Split View

The Split view simplifies moving or copying items between cabinets, drawers and folders. Clicking the Split button opens a second view on the bottom. This lets you move or copy items between two separate locations, usually top-to-bottom.

This is how moving/copying usually works:

1. Select the item to move/copy in the top view
2. Select a new location for the item bottom view
3. Click either the Copy or Move button

Note that moving items between different levels in a cabinet can change them from drawers to folders or vice versa. These changes are noted both in the explanations and in the Change Chart below.

Step 1: Select the Source

Using the top view, select the item(s) that you are going to copy/move. It can be a drawer, folder or file(s). You can also switch the top view into Explorer view to select an item outside of a cabinet.

Step 2: Select the Target

Select a new location for the item in the lower view. Think of the new location as the container that you’ll move/copy the item into. Valid locations are a cabinet, drawer, or folder. You can also switch the lower view into Explorer view to select a location outside of a cabinet.

Target Cabinet

If the target is a cabinet, make sure that no drawers or folders are selected. Click on the cabinet’s tab a second time to close any open drawers/folders. You will want to select a cabinet as the target if you are copying/moving a drawer into the cabinet.

Target Drawer

If the target destination is a drawer, select it in the lower view. If the drawer is already open, re-select it to make sure that no folders in the drawer are selected.

NOTE: If you move/copy a drawer into another drawer, it will become a folder. See the Change Chart below.

Target Folder

If the target destination is a folder, select it in the lower view.

NOTE: If you move/copy a drawer into a folder, it will become a subfolder. The same is true if you move/copy a folder into a folder. See the Change Chart below.

Step 3: Perform the Action

Use the Copy or Move button to perform the action:  

You will first get a confirmation dialog box. Double-check your source and target locations. If you are only moving or copying a single item, you have the option of renaming it on-the-fly as part of the operation. If you are copying a file, you also have the option of creating a shortcut to the original file instead of creating a copy. Shortcuts will let you maintain a single file, but open it from many different locations.

Other

Drag & Drop

Instead of using the Move and Copy buttons, you can drag/drop items either direction:

• Drag and Drop items between the views. Holding down the Ctrl key as you drag/drop will copy the item instead of moving it.
• Drag and Drop items between the views using the right mouse button instead of the left. This will give you a pop-up menu of options: Move, Copy, Create Shortcut.

When using drag/drop, there’s a powerful Drop Name feature that can rename files automatically when they’re dropped. See Drop Renaming for more information.

Cut/Copy & Paste

You can also use Windows’ cut/copy & paste functionality:

• Right-click on the items and use the Cut/Copy and Paste options from the pop-up menus.
• Select the items and use the Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V key combinations to cut, copy and paste.

Explorer View

For advanced users, you can change either the Source or Target view (or both) to Explorer view. This will give you access to external folders and files.

Resizing the Windows

You can resize the Source and Target areas by dragging the divider between the two areas.

Change Chart