To open a document that is not yet presented in the current project use either an advanced Add existing document dialog, a simple open file dialog or just drag the document to the UGENE window.
UGENE automatically detects the format of the document, but if you use the advanced dialog you can choose the format manually.
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- Add ‣ Existing document item in the Project View context menu
- File ‣ Open As item in the main menu
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