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.
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:
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New Folder |
Creates a new folder in the folder pane. |
Up One Level |
Navigates the folder pane to the parent folder. |
Use the folder pane to navigate, search, access, rename and delete folders if that action is supported for the current class of folders.
To view the content of a folder, single-click the left mouse button on the folders icon.
To view a list of subfolders, double-click the left mouse button on the folders icon.
To delete a folder, drop it into the Trash Can.
To view the parent folder, click the Up One Level button.
For a list of other supported actions, access the context menu by clicking the right mouse button over the folders name.
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:
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.
Depending on the class of objects shown in the content pane, you may be able to perform various actions against these objects:
To delete an object, drop it into the Trash Can.
To view the context menu listing all supported actions, click the right mouse button on object.
For details about each object class and the supported actions, see the following sections.
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.
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.
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.
Drag an image from the StudioLine workspace to the content pane of the desired local or network folder to open the Export As panel.
Displays images in the Image Archive.
Double-click an image to open the Image Viewer.
Some web gallery layouts allow you to exchange a background image. To do that, just drop an image onto the exchangeable background image.
In Image Archive mode, move an image to the current folder by dragging it onto the workspace.
Drop a graphics file into the Explorer's content pane to add it to the image archive.
Move an image archive folder by dragging it to a new location in the image archive content pane.
Drop an image into the Trash Can to delete it.
Click the right mouse button on a user folder to rename or delete it.
Click the right mouse button on an image to access its context menu with additional functions.
Displays pages.
Double-click a page to open it in the StudioLine editor.
Drop a page into the Trash Can to delete it.
Click the right mouse button on a file to preview, rename, edit or open it.
Move a folder by dragging it to a new location in the same or a secondary Explorer window.
Click the right mouse button on a user folder to rename or delete it.