StudioLine Explorer

The Explorer provides access to files on your computer and local network, as well as StudioLine internal objects. See the Users Guide for an introduction on the StudioLine Explorer.

The StudioLine Explorer employs three panes.

Function Pane

The function pane has a series of command buttons:

Most recent

Shows a list of up to 10 folders most recently used. Choosing "Clear list" will empty the list.

Search

Allows searching of StudioLine internal objects by a combination of criteria.

When displaying My Computer or My Desktop, this command allows direct switching to a different path.

Switch View

Toggles the content pane between:

  • Text View – a list of object names only.

  • Thumbnail View – thumbnail images or icons.

  • Combination View - a listing of a thumbnail image or icon, name and (if available) certain properties per each object.

New Folder

Creates a new folder in the folder pane.

Up One Level

Navigates the folder pane to the parent folder.

Folder Pane

Use the folder pane to navigate, search, access, rename and delete folders if that action is supported for the current class of folders.

For a list of other supported actions, access the context menu by clicking the right mouse button over the folder’s name.

Content Pane

The content pane shows the objects of the current folder in one of three distinct views. Use the Switch View button on the function pane to toggle between views:

Depending on the class of objects shown in the content pane, you may be able to perform various actions against these objects:

For details about each object class and the supported actions, see the following sections.

My Computer
My Desktop

“My Computer” displays files on local and network disks. To view desktop and network folders, press the “Up One Level” button as necessary.

“My Desktop” displays folders, files and system objects that appear on the Windows desktop.

Viewing Images or Slide Shows

Click the right mouse button on an image to open the context menu. Select Image Viewer to view a large-scale picture or to configure a slide show for the current folder.

Image Viewer Panel

Adding Images to StudioLine

Double-click a graphics file or drag it onto the workspace to pre-process the image in accordance with the preference settings. Depending on the active StudioLine mode, the image is then added either to the current page, the Layout or the Image Archive.

Image Archive Preferences Panel

Note: The standard Windows Explorer may be used instead.

Exporting to Other Applications

Drag an image from the StudioLine workspace to the content pane of the desired local or network folder to open the Export As panel.

Export As

Image Archive

Displays images in the Image Archive.

Pages

Displays pages.