The main menu changes depending on what kind of view is active. However, the commands listed below are common across different view types.
Pick Tools > Options and switch to the Toolbars, etc. page to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars.
The Session menu
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New Session
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Opens a new view with an empty session of the specified type.
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New Tab
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Opens a new tab in the current window and displays the Home view.
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New Window
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Opens a new window and displays the Home view.
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Open Session
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Opens a new view and displays the Home view.
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Load Workspace
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Lists saved workspaces. Picking one closes any open views and restores the selected configuration.
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Load Workspace >
Manage Workspaces
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Lets you rename or delete saved workspaces.
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Save Workspace As
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Saves the current configuration of windows and tabs as a named workspace.
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Close Tab  
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Closes the current tab.
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Exit  
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Quits Beyond Compare, prompting to save any edits. All of the instance's windows will close.
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The Tools menu

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Options
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Opens the Options dialog to set program preferences.
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File Formats
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Opens the File Formats dialog to manage file format settings.
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Profiles
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Opens the Profiles dialog to manage profile settings.
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Source Control Integration  
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Opens the Source Control Integration dialog. Available in Windows version only.
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Export Settings
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Opens the Export Settings dialog to selectively save settings and sessions to a file.
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Import Settings
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Opens the Import Settings dialog to selectively load settings and sessions from a file.
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Restore Factory Defaults
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Opens the Restore Factory Defaults dialog to selectively reset settings to defaults.
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Save Snapshot
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Opens the Save Snapshot dialog to create a snapshot of a folder structure.
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Edit Text File
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Opens a new Text Edit view.
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View Patch
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Opens a new Text Patch view.
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The Help menu

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Contents  
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Displays help contents.
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Context Sensitive Help  
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Displays help contents page relevant to what you are focused on.
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Scooter Software on the Web
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Opens the Scooter Software website in your browser.
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Check for Updates
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Checks to see if a newer version of Beyond Compare is available.
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Support
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Opens the Support dialog which lists instructions for reporting problems.
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Enter Key
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Opens the Register dialog to accept your license key.
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About Beyond Compare
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Displays the About box with program version and license information.
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