Working with files and folders

In the File Browser, you can manage your image files by adding, deleting, and moving them. You can also add folders to the Favorite Folders list for quick access to your most frequently used folders.

The Folder palette is where you can see the folder hierarchy of the files displayed in the File Browser.

Creating new folders

Choose File > New Folder. Type a name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Adding a folder to Favorites

Select a folder, and then choose File > Add Folder to Favorites. To remove a folder from Favorites, choose File > Remove Folder from Favorites.

Dragging files into the File Browser

Select a file on your desktop, or in another application. Drag and drop the file into the File Browser window.

Dragging and dropping a file onto the Preview palette or the main window moves or copies the file. To view the contents of a folder, drag and drop a file or a folder on to the Preview, Metadata, or Keywords palette.

Deleting files

Select the file or files you want to delete, and do one of the following

• Click the Trash button.
• Drag the files to the Trash button .
• Press the Delete key.
• Choose File > Delete.

You can also delete empty folders using the above procedure.

Moving files

Select the file, and then drag it to a different folder.


Moving a file from the File Browser to the Desktop

To quickly attach an image to an e-mail message, drag the image from the File Browser and drop it into the e-mail message.

Copying files

Select the file, and then Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) it to a different folder.

Rotating files

Select one or more files. To rotate the images clockwise by 90°, click the Rotate Clock Wise button  or choose Edit > Rotate 90 degrees CW. To rotate the images counter-clockwise, click the Rotate Counter-Clock Wise button  or choose Edit > Rotate 90 degrees CCW. To rotate the image 180°, choose Edit > Rotate 180. To complete the rotation, choose Edit > Apply Rotation.

If you don't apply the rotation, the image is rotated only in the File Browser. Be sure to choose Edit > Apply Rotation so you can open the properly rotated image in other applications.