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Organizing the Library

then click on additional files. Only the To move one or more items to a different
files you click on are selected. location, select it in the tree list, then click
and drag it to the new location in the list.
When an item is selected, preview images Directories and folders able to accept new
display in the Selection and Preview Panes content highlight as your mouse pointer
and basic information about it also displays moves over them. Release the mouse button
in the program’s Status Bar. See “The Status to relocate the selected library item in the
Bar” on page 43.
highlighted location.
A selected library item can be modified in a You can also cut one or more library items
number of ways to help meet your from one location and paste them in another.
organizational needs. When multiple items When an item is cut, it is removed from its
are selected, these options may be limited current location and saved to the system
depending on the specific selection set.
clipboard. To cut an item:
Renaming Library Items • Right-click on it and select Cut from the
contextual menu.
Only folders and objects in the User Catalog • Click on the library item and press
can be renamed. There are several ways to do Ctrl + X on your keyboard.
this from the tree list:
• Right-click on the item, select Rename To Paste the item, click on a library catalog
from the contextual menu, and type a or folder in the Library Browser tree view
new name. and either:
• Click once on the item, press F2 on your • Right-click on the new location and
keyboard and type a new name. select Paste from the contextual menu.
• Click once on the item, pause for a • Press Ctrl + V on your keyboard.
moment, then click a second time and
type a new name. Copying Library Items
Library names are case-sensitive and can All library folders and library objects can be
contain up to 63 characters. While you can copied and pasted to new locations in the
have more than one library item that uses the User Catalog.
same name, it is best to use short, descriptive There are two ways to copy one or more
and unique names. library items to the system clipboard:

Moving Library Items • Right-click on it and select Copy from
the contextual menu.
Folders and objects in the User Catalog can • Click on the library item and press
be moved to new locations within the User Ctrl + C on your keyboard.
Catalog. Folders and library objects are
always organized alphabetically within each To Paste the item, click on a library catalog
hierarchy. or folder in the Library Browser tree view
and either:

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