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Accessing Directories

Saving Setups and Preferences

Deleting Multiple Items

 

Managing Your Work Environment > Saving Setups and Preferences > 

Saving, Loading, and Deleting Items

You can save, load, and delete setups and preferences from directories. When you load setups that were created using a project whose resolution is different from the resolution of the current project, the setups are often scaled to conform to the resolution of the current project. In instances where the setup is not scaled automatically, a Scale Setup button appears in the Setup menu of the module. See Loading Garbage Mask Setups.

To save an item to a directory:

1. In a module, click Save.

   The file browser appears in the upper part of the screen and the Save menu appears in the lower part. The file browser points to the default directory for the item type currently selected in the Save option box.

   
   

   (a) Save option box  (b) Save button  (c) Filename field  

2. Select the type of item you want to save, if there is a Save option box. (If there is no Save option box, you can only save one type of item, the setup file for the module.)
3. In the Filename field, enter a name for the item you are saving and press Enter. When resaving an item, simply click Save.

   The item is saved and you are returned to the previous menu.

   NoteIf the directory already contains an item with the same name, a warning message appears in the message bar, as well as a Confirm button. Click the Confirm button (or press Enter) to overwrite the file, or click elsewhere to cancel the command. To bypass the Confirm button when resaving items, press Alt+Enter.

To load an item from a directory:

1. In of a module, click Load.

   
   

   (a) Load button  (b) Load option box  

   The file browser appears in the upper part of the screen, and the Load menu appears in the lower-left corner. The file browser points to the default directory for the option currently selected in the Load option box.

2. Select the type of item you want to load, if there is a Load option box. (If there is no Load option box, you can only load one type of item, a setup file for the module.)

   The directory for the selected option appears.

3. If the setup you want to load is located in a different directory, use the file browser to change directories. To load a setup from a different project, select the project from the Project box.

   For information on using the file browser, see Browsing the File System.

4. Select the title (or proxy) of the item you want to load.

   The item is loaded, and you are returned to the previous menu.

To delete an item from a directory:

1. In a module, click Load.

   The file browser appears in the top part of the screen, and the Load menu appears in the lower-left corner. The file browser points to the default directory for the option currently selected in the Load option box.

2. Select the type of item you want to load, if there is a Load option box. (If there is no Load option box, you can only load one type of item, a setup file for the module.)

   The directory for the selected option appears.

3. If the setup you want to delete is located in a different directory, use the file browser to change directories. To delete a setup from a different project, select the project from the Project box.
4. Click Delete.

   
   

5. In the file browser, select the title (or proxy) of the item you want to delete.

   A Confirm button appears in the menu.

6. Click Confirm or press Enter to confirm your selection.

   The selected item is deleted from the directory and you are returned to the previous menu.

   TipTo bypass the Confirm button when removing items, press Alt as you select an item to remove. To cancel the command, click elsewhere.