User Manual

Using the Bins Tab
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Fast menu button (top) and Bins list with bin icons (bottom) in the Bins tab of the Project window.
Creating a New Bin
To create a new bin from the Project window:
1. Do one of the following:
t Select File > New Bin.
t Click the New Bin button in the Project window.
A new (empty) bin opens and is given the name of the project as displayed in the title bar of
the Project window. The new bin appears in the Bins list in the Project window with a
default name highlighted and a number appended to it.
2. In the Project window, click the new bin name and type in a new name.
3. Press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).
A corresponding bin file is placed in the Avid Projects folder, and a backup copy is placed in
the Avid Attic folder. For more information, see “Avid Projects and Avid Users Folders” on
page 46 and “Avid Attic Folder” on page 65.
To place a bin in a folder:
t Drag the bin to the folder icon.
Renaming a Bin
Each new bin that you create takes the name of the project that appears in the title bar of the
Project window and is numbered incrementally.