Opening, Closing, and Saving Catalog Files

Opening a Catalog
  1. Figure 4-2 shows the Open Catalog File Dialog Box.
Figure 4-2 The Open Catalog File Dialog Box
  1. The dialog in Figure 2-3 is displayed when you select the Open option under the Files menu. To open up an existing Catalog and display it on the screen, just select the name of the Catalog from the list. Catalog names are saved on the disk with a filename extension of ".cat".
  2. If you want to retrieve a Catalog from a different drive, click on the down-arrow under "Drives:" and select the drive you want. To select a different directory, click on the directory name under "Directories:".
Closing a Catalog
  1. To close a catalog, select the New or Close options from the File menu. If you have made changes to the previous Catalog, the Catalog Editor prompts you to ask if you want to save the changes.
Saving a Catalog
  1. To save a new Catalog, select the Save As command from the Files menu. The Save As Dialog Box will appear (Figure 4-3).
Figure 4-3 The Save As Dialog Box
  1. Type in the name of your new catalog. The Save As will automatically add the extension ".cat" to the filename.
  2. If you modified an existing Catalog, you can save the changes by selecting the Save command under the Files menu.
  3. If you want to save a copy of an existing Catalog under a different name, or on another disk drive, or in another directory, select the Save As command in the Files menu.
Deleting a Sound Catalog
  1. The Delete menu item lets you delete a Sound Catalog from your hard disk. Selecting Delete brings up the Delete Catalog Dialog Box (Figure 4-4).
Figure 4-4 The Delete Catalog Dialog Box
Exiting the Sound Catalog Editor
  1. To exit the Sound Catalog Editor, select the Exit command in the Files menu.