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# On the [[Orion/Documentation/User_Guide/Reference/Editing_page|Editing page]] [[Orion/Documentation/User_Guide/Reference/Navigator_page#Selecting_folders_and_files|select]] the folder where you want the new folder or file to be created.
 
# On the [[Orion/Documentation/User_Guide/Reference/Editing_page|Editing page]] [[Orion/Documentation/User_Guide/Reference/Navigator_page#Selecting_folders_and_files|select]] the folder where you want the new folder or file to be created.
# Click the <b>New</b> button and select either <b>New File</b> or <b>New Folder</b> from the drop down menu.
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# Click the <b>New</b> button (the orange '+' image) and select either <b>New File</b> or <b>New Folder</b> from the drop down menu.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:18, 25 October 2013

Working with folders and files

Creating folders and files

  1. On the Editing page select the folder where you want the new folder or file to be created.
  2. Click the New button (the orange '+' image) and select either New File or New Folder from the drop down menu.

New drop down menu

Type the new resource's name into the slideout and press Enter or click Submit (or press Esc to abort creation of the resource).

Create a file

Deleting folders and files

  1. On the Editing page select the folders/files to delete.
  2. Press the Delete key or select Delete from the Actions gear drop down menu.

Delete file option

Renaming folders and files

  1. On the Editing page select the folder/file to rename.
  2. Press the Rename key (usually F2) or select Rename from the Actions gear drop down menu.

Copying and moving folders and files

There are two methods available for copying files in Orion. The first method uses the clipboard:

  1. On the Editing page select the folders/files to copy.
  2. Press Ctrl+C to copy the selected files.
  3. Select the target folder to copy into and press Ctrl+V to paste the source folders/files into this folder.

You can also copy and move files using menu commands.

  1. On the Editing page select the folders/files to copy or move.
  2. Select Copy to or Move to from the Actions gear drop down menu.
  3. Select a destination from the sub-menu or click Choose folder to pick a different destination.

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