Chapter 3. Menu description
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## Chapter 3. Menu description

## The File menu

### Open

Open files in Jmol. Jmol can read a large number of file types, including:

- ABINIT

- ACES II

- ADF - Amsterdam Density Functional

- CML v2.0

- GAMESS

- Gaussian 92/94/98

- Ghemical MM

- Jaguar

- MDL molfile

- PDB

- CIF/mmCIF

- XYZ (single and multiple frame)

### Recent Files...

Brings up a dialog with a list of the files the program has been asked to open recently. The file can be opened again by selecting it and clicking the Open button.

### Script...

Opens a window where Jmol/RasMol/Chime scripting commands can be executed. RasMol/Chime Scripts contains information about RasMol/Chime Scripts.

### Export

#### Export -> Export Image...

Jmol can export 24 bit color images of the following types:

- JPG

- PNG

- PPM

#### Export -> Render in pov-ray...

For high quality images, Jmol interfaces with the POV-Ray ray tracer. To use this feature, you must have the povray command line utility installed. You can download it from http://www.povray.org/.

### Print

Postscript files can be exported directly to printer and to file.

### Exit

Quits this Jmol session.

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