After you add folders and files to the External Resources window pane, you can open files to edit them. You have a couple of options.
Most likely you will want to open copies of the external files in your project (if you are using file mappings and synchronization). See Copying and Mapping External Resource Files and Synchronizing External Resource Files.
Alternatively you can open the actual source file existing outside of your project.
For more information about your options for working with external resource files, see External Resources.
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How to Open a Copy of an External Resource File in a Project
- Open the Content Explorer.
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All copies of external resource files that you added to your project will be located somewhere in the Content folder (in the root itself or under subfolders where you may have placed files when copying them to Flare). Locate the file that you want to open. You can use the "multi-view" to do this.
Option
Description
Shows or hides the folders that the files are stored in.
Shows or hides the files. If you click this button when the "Show Folders" button is selected, the area splits into two halves. The folder is shown on the left side, and the files and subfolders within it are shown on the right.
Expands the folders.
Collapses the folders.
If the "Show Files" button is the only one selected, you can click this button to move up one folder level.
- Do one of the following:
Double-click the file.
OR
Right-click the file and select Open. You can also select Open with and choose the appropriate application.
OR
- Click on the file, and in the local toolbar click
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If it is a file type not supported in Flare, you will be directed to open the file in its default application.
How to Open the Source External Resource File
- Open a project.
- Select View > External Resources. The External Resources window pane opens.
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Locate the file that you want to open. You can use the "multi-view" to do this.
Option
Description
Shows or hides the folders that the files are stored in.
Shows or hides the files. If you click this button when the "Show Folders" button is selected, the area splits into two halves. The folder is shown on the left side, and the files and subfolders within it are shown on the right.
Collapses the folders.
If the "Show Files" button is the only one selected, you can click this button to move up one folder level.
- Do one of the following:
Double-click the file.
OR
Right-click the file and select Open. You can also select Open with and choose the appropriate application.
OR
- Click on the file, and in the local toolbar click .
If it is a file type not supported in Flare, you will be directed to open the file in its default application.
What’s Next?
After you open a file, you can edit it as necessary and save your changes.
If you have opened a copy of an external resource file and you have mapped it to the source file outside of your project, you might want to synchronize your files. See Synchronizing External Resource Files.