
File selector
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Unless the program was launched by clicking on a PortaBase file, the
first screen shown will be the file selector.  You may choose one of
the following options from the "File" menu, toolbar, or main display
buttons:

**New**
   Create a new file (possibly *encrypted*)

**Open**
   Open a dialog to select a file to open

**Open Recent/Recently opened files**
   A list of recently opened files; click on one to open that file.

**Import**
   Create a new file (possibly *encrypted*) from the data in an XML or
   MobileDB file.  You will be prompted for the type of file to
   import, the file to import, then a name for the new file to create.
   See the PortaBase home page for more information about the XML
   format used.

**Preferences**
   Launch the *preferences dialog*.

**Fullscreen**
   Click this toolbar button to switch PortaBase to fullscreen mode or
   back to normal display mode.

**Quit**
   Close PortaBase.
