# Version Compare Commands

Following is a description of the Version Compare commands, in addition to the common commands. Most of these commands are available as toolbar buttons. Pick Beyond Compare > Settings and switch to the Commands page to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars. The Session menu
| Save Session | Saves the current session.
| Save Session As | Saves the current session under a new name.
| Session Settings | Opens the Version Compare Session Settings dialog.
| Locked | Locks or unlocks current session.
| Clear Session | Replaces the current view with an empty Version Compare.
| Swap Sides | Exchanges the left and right files.
| Reload Files | Reloads the displayed files.
| Recompare Files | Recompares the displayed files without reloading.
| Version Compare Report | Produces the Version Compare report.
| Version Compare Info | Displays comparison statistics.
| Compare Files Using | Opens the displayed files in a new session using a different class of file view.
| Compare Parent Folders | Opens a new Folder Compare session based on the parent folders of the currently loaded files.
The File menu
| Open File | Opens an existing file into the picked pane.
| Open File on File System * | Opens an existing local file into the picked pane.
| Open File Using Profile * | Opens an existing file into the picked pane using a profile.
| Open With | Opens the picked pane's file in one of the external Open With applications.
| Open With > Associated Application | Opens the picked pane's file with its associated application.
| Explorer | Displays the file manager's context menu for the file in the picked pane.
The Edit menu
| Copy | Copies selection to the Clipboard.
| Select All | Selects all visible items in the current pane.
The Search menu
| Next Difference Item | Positions at next difference item.
| Previous Difference Item | Positions at previous difference item.
| Next Difference Files | Opens the parent folder session's next pair of files with differences. (Child sessions only.)
| Previous Difference Files | Opens the parent folder session's previous pair of files with differences. (Child sessions only.)
| Copy File to Right and Open Next Difference | Copies the entire left-side file to the right and opens the folder session's next different files. (Child sessions only.)
| Copy File to Left and Open Next Difference | Copies the entire right-side file to the left and opens the folder session's next different files. (Child sessions only.)
| Find | Searches for matching text.
| Find Next | Finds next occurrence of search string.
| Find Previous | Finds previous occurrence of search string.
The View menu
| Show All | Shows all items, with or without differences.
| Show Differences | Shows only items with differences.
| Show Same | Shows only items without differences.
| Show None * | Hides all items.
| Ignore Unimportant Differences | Treats unimportant differences as same.
| Item Is Important | Marks selected item as important or unimportant.
| Visible Whitespace | Shows or hides visible spaces, tabs.
| Display Font * | Selects the font to use to display file data.
| Increase Display Font Size * | Increases listing font size.
| Decrease Display Font Size * | Decreases listing font size.
| Reset Display Font Size * | Resets listing font size.
| Side-by-Side Layout | Arranges panes left and right of each other.
| Over-Under Layout | Arranges panes above and below each other.
| Text Details | Shows or hides the text details panel at bottom of view.
| File Info | Shows or hides file information panels at the top of panes.
| Toolbar | Shows or hides the toolbar.
* Hidden by default.