File
When you click on the File option in the Menu bar, you will observe the following list of options
Let’s study each option in detail.
- New: The New button is used to open the new window and you can use it to open a new file even if you have opened an already existing file, it will not close the current file.
- Open: This option is used for opening an already existing file. You will have to search your sketch file from the folders and drives in your computer.
- Open Recent: This button is used to display the the sketch files that were opened recently.
- Sketchbook: This option is used to store the current sketches created in the Arduino IDE software by creating an instance in a new editor.
- Examples: This is a useful feature in arduino since it is used for looking at some small projects for basic understanding. You can use this option to get started with arduino IDE and practice at your own pace.
- Close: This button is used to close the window when clicked.
- Save: When you have made changes to your current sketch file and want to save the changes then you can use the save option. In case you haven’t saved the file initially and are saving it for the first time, then this will open the ‘Save As’ window.
- Save As: If you want to save the file with a new name and at a different location, then we can use this button and write the new name in the box.
- Page Setup: Page Setup is used for setting up the page options by setting certain properties like page margins, orientation, and size for printing. Here is what the ‘Page Setup’ looks like:
- Print: Once you have selected the options in ‘Page Setup’, you can go ahead and print the original hardcopy using this button.
- Preferences: It is used to set preferences by customizing the settings of the Arduino IDE.
- Quit: As the name suggests, the button is used to exit the program and close all the IDE windows that are currently open.
Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) v1
Arduino devices are the new face of electronics engineering. The ability of Arduino to program electronic devices and integrate them into larger applications makes Arduino the most common choice of engineers in today’s world. To work with Arduino, it is necessary to be aware of the construction of Arduino and the basic libraries that are used to work with Arduino.
In this article, we will study about Arduino Integrated Development Environment which provides an interface for programming and setting up the Arduino. We will discuss what is an Arduino IDE, and what it looks like. We will also discuss the features available in Arduino IDE and what are the different buttons used. It is advised to go through the article carefully and refer to the FAQs section in case of any doubts.
Table of Content
- What is Arduino Integrated Development Environment?
- Display- Arduino IDE
- Writing Sketches
- File
- Edit
- Sketch
- Tools
- Help