Parts of the IDF Builder user interface

Title bar contains the name of the active window.
Menu bar contains the menu items.

File
Click New... to build a new IDF.
Click Open... to open an existing IDF. Once open, the IDF can be updated.
Click Close to close the active IDF.
Click Save to save the active IDF.
Click Save as... to save the active IDF under a new name.
Click Exit to close all windows of the IBM NetVista IDF Builder Utility, and exit the application.

Option
Click SDF Creator to bring up the IBM NetVista SDF Creator Utility.

Window
All open IDF windows are listed in this menu. To make a window current, select its name from the list.

Help
Click Help Topics to open the Help window, and view help information.
Click About IDF Builder to open the About IDF Builder window, and view product information.
IDF Windows appear for each new IDF or existing IDF opened. It is within this window that an IDF is built.