# File Menu

## Content



The File menu provides shortcut to load, save, import and export report definition files.

The following image displays the **File** menu:

![File Menu in the FlexReportDesigner App.](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/4f10fc8d-eb38-4687-8264-468b8828236a/images/flexreportdesigner_filemenu.png)

The menu includes the following options:

*   **New**: Creates a new report definition file.
*   **Open**: Brings up the **Open Report Definition File** dialog box, enabling you to select an existing file to open.
*   **Close**: Closes the current report definition file.
*   **Save**: Saves the report definition file, to the location previously saved.
*   **Save As**: Opens the **Save Report Definition** dialog box allowing you to save your report definition as an .flxr file.
*   **Print**: Prints the current report. Note that **Print** button is enabled only in preview mode of FlexReportDesigner application.
*   **Import**: Opens the **Import Report Definition** dialog box enabling you to import Microsoft Access (.mdb and .adp) files and Crystal Reports (.rpt) files.
*   **Export**: Exports the current report file as an Paged HTML, Plain HTML, PDF /A, PDF, RTF, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG, ZIP, or GIF. To export a report, select **Export** option from the **File** menu and use the Export Report to File dialog box to specify the location, File name and Save as type.
*   **Recent files**: Lists recently opened report definition files. To reopen a file, select it from the list.
*   **Options**: Opens the FlexReportDesigner Options dialog box which allows you to customize the default appearance and behavior of the **FlexReportDesigner** application.
*   **Exit**: Closes the FlexReportDesigner application.