010 Editor Manual - Tools Menu

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What is 010 Editor?
Getting Started with 010 Editor
Using 010 Editor - Basic Editing
Using 010 Editor - Advanced Editing
Using 010 Editor - Tools
Using 010 Editor - Syntax
Using 010 Editor - Templates and Scripts
Using 010 Editor - The Repository
Menu Reference
Options Reference
Buying 010 Editor
Getting Support
License Agreement
Release Notes

Tools Menu

The Tools menu contains a number of powerful tools for editing, plus the Options and Licensing dialogs. This section lists all available menu options in the Tools menu:

Calculator - Opens the 010 Editor Calculator that uses a syntax similar to C (see the Calculator for more information).
Compare Files - Opens the Compare tool that is used to compare two files (see Comparing Files for more information).
Hex Operations - Performs a mathematic operation, such as Add or Multiply on a set of bytes in the file (see Hex Operations for more information).
Convert - Used to convert the current file into other formats (see Converting Files for more information).
Histogram - Performs a histogram (byte count) operation on the current file (see Histograms).
Check Sum - Opens the Check Sum dialog to perform a set of check sum or hash algorithms on the file (see Check Sum/Hash Algorithms for more information).
Disassembler - Allows disassembling a set of hex bytes into assembly language using the Disassembler tool.
Base Converter - Displays a tool used to convert between Hex, Decimal, Octal, and Binary numeric formats (see Base Converter for more information).
(Custom Tool List) - Displays a list of custom external programs that can be run. Clicking Windows Notepad loads the currently open file in that program. Other tools can be added to the list and see Program Options for the list of standard tools.
Licensing - Displays the Licensing Dialog that is used to enter your Name and License after purchasing 010 Editor (see How to Buy 010 Editor for more information).
Options - Displays the options for 010 Editor (see General Options more information).

This is the manual for 010 Editor, a professional hex editor and text editor. Use 010 Editor to edit the individual bytes of any binary file, hard drive, or process on your machine. 010 Editor contains a whole host of powerful analysis and editing tools, plus Binary Templates technology that allows any binary format to be understood.