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The Stylus Studio File Explorer is a dockable window that provides easy access to any file system accessible from the computer on which you are running Stylus Studio. You can use the File Explorer to quickly add files to Stylus Studio and open files in Stylus Studio, as well as to perform typical file management tasks (like renaming and deleting files, for example).
By default, the File Explorer window appears on the right side of the Stylus Studio window, but you can drag it anywhere on your desktop. You can close/open the File Explorer window from the View menu.
There are several ways to open files using the File Explorer:
Open With allows you to select the module you want to use to open the file.
When you open a file by double-clicking or using the Open shortcut menu, Stylus Studio opens the file in the module associated with the file type (the XML Editor for .xml files, for example). If the file type is not currently registered with Stylus Studio, you can register the file at this time using the Choose Module for dialog box. See Types of Files Recognized by Stylus Studio for more information about file type/module associations in Stylus Studio.
The tool bar in the File Explorer window has several features that can help you navigate the file systems associated with your computer and work with individual documents.
These features are summarized in the following table.
By default, the File Explorer window uses a wildcard filter to display all file types (*.*).
You can
Stylus Studio remembers the filters you create and adds them to the drop-down list.