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It is also possible to view a DVD's contents with a single click.
Right-click a symbol to open a menu of functions working on this database.
Open (Enter)
Opens the list window with the games of the database.
Search (Ctrl-F)
Brings up a search mask which allows you to search for
specific games.
E-Mail Selected Database
Sends the database as E-Mail.
Remove Database Symbol (Delete)
Remove the link to the database or directory (but leave the
files intact).
Delete All Files
Physically deletes the files.
Rename
Change the name below the icon.
Tools
Opens a submenu with database maintenance tools.
Properties (Alt-Enter)
Allows you to set the properties of a database.
All of these functions are also to be found in the menus (File, Edit, Tools). There are a
few additional menu and keyboard functions that work on databases:
Edit – Copy (Ctrl-C)
Remembers the marked database for copying.
Edit – Paste (Ctrl-V)
Inserts the "copied" games into the currently highlighted database.
Select several databases
This can be done by clicking one database, by Ctrl-clicking a number of databases, by
clicking one and Shift-clicking the last, or by dragging a box around a set of icons.
After that you can right-click or press Ctrl-F to start a search across all the marked
databases.
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