M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 258)

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Database Comments
(Catalogs and Project Browsers Only)
Database Comments in a Catalog are stored in
the Catalog database. Database comments in
the Project browser are stored in the Session. Da-
tabase Comments, which can be up to 256 char-
acters in length, are searchable, cross-platform,
and editable. For more information, see “Com-
ments and Catalogs” on page 267.
Adding and Editing Comments
To add, view, or edit a Comment:
1 Click the Comments field. The field expands
to display the entire contents of the field if nec-
essary.
2 Enter or edit a comment.
3 Press Enter, or click outside the text box to
close it.
Selecting Items
To select a single item in a browser:
„
Click the icon for an item. When selected, the
item Name is highlighted.
To select multiple items:
„
Marquee-select a group of items, or Shift-click
additional items. Control-click (Windows) or
Command-click (Mac) to select multiple non-
continuous items.
To select all items listed:
„ Press Control-A (Windows) or Command-A
(Mac).
To select all Transfer files in the current window:
„
Choose Select Transfer Files from the Browser
menu.
To select all offline files:
„ Choose Select Offline Files from the Browser
menu.
To select all online files:
„ Choose Select Online Files from the Browser
menu.
To reverse the current selection:
„
Choose Invert Selected from the Browser
menu.
Moving, Copying, Duplicating,
and Deleting Items
Moving, copying, duplicating, and deleting
items in browsers follow the same rules and be-
havior as in the operating system. For example,
moving a file to another volume copies the file,
and Pro Tools warns you if an items is about to
be overwritten or replaced. Dragging an item
from a Catalog to a Volume browser always
makes a new copy of the item.
You can also type the first letter, or the first
few letters, of the item you want to select in
the browser. For example, if you have a
folder full of drum loops, and the one you
are looking for is named “Ska Loop,” just
type the letters S and K on your computer
keyboard and the first item that starts with
“sk” will be highlighted in the list.