The menu bar in AskiaSurf contains the following menus:
New: Creates a new, empty, AskiaSurf campaign. This action closes the current file you have open. If you have any unsaved changes in your current file, you will be asked if you want to save them before the new file is created.
Open...: Allows you to open an existing askiasurf file (QEW); a file dialog appears, allowing you to browse to, and select, the desired file. This action closes the current file you have open. If you have any unsaved changes in your current file, you will be asked if you want to save them before the new file is created.
Save: Saves the current AskiaSurf file, under the existing location and filename.
Save As...: Allows you to save the current AskiaSurf campaign as a QEW file, under a new name and/or at a new location. A file dialog appears, in which you can select a location for the file, and specify a name. You can export an AskiaSurf QEW project (with many waves) as a single, stand-alone QES file by using AskiaAnalyse. Please refer to the AskiaAnalyse Assistant for details. Note that prior to askiasurf version 5.3.2.0, any non-surf related information in the QEW was not saved when this command was used (for example, sub-population information). From version 5.3.2.0 onwards, however, the QEW is duplicated before saving the campaign; this means that all content is now copied over, not just surf-related information.
Backup Campaign: Creates a backup of the campaign QEW file. The backup is in the form of a ZIP archive, and is saved to a Backup directory created in the same directory as the QEW file. The backup does not include any unsaved changes: it is a copy of the QEW file as it existed when the backup was created.
Package Campaign: Creates a copy of the campaign in a structure that is easy to distribute. You are asked to specify a directory in which the package will be created. The package will be created in a subfolder, containing a copy of the QEW file, and a folder for each wave, containing a folder for each volume, each of which contains the QES file for the volume.
Maximise Response Counts: This command sets the maximum response count on each closed campaign question, based on the response count found in in the campaign (so, for example, if you have 25 different responses in each of four waves, the total will be 100). Askiasurf indicates how many questions it has a changed as a result of this command. Note: prior to version 5.4.6.2, the number of responses in the source files was used instead of the response number found in the campaign.
Maximise Numeric Decimals: This command sets the maximum number of decimals on each numeric campaign question based on what is found in matching questions in the campaign. You are given the option to keep the existing value in a campaign question if it is found to be higher than the value in any matched source. AskiaSurf indicates how many questions it has a changed as a result of this command. Note: prior to version 5.4.6.2, the maximum decimals in the source files was used instead of the decimals in the campaign.
<recent files list>: A list of the most recent AskiaSurf files you have worked on. Select a file to load it; this action closes the current file you have open. If you have any unsaved changes in your current file, you will be asked if you want to save them before the new file is created. You can set the number of files that appear here in the options dialog.
Exit: Closes AskiaSurf. If you have any unsaved changes, you will be asked if you want to save them before AskiaSurf closes.
Undo: Reverses the last action taken. You can repeat this command if you wish, reversing up to the last 10 actions taken. To re-instate an undone action, select redo.
Redo: Re-instates the last action that was reversed using undo.
Cut: Allows you to remove the selected item, and place it on the clipboard.
Copy: Allows you to copy the contents of the selected reconciliation view cell/s to the Windows clipboard.
Paste: Allows you to paste an item from the clipboard.
Select All: Selects all the cells in reconciliation view.
Languages: Allows you to work with multi-language projects. You can set the current language, as well as the language to be used by default. You can set which language is to be used (the current languages or the default) in the source languages group of the options dialog. Note: changing the default language creates new captions when campaign question/response captions do not exist in the new default language.
Caption Libraries: Allows you to manage caption libraries, which allow you to create lists of captions that will be considered the same when askiasurf carries out reconciliation.
Find Question: Opens the find question dialog, which allows you to quickly find a question in the reconciliation view.
Apply Caption Libraries: Allows you to apply any caption libraries during reconciliation.
Find Open Numeric Equivalents: Allows you to search for campaign questions that match open-ended source questions which contain only numeric data, if the current wave has already been reconciled. This check considers questions to be matched if the following criteria apply:
the first question is a numeric and after reconciliation is unmatched;
the second question is open and newly added in the wave being reconciled;
both questions have the same shortcut.
Merge Waves...: allows you to merge historic waves using askiaanalyse's export sub-population feature directly from within AskiaSurf. See merge waves for details.
Toolbar: Shows or hides the main toolbar.
Status Bar: Shows or hides the status bar, which displays information about the menu command or toolbar button at which the mouse is pointing.
User Defined Applications: Opens the QES in the specified application (if configured). This allows you to, for example, quickly open the QES in askiadesign. In the options dialog, you can specify which two applications appear here.
Options...: Displays the options dialog, which allows you to configure how the program appears and behaves during reconciliation.
Help topics: Opens this Assistant in a web browser window.
Surf Wiki: Opens the askiasurf Wiki in a web browser window.
Open Tutorial Folder: Opens the folder, in Windows Explorer, where the askiasurf tutorial files are located.
Extend the License: Allows you to extend your license period for AskiaSurf. This dialog displays the contact numbers for the various Askia offices; you will need to call your nearest office and provide the reference code displayed in the dialog. They will then give you a new password to enter, which will extend your askiasurf license for the agreed duration.
About Surf...: Displays the version number of your AskiaSurf installation.