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Close Rowan Patents Files

Closing Rowan Patents files is mostly just like closing files in other programs. If you have questions, though, this article can help.

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Written by Laura Berwick
Updated over a year ago

This article covers the following topics:

  • Closing Rowan Patents (.rp) Files

  • Closing Rowan Patents Windows

Closing Rowan Patents (.rp) Files

  1. Select the Close option from the File menu in any Rowan Patents Window

    OR simply press Ctrl/Cmd+W on your keyboard.


  2. If you have unsaved changes, you'll be offered a dialog to either discard or save them before closing.



    The "Save" option is automatically selected, and can be invoked by clicking it or simply pressing Enter on your keyboard. You can mouse click or tab and Enter to select Discard Changes to close without saving, or Cancel to keep your file open.

Closing Rowan Patents Windows

Rowan Patents Integrated Drafting Environment windows are all provided with a typical close button, as is standard with your operating system.

  • Closing the Drawing Tool window will NOT close an application file.

  • Closing the Tools window will NOT close an application file.

  • Closing the landing screen will NOT close an application file

  • Closing one of multiple application windows displaying an application will NOT close that application file.

  • Closing the only open application window displaying an application WILL close the application file.

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