NAME
New (Action Choice) — Reference
Description
New is an action or dialog choice that creates a new file
or object of the type that an application uses. When chosen from
the File menu, the newly created file or object is displayed as
well.
Guidelines
File Menu
- Required
The New choice in the File menu either replaces
the contents of the current window or opens a new window (which
is recommended).
- Required
When the user chooses New from the File menu, and
the contents of the window are to be replaced, prompt the user with
a message to save the window contents if possible.
- Recommended
Allow the user to set a property to determine whether
New reuses the current window or opens a new window.
Selected Menu
- Required
The New choice in the Selected menu creates a new
object of the single type managed and displayed by the application,
and includes it in the selection scope displayed within the window.
- Required
When the user chooses New from the Selected menu,
give the newly created object a default name that does not conflict
with the name of an existing object and allow the user to change
the name.
- Optional
If your application allows the user to create multiple
types of objects, allow New to be used in the Selected menu as a
cascading choice that displays a menu of the types of objects that
can be created.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the File
Menu, Selected
Menu, and Window
Title reference pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the Menu Guidelines and
Save/Save
As (Action Choice) reference pages.
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