Jemboss File Manager
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# Local and Remote File Manager

The users local and the remote file systems can be displayed. The local files are those stored on the computer that Jemboss is being run on. The remote files are the users files located on the server machine that runs the EMBOSS applications.

## Drag and Drop Files

This is the mechanism wherby a file is selected with the mouse and dragged to a new folder within the file system. This can also be used to define a sequence in an EMBOSS application form in Jemboss by dragging and dropping the file from the file manager to the form.

## Transferring Files

Files can be transferred between the two file systems. Select the file that you want to transfer. Drag it into the other file manager until a file in the directory or the directory node you want the file to be put in is highlighted. The file will then appear in that file system.

## Displaying File

Double click on the file you want to display on the screen. Alternatively, select the file and right click to use the popup menu and select 'Open With' to open the file in the 'Jemboss Alignment Editor' or the 'Text Editor'.

## Saving Files

When a file is opened and displayed it can be saved to the local file system. Goto the 'File' menu and click on 'Save'.

## 'Rename', 'New Folder', 'Delete' Using the popup menu

Right click on one of the file managers and a popup menu appears. This allows the user to rename and delete files, also directories can be created. To carry out these functions a file needs to be selected that will be renamed or deleted. To create a new directory folder select a file in the directory which the new folder will be created.

## 'Refresh' File Manager

The file manager display can be refreshed manually by right clicking and selecting refresh in the popup menu. Refreshing the file manager may be necessary if files are created outside of the Jemboss interface.

## Multiple File Selection

Multiple files can be selected and deleted. To select the files keep the control key pressed and click on the files or if selecting a block of file use the shift key. At the moment there are no other multiple file operations implemented.