<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_5_12_0.html" title="Using square-pixel footage for output to DV ">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html" title="Editing Movies">Next</a> | <a href="1_5_0_0.html">Capturing Video and Adding Files</a></div><h3 class="head1">Using offline files</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">An <span class="Emphasis">offline file</span> is a placeholder for a source file that is not currently available on disk. Offline files remember information about the missing source files they represent, and they give you flexibility when actual files are not available. If an offline file appears in the Timeline window, a "Media Offline" message appears in the Program view and in the Timeline window track. Adobe Premiere Elements provides Offline and Offline All buttons in this case (see <a href="1_4_3_0.html">Opening an existing project</a>).</p></ol><p class="headstep">To edit an offline file:</p><ol><p class="paragraph">In the Media window, double-click the offline file, edit settings as needed, and then click OK.</p></ol><p class="headstep">To replace an offline file with a file that's already on your hard disk:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">In the Media window, select one or more offline files.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Choose Project > Locate Media.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">Do one of the following, and click OK:</li><ul><li class="bullet" type="disc">Locate and select the actual source file.</li><li class="bullet" type="disc">Click Cancel if you can't locate the file you wanted to link to.</li></ul><p class="note"><span class="bold">Note:</span> If you selected more than one offline file, the Attach Which Media dialog box appears in turn for each file you selected. Pay attention to the offline file name in the title bar of the dialog box so that you relink the correct source file to each offline file.</p></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_5_12_0.html" title="Using square-pixel footage for output to DV ">Previous</a> | <a href="1_6_0_0.html" title="Editing Movies">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_5_0_0.html">Capturing Video and Adding Files</a></div></td></tr></table>
