The Consolidate Resources dialog is used to copy selected resource files in the Resource pane of the Resource Manager window into a Resource folder. If you have saved the publication, the Resource folder becomes a sub-folder of the folder in which the publication is saved; if you have not saved the publication, the Resource folder is saved in the Windows Temp folder.
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This dialog allows you to copy all the resource files in the publication or only selected resource files.
The Resource box in the top left of the dialog shows the suggested (or current) name of the Resource folder. The name is the same name as the publication title followed by the word Resources, for example, if the current publication is named Sales, the Resource folder will be named Sales Resources.
Click on the Browse… button if you want to change the location of the Resource folder – this will open the Browse for Folder dialog in which you can locate the new Resource folder or the folder in which you want to save the Resource folder.
Use the Merge Duplicate Files option if you have used the same resource in several places within your publication but only want the Resource folder to keep one copy. By default, this option is ticked; we recommend you use this option to save space.
Use the Preserve Directories panel if you want the Resource folder to duplicate the directory structure of the resources within your Resource folder. Tick the Preserver Directories option if you want to keep sub folders.
Tick the Do not preserve the drive letter option in the Preserve Directories panel if you do not want to include the disk driver letter (e.g. the hard disk is normally referred to as the C: drive) as one of the sub folders in the Resource folder.
Tick the Discard the following number of initial directories option in the Preserve Directories panel if you want to enter the number of sub folders in the Resource folder that will be removed when resource files are added to the Resource folder. By default, 1 folder is removed if this option is ticked. Use the spin buttons to increase or decrease the number.
Use the Apply To panel to set which resource will be added to the new Resource folder when you press the OK button (point 13 below). Normally, all resources are remapped to the new location (i.e. new Resource folder) when you change data paths (point 2 above). However, you may want to choose specific resource files that you want to remap (see points 8 to 11 below).
Use the All Resources option in the Apply To panel if you want to remap all the resources currently in your publication.
Use the Resource Folders Selected in Tree option in the Apply To panel if you want to remap all resources in the folder currently selected in the Organiser of the Resource Manager window.
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Tick the Apply to Sub Folders option if you want to remap all of the resources in any sub-folders of the currently selected folder.
Use the Resources in the selected pages/chapter/components option in the Apply To panel if you want to remap all resources in pages, chapters or components that are currently selected in the Organiser of the Resource Manager window
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This option is only available when you have displayed resources using the Choose By Page, Choose By Chapter or Choose By Component button in the Choose toolbar – see Resource Manager Toolbar for more information.
Use the Resources Selected in List option in the Apply To panel if you want to remap the resources that have been selected in the Resource pane of the Resource Manager window
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In the Resource pane, hold down the Shift key as you select the top and bottom name in the Filename column if you want to include a range of resources. Alternatively, hold down the Ctrl key if you want to select individual resources in the Resource pane.
Use the Use Filter option if you want to further refine the list of resources that will be remapped. This will apply the current filter set in the Filter Resources dialog.
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If you have not yet created the filter, click the Set Filter button to open the Filter Resources dialog – see Filter Resources dialog for more information.
Click the OK button to save your changes and to start the Consolidate Resources in motion.
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If you have already saved your publication and consolidated the resources, then your publication already has a Resource folder whose name will appear in the Resource box. If you change the Resource folder name or its location in this dialog (see point 2 above), then every time you consolidate resources in your publication, they will be saved in the new Resource folder entered in this Consolidate Resources dialog.