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Using the File Browser palette menu
Click the triangle
in the upper right corner of
the palette to access commands for working with layers. If the palette is docked in the
palette well, click the triangle on the palette tab.
Navigating in the File Browser
Double-click a folder to view its contents. To show or
hide folders on the right side of the palette, choose the Show Folders from the palette
menu. A check mark indicates that folders are showing.
Changing the display of files
Choose a thumbnail display option from the palette menu,
or click the View By pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser and choose a display
option.
Sorting files
Click the Sort By pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser, and
choose a sorting option.
Ranking files
Ranking lets you manually control the sort order of files. To specify a rank,
choose the Large Thumbnail with Rank display option, click in the Rank field, type a letter,
and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS). Alternately, right click (Windows) or
Control-click (Mac OS) a thumbnail and choose a rank from the context menu.
Note:
To rank multiple files, select multiple thumbnails and then choose a rank from the
context menu.
Displaying file information
Click the File Information pop-up menu at the bottom of the
File Browser, and select one of the following: All to view all image information for a file; or
EXIF to view image information imported from your digital camera. For more information,
see
“Adding file information (Photoshop)” on page 459
.
Selecting and deselecting files
On the right side of the palette, click a thumbnail to
select the file, or Shift-click to select multiple files. To select all files in the current folder,
choose Select All from the palette menu. To deselect all files, choose Deselect All from the
palette menu.
Opening files
Select the file or files you want to open, and do one of the following: select
a file and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS); double-click a selected file; drag the
selected file or files out of the File Browser; or choose Open from the palette menu.
When the File Browser is docked in the palette well, double-clicking a file or selecting a file
and pressing Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS) opens the image and closes the File
Browser. To keep the File Browser open, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS)
when you double-click the file, press Enter (Windows), or press Return (Mac OS).
Renaming files and folders
On the right side of the palette, click a filename or folder
name, or select a file or folder and choose Rename from the palette menu. Then type a
new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).
Note:
To move to the next filename, press Tab. To move to the previous filename, press
Shift+Tab.
Renaming files in batches
To rename all the files in a folder, make sure that no files are
selected. To rename a subset of files in a folder, select the files you want to rename. Then
choose Batch Rename from the palette menu, and set the following options:
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For Destination Folder, select where you want to place the renamed files: in the same
folder or in a different folder. If you select Move to New Folder, click Browse to select a
different folder.
