$(cpicName) Help - Working With Files

Multiple file management features are available to help you quickly and easily work with all your files. You can access these features from 's File menu or using keyboard/mouse commands. | -->

Moving Files You can move any file by clicking on the file and dragging it to a folder in the Folder List. In the Windows Style list view, click and drag the thumbnail of the file. In all other list views, click on the file's icon and drag it to the desired folder.

<#if win> also supports moving files between programs. To move a file from another program into , drag the file into 's File List. To move a file from to another program, click and drag the file to the other program. For more information on drag and drop, see Drag and Drop.

<#endif> When dragging files onto a folder in the Folder List, you can use automatic folder expansion to speed up your work. During a drag to the Folder List, holding your cursor over a collapsed folder for 2 seconds will cause the folder to be automatically expanded. Copying Files To copy any file to the clipboard (for pasting later into another application or back into ), simply select the file and choose Copy from the Edit menu. You can also perform this function while in the Image Viewer.

To copy a file to another folder within while in the Windows Style list view, hold the Ctrl key while dragging the file. Your cursor will change to the copy cursor. Drag the file to a folder in the Folder List and release the mouse button.

In all other list views, copy a file by holding Ctrl and clicking on the file's icon. Then drag and drop the file into the desired folder. |

Automatic folder expansion (covered above) also works when dragging files to the Folder List for copying.

Note: determines whether or not to move or copy based on the state of the Ctrl key when the mouse button is released. Make sure you release the mouse button before the Ctrl key, or will move the file. This is a common source of confusion for new users.

If you are copying a file to a folder which already contains an identical copy of the file (with the same file name), the file will not be copied.

Deleting Files allows you to delete files from your system.

Simply select the files to delete, and click the 'Trash' button on the main toolbar. You may also drag the files to be deleted to the trash can on the toolbar, hit the 'Delete' key on your keyboard, or select Delete from the File menu. |  |

You may also delete folders with a special command from the File menu. See creating and removing folders for more information.

Renaming Files

You can rename any file or folder by clicking on the filename name and hovering your mouse for a few moments. The name will change to an edit box, and you can then type the new name. Press Enter to apply the change. You can also rename any file by selecting the file and selecting Rename from the File menu (or pressing Alt+R or F2). You will be prompted to enter a new filename. |

Duplicating Files

Duplicating a file (or a set of files) will quickly create a copy fo the file. Duplicates are created in the current working directory, and can be moved anywhere using copy and move. To create duplicate files, select the files to be copied and choose Duplicate from the 'File' menu (or right mouse button menu). Duplicate files will be named with the prefix 'Copy of...' and sorted accordingly. |

Selecting Multiple Folders is one of the only applications available which allows you to easily view the contents of any number of folders at once. is capable of maintaining hundreds of thousands of file entries in the File List simultaneously, from any number of folders.

Selecting Multiple Folders
You can select any number of folders in the Folder List by clicking and dragging or by using the Ctrl key to select individual folders.

To select a range of folders by clicking and dragging, click a folder in the list and drag to select the other folders in a range.

To select individual folders, click the first folder you would like to select. Add or remove additional folders by holding down the CTRL key while clicking.

Note: While supports viewing enormous numbers of files in the File List, keep in mind that doing so will be demanding on your system. Most software will simply malfunction (probably crash) while viewing directories containing tens of thousands of files. has been tested with single folders containing 65,000 thumbnailed image files, and displaying hundreds of thousands of files in the File List at once.

Selecting Files Using the Mouse
To select with the mouse, single click on any file to select it. Selected files will change color. To select multiple files, hold down Ctrl while clicking. To select several files in sequence, select the first file, then hold down Shift while clicking the last file.

You can select groups of files by clicking on the empty space in the File List and dragging your mouse. This will create a selection box, which selects all files in the outlined area.

Using the Keyboard
Use the arrow keys to move around the files in the File List. Pressing the spacebar on any file will select that file.

Selecting All Files and Folders
To select all files and folders currently displayed in the File List, press Ctrl+A. You may also select all files by selecting Select All from the Edit menu.

Selecting All Files
To select all files in the File List, press Shift+Ctrl+A. You may also select all files by selecting Select All Files from the Edit menu. This will not select any folders shown in the File LIst.

Selecting No Files
To select no files (or to deselect any files you have selected), press Ctrl+N or choose Select None from the Edit menu.

Inverting Selections
To invert your selection in the File List, choose the Invert Selection option from the Edit menu. Any files currently selected will be deselected, and any unselected files will be selected.

Typing File Names When working in a folder with many files, it can be difficult to quickly find a specific file. If you know the name of the file you're looking for, you can type the first few letters on your keyboard. will automatically jump to that file in the File List.

You can type as many or as few letters as you need to locate the file (you are not limited to just typing the first letter).

Related Topics:

- The File List
- The Folder List
- The Edit Menu