)", only the CabMasterPro drawing files of the current folder will be displayed in the File List. If you don't want any files hidden, select "All Files (*.*)".

Like the Folder List, this has a default value depending on what you are trying to do. If you are selecting a report, it will be "Report (*.RPT)", but if you are opening a drawing you can choose from "Drawing", "Template" or "Library" (all of these file types can be opened as drawings).

Open / Save

Open: Once a file has been selected and its name appears in the File Name box, click this button to open the file. You can also open a file by double clicking it in the File List view.

Save: When you have typed a name for the new file in the File Name box, click this to Save it with this name. If you selected an existing file from the File List, you will be asked whether you want the file overwritten.

New Folder

Creates a new folder in the current folder and allows you to rename it. This is not so useful with the Open dialog, but handy when saving files in a new location.

More Options Menu

Clicking on the small downward arrow to the right of this icon pops up a menu from which you can select "Large Icons", "Small Icons", "List", "Details", and possibly "Thumbnails" (depending on your version of Windows). Clicking the main part of the icon cycles through these different view modes. "Details" is the most useful view, as it shows much more information about each file and allows you to sort the list.

Hide Preview

  Hide/Show the preview pane.

Cancel

Closes the dialog without opening or saving a file.