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Roxio Toast 8 User Guide
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File Browser: Browse files and folders on your local hard disk,
external discs, or connected network volumes.
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Spotlight: Search for files or folders by entering a search term in
the text field at the bottom of the Media Browser window.
3 When browsing audio, photos, movies, or DVDs, you can filter the
media list by choosing a playlist, album, video or specific DVD, title or
chapter from the second pop-up menu.
Note When the File Browser is selected the second pop-up menu
allows you to navigate folders on your system. When Spotlight is
selected, the second and third pop-up menus allow you to narrow
your search to a specific location or media type.
4 Select any item in the file list and drag it to the Content Area to add it
to a disc project or click the Add button at the bottom of the Media
Browser.
You can select multiple items by holding down the Command (Apple)
key while clicking, and then drag the entire selection to the Content
Area.
You can select groups of items by clicking on the first item in the group
and then holding down the Shift key while clicking on the last item in
the group, and then drag the entire selection to the Content Area.
You can preview most media files by double-clicking them in the file
list or by clicking the Preview button at the bottom of the Media
Browser.
Toast will display progress information while the items are being added. If
the content is being added from a disc (such as from a set-top DVD
recorder) this may take several minutes, as it is imported from the disc onto
your hard disk.
Imported items from a disc are temporarily stored in the Roxio Converted
Items folder in your Documents folder. You can use these items in disc
projects or save them to your hard disk by exporting audio or video. See
Exporting Audio on page 84 or Exporting Video on page 115. These