The Filter Resource dialog is used to control which resources should be displayed in the Resource pane of the Resource Manager window.
Note:
The resources are not removed from your publication; they are just temporarily hidden. You should only use this option if you want to hide (i.e. filter) particular resources from the list displayed in the Resource pane, such as to display only the missing resources in your publication.
1. Tick the Filter resources to allow only these files option if you want to filter the resources displayed in the Resource pane.
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By default, this option is not ticked; therefore all the resources in the selected folder are displayed in the Resource pane when you first enter the Resource Manager window.
2. Use the Allow Only panel to select the type of resources you want to display in the Resource pane. There are three options:
All Files – will display all resource files in your publication whether or not they are missing or present.
Missing Files – will only display the resource files that are missing. If some of your objects or pages go blank it may be because the resource file is missing. This option will find all the missing files and display them in the Resource pane of the Resource Manager window. You can then work out the reason why they are missing – it may be that the resources were on a CD-ROM that has been removed or on a network drive that is currently unavailable
Present Files – does the opposite of the Missing Files option. In other words, it will only display resource files that the system can locate
3. Use the Allow Only These File Types panel to further refine the resources you want to display in the Resource pane by selecting certain File Types:
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By default all File Types are selected, which is indicated by the tick beside the name of the File Type. In the left-hand box is a list of all File Types normally found on a Windows PC. In the right-hand column the various File Types are grouped into categories, for example, Graphics Files would include (bmp, jpg, gif, png and a host of other types associated with images).
4. If you want to only display a certain category, such as Graphics Files and Video Files, you can quickly hide all other File Types by removing the tick from all the other categories except the Graphics Files and Video Files checkbox
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You can further refine the filter by removing the ticks from specific file types listed in the File Types List box.
5. Click the OK button to save your changes – the Resource Manager window will be updated to reflect your filter choices.