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 Search Results: All search results from the “Search” function will be listed
here, arranged in subfolders which, in turn, will be named according to the
time of day and type of search. This list is deleted when the CINEMA 4D
session is ended.
You can add your own folders via “File / New Folder”, wherever you deem necessary,
The content of the selected folder will be displayed in the content window at the right of the Content
Browser. When you select an item in this content window, its preview image will be displayed in the
“Preview” window at the bottom left of the Content Browser. The following methods can be used
to select items:
 Drag the Rectangle Selection Tool over the object(s) you wish to select.
 Simply click on an item.
 Use CTRL to select or deselect additional items.
 Use SHIFT to select a “block” of items.
Double clicking on a given element will initiate an action suitable for that particular le type, i.e.
the item will either be opened directly in CINEMA 4D or in an applicable external application (the
application your operating system uses to open such a le by defalut, e.g. sound les). Files can be
dragged from the Finder (Mac OS) or Desktop/Explorer (Windows) into the Content Browser. The
corresponding folder and, if applicable, subfolders will be opened in the browser view, and the le
in question will be displayed.
Right-clicking on an item will open a menu with the following options:
 Open: Opens the item, if it is a scene le, preset, etc., in CINEMA 4D.
 Merge: Loads the selected item into the current scene.
 Show in Finder / Show in Explorer: Opens the Finder/Explorer and the item,
including any subfolders, selected will be displayed.
 Open in Finder/Open in Explorer: If you right-click on a directory, the contents
will be displayed in the Finder/Explorer. If you right-click on a le, e.g. a JPEG
image, this le will be opened in the application to which it is linked.
 Copy: Copies the le.
 Paste: Pastes the copied le. If a le with the same name already exists in
the target directory, a number will be added to the name of the le pasted,
e.g. “1”.
 Rename: Renames the selected item.
 Set Preview Icon: Some presets, e.g. those of render settings, use the
same icon. Use this option to assign your own icons (as square as possible in
shape).