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The Library Browser

Library items are always placed in
• Click the Manage Library Filters
button to open the Manage Library alphabetical order within their heirarchy.
Filters dialog. See “Manage Library Fil- The Library Browser includes a Trash bin,
ters Dialog” on page 937. where deleted items are moved until you
choose to Empty Trash. See “Deleting
2 Search the library using keywords and Library Items” on page 936.
optional search filters. See “Searching
the Library” on page 926. Navigate the Directory Pane using the
• Begin typing in the text field to search for mouse. Click the gray Expand arrow
library items. As you type, search results beside a catalog or folder to display its
will display in the Directory Pane. contents. Once expanded, you can click the
• Search a specific catalog or folder by black Collapse arrow to close it again.
right-clicking on it and selecting Search You can also browse the list using the arrow
Folder. Multiple items can be searched in keys on your keyboard.
this manner. Click on an item to select it. Preview images
• Right-click on an item in the Search display in the Selection and Preview Panes
Results list and select Show in Browser and basic information about it also displays
to view the item’s location in the Direc- in the program’s Status Bar. See “The Status
tory list. Bar” on page 43.

• Click the Browse button to stop 4 The Selection Pane shows a thumbnail
searching and restore the Directory list. image of the item selected in the
Directory Pane.
• Click the Search button to display When an item is selected in the Directory
the search results for your search entry.
Pane, a basic line-based representation of the
• Click the Search Filtering Options item displays in the Selection Pane.
button to customize your search parame- • If the selected item is a single object, a
ters. If the Library Browser is resized so preview of that object displays in the Pre-
that it is narrow, this button will be view Pane. You can move your cursor
replaced by two arrows. into the drawing area to place the item.
See “Placing Library Objects” on page
3 The library Directory and Search 939.
Results display here. The basic
structure of the directory tree is: • If the selected item is a folder, a thumb-
nail image displays, representing each
item inside. Move your pointer over an
item in this pane to see a Tool Tip with
the item’s name. Click on a folder in the
Selection Pane to display its contents
here and make it the item selected in the
Directory Pane.

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