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Main Screen

3 Main Screen

The main screen of Nero Linux is the starting point for all actions. It consists of a menu bar

and a toolbar with buttons and a drop-down menu.

Main window with menu and toolbar

The following configuration options are available in the menu bar of the main screen:

File

Opens the File menu containing file functions such as opening, saving and

closing that you are already familiar with. You can also show the configura-

tion options for the compilation, update the compilation and define configura-

tion options.

Edit

Opens the Edit menu which contains the file editing functions in the selec-

tion screen such as cutting, copying and deleting that you are already famil-

iar with. You can also display the properties of a selected file. You can also

search directly for files within a compilation.

View

Opens the View menu where you can customize the toolbar and the brow-

ser area. You can also refresh the file browser here.

Recorder

Opens the Recorder menu containing functions for the recorder. You can

select the recorder here, start the burn process and erase a rewritable disc.

You can also display information about the disc and eject it.

Tools

Opens the Tools menu containing the functions for converting audio files in-

to other formats and for saving the songs of an Audio CD to the hard disc. In

addition, the data tracks can be displayed as hexadecimal data.

Window

Opens the Window menu which enables you to alter the position of the

compilation area and browser area.

Help

Opens the Help menu which contains the help options you are familiar with.

You can also update your antivirus scanner and enter a new serial number if

necessary.

The following configuration options are available in the tool bar of the main screen.

Opens the New Compilation window where you can set options for a burn

or copy process.

Opens an existing compilation.

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