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title: "File Menu"
canonical: "https://help.innovyze.com/space/infodrainage2021v1/16548019/File%20Menu"
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**The File Menu** allows changes to InfoDrainage designs and background preferences. 

![image](media://c6faec4d-1df9-4cb0-bb18-2126ee52bbf9)

### New

Creates a new InfoDrainage** **design.

**New from Project Template**

Create a new design from a specified [**Project Template**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548075)

### Open

Load an existing InfoDrainage design file (.iddx), an existing XPDRAINAGE file (.xpdx) or an existing MicroDrainage file (.mdx, .mdsx, .srcx, .casx).

### Open Recent

Displays a list of the last files worked on and their file paths.  The files can be opened from this location. 

### Save

Allows the design to be saved to an IDDX file.

### Save As

Allows the design to be saved to an IDDX file or an existing<span style="color: #000080"> </span>MicroDrainage file (.mdx) at the specified location.

**Save as Project Template**

Save the current design settings to a [**Project Template**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548075)

### Preferences

Allows a variety of global settings to be modified as required by the user.** **See [**Preferences**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548013)

### Object Templates

Opens the [**Object Templates**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548067) dialog.

### Transmit Design

Opens the [**Transmit Design**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548065) form, which allows the design to be exported to a .ZIP file along with any referenced files and results.

### Hard Copy Headings

The [**Hard Copy Headings**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548083) dialog allows users to specify the headings that will be printed at the top of each page. 

### Print

The [**Print**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548080) command sends the current network design and other information to a selected printer or plotter. 

### Plot Profile

Opens the** **[**Plot Profile**](https://help-innovyze.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/infodrainage2021v1/pages/16548017) form, which allows one or more profiles to be plotted to scale.

### Exit

Exits the program.