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. . . Using filters to include or exclude files
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To create and apply your own filter:
1 Click a folder pair and then click Set Filter on the Edit
menu.
2 Under the list of available filters, click the New button.
3 In the Filter Name box, type a description for the filter.
4 In the Pattern(s) box, type one or more file extensions or file
names, using a semicolon (;) to separate them.
To specify file types, use extensions preceded by aster-
isks: *.png ;*.jp g and so on. To specify certain files,
type their entire names:
annual.xls;m arch. xls;apri l.xls and so on.
5 Click OK.
Your filter now appears in the list of available filters.
6 Click the filter and then click the Add button.
7 To use the filters to exclude—not include—file types, check
this box: Exclude Files That Match These Filters.
To remove the effects of a filter:
1 Click the filter in the list of active filters.
2 Click the Remove button.
Modifying a filter
You can modify any of the filters appearing in the list of
available filters. To apply the modifications, you must add
the filter to the list of active filters, even if the filter already
appears in that list.
To edit and apply a filter:
1 Click the filter in the list of available filters.
2 Click the Edit button.
3 Change the Filter Name or Pattern(s) as necessary and
then click OK.
4 In the list of available filters, click the filter then click the Add
button.
TIP To delete an available filter, click it and then click the
Delete button.