The Catalogs palette allows you to easily work with all open catalogs, whether or not any Galleries are opened.
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Catalogs Palette |
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Catalogs Palette: To activate the palette choose Window > Show Catalogs. |
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Search Indicator: An icon in the far left column indicates that the catalog is selected for cross-catalog searching. No icon indicates that the catalog will not be included in cross catalog searches. |
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Open: Click to access the Open Files dialog to locate a new catalog to open. |
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Close: Click to close the highlighted catalog. |
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Catalogs palette fly-out menu: Select a Catalog on the list, then select a function to perform from the fly-out menu. |
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Catalog Names: Lists all the currently open catalogs. |
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Open Galleries: Indicates how many galleries are currently open for each listed catalog. You can open catalogs without opening any galleries. |
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Catalogs Palette Fly-Out Menu |
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Menu Option |
Function Performed |
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Open Catalog |
Allows you to locate and open a catalog. |
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Close Catalog |
Closes the selected (highlighted) catalog. |
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New Gallery |
Open a new, empty gallery for the highlighted catalog. |
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New Gallery with Find All |
Open a new gallery, find and display all records in the catalog. |
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Close All Galleries |
Close all galleries in the highlighted catalog. |
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Open Catalog on Startup |
Set the selected (highlighted) catalog to open when Portfolio is launched. |
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Display Gallery on Open |
When enabled, causes the active gallery to be opened automatically when the highlighted catalog is opened. See |
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Keep Catalog Open |
Allows a catalog to remain open with zero galleries open. Helpful for having multiple catalogs open for searching, but with no galleries opened. |
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Open Galleries List |
Select a gallery from the list to bring it to the front. |
Note: Options on the Catalog palette fly-out menu apply only to the selected (highlighted) catalog. The menu will be dimmed if not catalog is selected.