# 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. 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 .

### Print

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

### Exit

Quits this Jmol session.

## The Edit menu

### Select All

Selects all atoms in the view screen.

### Deselect All

Deselects all atoms in the view screen.

### Preferences...

This menu opens a dialog to change settings and make user customized preferences. These settings are saved from one session to the next

## The Display menu

In this menu display settings/styles can be changed.

In general, display styles are applied to the currently selected set of atoms and bonds.

By default, all atoms and bonds in a molecule are selected.

You may select individual atoms/bonds by using the selection cursor or by using script commands.

## The View menu

### Front/Top/Bottom/Right/Left

Self explanatory. Useful with crystal structures.

## The Help menu

### About Jmol

Popups a window with copyright notice for this software.

### User Guide

Shows this documentation.

### What's New

Shows the changes from version to version.

### Jmol Console

Shows the output to the System.out and System.err output streams.