Main Menu
The table below describes the options available on CuteFTP's main menu and includes links to relevant procedures. For a list of keyboard shortcuts, refer to Keyboard Shortcuts. For a description of the toolbar icons, refer to The Standard Toolbar and HTML Editor Toolbar.
Menu |
Sub Menu |
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File |
New |
Opens the Site Properties dialog box in which you can define a new Site. |
Open File |
Opens a file on your computer. |
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Connect |
Connects to Site selected in the Site Manager |
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Disconnect |
Disconnect from a connected Site |
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Upload |
Available only when connected to a Site and a file or folder is selected in the Local Drives pane. |
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Upload Manually |
Available only when connected to a Site and the Local Drives pane is selected; opens the File to upload dialog box. |
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Download |
Available only when connected to a Site and a file or folder is selected in the remote pane. |
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Download Advanced |
Available only when connected to a Site and the remote pane is selected; opens the File to download dialog box. Refer to Multi-Part (Accelerated) Transfers, Site-to-Site Transfers (FXP), Transferring Manually, Uploading and Downloading Files Using OpenPGP Keys, |
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Transfer Type |
Toggle to specify default transfer type (Auto, ASCII, Binary) |
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Edit |
Edit selected file (also creates a line break when using the HTML editor's Find/Replace utility) |
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View |
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Open |
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Rename |
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Delete |
Deletes selected file or folder (if you have the proper permission) |
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Properties |
Open selected folder properties, file properties, or Site Properties |
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Site list |
Lists Sites defined in the Site Manager; click a Site to connect to it |
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Exit |
Closes CuteFTP interface |
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Edit |
Undo |
Undoes the last editing change when in the HTML editor |
Cut |
Removes the selected object/text and places it on the Clipboard |
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Copy |
Copies the object/text to the Clipboard |
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Paste |
Pastes an object/text from the Clipboard to the insertion point/folder |
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Copy to Folder |
Opens the Copy to folder dialog box in which you type or paste a folder path into which you want to copy the selected item. The original remains in its current location. |
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Move to Folder |
Opens the Move to folder dialog box in which you type or paste a folder path into which you want to move the selected item. The original is moved from its current location. |
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Group Select |
Opens the Select group dialog box in which you define a "mask" to select files/folders to move/copy/transfer. For example, type *.log to select all LOG files in a folder. |
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Group Deselect |
When multiple files are selected, opens the Deselect group dialog box in which you define a "mask" to unselect files/folders. |
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Invert Selection |
When multiple files are selected, clears the selection of files and selects all other files in the folder. For example, if all LOG files are selected, when you click Invert Selection, everything EXCEPT the LOG files will be selected. |
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Select All |
Selects all files/folders in a folder |
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Find |
Opens the Search Results dialog box in which you can search for files or folders in the Local drives or the Remote pane based on name, file extension, file size, and a date modified range. |
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View |
Toolbars |
Displays or hides the Standard toolbar, Quick Connect toolbar, Custom Commands toolbar, HTML Editor toolbar, and Status bar |
Show panes |
Displays or hides the Local Drives and Site Manager (SM) pane, Queue and Log pane, and Individual Session Logs |
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Switch to Classic/Modern Interface |
Toggle between default (Modern) interface and "Classic" interface used in earlier version of CuteFTP. |
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View |
Specifies whether to display Large or Small icons and how to display file lists (List, Details, Thumbnails). Refer to Changing How Files and Folders are Displayed. |
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Arrange Icons |
Specifies whether to sort the file list by Name, Size, Type, Modified date, Attributes, Description, Owner, Ascending, or Descending. You can also sort and choose which columns to display by right-clicking in the column header. (Attributes, Description, and Owner columns are available only in the remote pane.) |
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Choose Columns |
Specifies whether to display the Name, Size, Type, Modified date, Attributes, Description, Owner, Ascending, and/or Descending columns. You can also sort and choose which columns to display by right-clicking the column header. (Attributes, Description, and Owner columns are available only in the remote pane.) |
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Filter |
Opens the Filter dialog box in which you can filter the display of files. |
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Go to |
Allows you to move within the file list Up One Level, to Personal Folder (Local Drives pane only), Desktop (Local Drives pane only), or Change to a different folder (Remote pane only). The Personal Folder is your Documents folder, e.g., C:\Users\<username>\Documents. |
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Stop |
Stops an in-progress transfer |
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Refresh |
Reloads the file list |
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Tools |
Queue |
Provides transfer queue options to add/remove files from the queue, transfer all file or only selected files, schedule selected files for transfer, change the order to transfer files in the queue, save a queue for later transfer, load a saved queue, specify multi-part values, and show log details. |
Site Manager |
Display or hide the Site Manager, add/remove/change Site Manager, password, import/export Site Manager details, find a Site in the Site Manager, add a current connection to the Site Manager, and save a local or remote path as the default path. |
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Bookmarks |
Bookmark the current folder or select a bookmark |
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Folder Tools |
Available only when connected to a Site; compare folder contents, synchronize folders, backup local to remote, backup remote folders, monitor local folders for changes |
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HTML Editor |
Opens a blank HTML file in the default HTML editor in which you can create a new HTML file |
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Compression |
Compress and upload a selected file as ZIP, CAB, or GZIP/TAR, or decompress a selected file |
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OpenPGP Mode |
Enables or disables OpenPGP mode. If no key is defined, you are asked to create one. |
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Lockstep Navigation |
Enables or disables lockstep folder navigation. |
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Macros & Scripting |
Options to create, run, and manage macros and scripts for transferring files. |
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Custom Commands |
Option to create, edit, or run custom commands. As you create commands, they are displayed in the Tools > Custom Commands list. |
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View in Browser |
(Available when HTML file is selected) Opens the file in a the default browser |
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Document Data |
Opens the Document Data dialog box, which displays the size of the file and how long a transfer would take at various baud rates. |
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Color to HEX |
Opens the color dialog box to convert a selected color to the browser safe color HEX code, and insert the code into the HTML document. |
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Java scripts |
All Java Scripts opens the Java scripts dialog box in which you can edit, delete, rename, or insert a Java script. Save clipboard to Java script opens the Save java script dialog box in which you provide a name for and save Java script code selected in an HTML document. |
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Code snippets |
All Code Snippets opens the Code snippets dialog box in which you can edit, delete, rename, or insert a code snippet. Save clipboard as snippet opens the Save code snippet dialog box in which you provide a name for and save code selected in an HTML document. |
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Insert tag |
Insert HTML tag. Select text to apply the tag to that text. Bold, Italic, Underline, Anchor, Image, Font, Comment. |
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Enter FTP Command |
Opens the Input FTP Command dialog box in which you can type or select and execute an FTP command. Previously entered commands appear in a selectable drop-down list |
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Global Options |
Opens the Global Options dialog box. |
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Window |
Cascade, Tile |
Formats the display of windows in the remote pane when you have multiple connections |
Close, Close All |
Closes the selected window or all windows |
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Log |
Copy or clear the session log; while connected to Site and with the cursor in the session log, choose whether to show or hide raw listings. (Disconnect and then reconnect to the Site to see the changes.) |
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Connected Site list |
Navigate between multiple connected Sites by clicking a Site in the list. |
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Help |
Help Contents |
Opens the help file |
Tip of the Day |
Opens the Tip of the Day to a random tip |
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Request Technical Assistance |
Opens http://www.globalscape.com/support/ |
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Visit the Online Knowledge Base |
Opens http://kb.globalscape.com/Default.aspx |
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Visit Online Support |
Opens http://www.globalscape.com/support/ |
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Purchase Now |
Opens http://www.globalscape.com/store/ |
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Locate a Lost Serial Number |
Opens http://www.globalscape.com/support/lostserial.aspx |
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Enter a Serial Number |
Opens the CuteFTP Registration Wizard |
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Backup Personal & Registration Data |
After you have purchased and registered CuteFTP, you can back up the registration information in case you need to reinstall/reregister. |
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About CuteFTP |
Displays the CuteFTP version number and copyright information |
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