The main menu changes depending on what kind of view is active. However, the commands listed below are common across different view types.
Pick Tools > Options 
and switch to the Commands page to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars.
The Session menu
New Session |
Opens a new view with an empty session of the specified type. |
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New Tab |
Opens a new tab in the current window and displays the Home view. |
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New Window |
Opens a new window and displays the Home view. |
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Open Session |
Opens a new view and displays the Home view. |
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Load Workspace |
Lists saved workspaces. Picking one closes any open views and restores the selected configuration. |
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Load Workspace > Manage Workspaces |
Lets you rename or delete saved workspaces. |
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Save Workspace As |
Saves the current configuration of windows and tabs as a named workspace. |
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Close Tab |
Closes the current tab. |
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Exit |
Quits Beyond Compare, prompting to save any edits. All of the instance's windows will close. |
The Tools menu
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Options |
Opens the Options dialog to set program preferences. |
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File Formats |
Opens the File Formats dialog to manage file format settings. |
Profiles |
Opens the Profiles dialog to manage profile settings. |
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Source Control Integration |
Opens the Source Control Integration dialog. Available in Windows version only. |
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Export Settings |
Opens the Export Settings dialog to selectively save settings and sessions to a file. |
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Import Settings |
Opens the Import Settings dialog to selectively load settings and sessions from a file. |
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Restore Factory Defaults |
Opens the Restore Factory Defaults dialog to selectively reset settings to defaults. |
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Save Snapshot |
Opens the Save Snapshot dialog to create a snapshot of a folder structure. |
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Edit Text File |
Opens a new Text Edit view. |
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View Patch |
Opens a new Text Patch view. |
The Help menu
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Contents |
Displays help contents. |
Context Sensitive Help |
Displays help contents page relevant to what you are focused on. |
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Scooter Software on the Web |
Opens the Scooter Software website in your browser. |
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Check for Updates |
Checks to see if a newer version of Beyond Compare is available. |
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Support |
Opens the Support dialog which lists instructions for reporting problems. |
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Enter Key |
Opens the Register dialog to accept your license key. |
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About Beyond Compare |
Displays the About box with program version and license information. |
