File Menu

This topic describes each menu item in the File menu, as described in Table 31. File save commands vary by operating system and are described separately, in Save Commands.

Table 31. File Menu Items

Menu Item	Description
New (Command-N)	Displays the Configure Recording window (see Configuring Recording in the ScreenFlow Recording Window), which allows you to select recording options and record a new clip. When complete, the clip can be added to a new (untitled) ScreenFlow document, or can be added to any existing document, or can be discarded entirely.
Open (Command-O)	Displays the Open dialog, so you can navigate and open a ScreenFlow document that was saved earlier.
Open Recent	Click to select from up to 15 recently accessed documents. Every time you open or save a document, it is added to the list. Select Open Recent > Clear Menu to reset the list.
Add Additional Recording (Shift-Command-R)	Displays the Add Additional Recording dialog. After recording is complete, displays the Recording Complete dialog so you can add the recording to a new document or to a currently-open document. See Configuring Recording in the Add Additional Recording Window.
Close (Command-W)	Closes the active ScreenFlow document. If the document has not been previously saved, ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog, so that you can name the document and save it before closing it.
Close Tab (Command-W)	Closes the active tab on the timeline.
Save	Save varies by operating system. (See Save Commands)
Duplicate	Creates an untitled copy of your ScreenFlow project
Rename	Enables you to rename your ScreenFlow project by turning the title of your project (at the top of the ScreenFlow window) into an editable field.
Move To	Opens a dialog box that enables you to navigate to a new location. After selecting a location, click Move to move your project.
Document Settings	Opens the screen dimensions setting window.
Save Frame	Select to save the video frame of the canvas (as rendered by the location of the scrubber) as a PNG file.
Publish to... YouTube Vimeo Google Drive Dropbox Facebook	Displays the Publish dialog, enabling you to log in, encode your project (or the selected range, when in and out points are present) and publish your video.
Export | Publish Export Range (Command-E)	Displays the Export dialog (see Exporting Your Video), so you can select your encoding options, encode your project (or the selected range, when in and out points are present) and export the file.
Batch Export	Exports a large number of ScreenFlow documents, re-encoding each document into a different formats as needed.