Apple Motion 4 - Manual (Page 230)

New Folder button: Allows you to create a new folder within the currently displayed
location in the file stack. These new folders are created in the Finder and allow you to
reorganize media files on disk from within Motion.
Note: To delete a folder from the File Browser, select the folder, then press
Command-Delete.
Different Methods of Browsing, Searching, and Previewing Files
This section contains procedures you can use to look for and preview files using the
controls in the File Browser.
To browse the contents of a disk
Do one of the following:
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Click the disk’s icon in the File Browser sidebar.
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Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to move up and down the sidebar list.
To browse the file stack in icon view
Do one of the following:
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Double-click a folder in the file stack to open its contents into the file stack.
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Click an icon in the file stack, then press the arrow keys to change the selected folder. To
open the currently selected folder, press Return.
To browse the file stack in list view
Do one of the following:
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Double-click a folder in the file stack to open its contents into the file stack.
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Click the disclosure triangle to the left of a folder’s icon to open its contents into a
hierarchical list.
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Click a list item, then press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to navigate the list.
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Press the Right Arrow key to open the selected folder into hierarchical view—this has
the same effect as clicking a folder’s disclosure triangle. Press the Left Arrow key to close
a folder that’s been opened hierarchically.
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Press the Return key to open a folder’s contents into the file stack.
To navigate the current file path hierarchy
Do one of the following:
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Click the Forward button to move to the previously opened folder.
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Click the Back button to move to the last previously opened folder down the current
folder hierarchy.
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Choose a folder in the current hierarchy from the Path pop-up menu.
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