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Submitted by Tom on 2016/01/27 05:15

I need this about once every two years and can neither remember nor find it.

Scenario:

IQ is set to open previous file -- with last layout -- on starting. (Without dialogue.)

Then one day it chokes on something and you're stuck there...

Anyone know what is the method to force IQ to display the dialogue or even to simply open the file without previous layout ?

EDIT// Pierre's Answer:

[quote=Pierre_Admin]

You can hold the shift key while opening IQ to prohibit opening the last file. You can also hold the shift key to prevent restoring the layout

[/quote]

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[quote=Tom]

I need this about once every two years and can neither remember nor find it.

Scenario:

IQ is set to open previous file -- with last layout -- on starting. (Without dialogue.)

Then one day it chokes on something and you're stuck there...

Anyone know what is the method to force IQ to display the dialogue or even to simply open the file without previous layout ?

[/quote]

HI Tom,

Try this :

Options>Program settings>Modes>Restore layout when opening files.

There's also an option for the dialog right below.

Disclaimer: "Testing IQ with the most advanced/complicated IQBase in the world". I.e. slower than average.

Windows 8.1

CPU: Intel i5 2.6ghz

Thanks Armando,

the problem is that you're caught in a loop if IQ hangs when opening the previous file / previous layout.

There's no way to get to the options. You keep having to kill IQ. It keeps trying to open that layout...

I thought there was a way to force the dialogue (asking if you want to open previous layout) to display -- using a qualifier key maybe ??

EDIT// silly me, I can just open another file (I'm so used to using only one file that I forget about any other files I might have hanging around).

Question above still valid though :-)

You can hold the shift key while opening IQ to prohibit opening the last file. You can also hold the shift key to prevent restoring the layout

[quote=Pierre_Admin]

You can hold the shift key while opening IQ to prohibit opening the last file. You can also hold the shift key to prevent restoring the layout

[/quote]

thanks Pierre,

that's the one I was looking for.