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 ====== How to manage your associations ====== ====== How to manage your associations ======
  
-''​Tutorial under development''​+DropIt needs to know how to process files and folders, to automate it.
  
-''>>​ describe ​the Association manage''​ +So it allows you to create an unlimited number of associations between Rules to filter files/​folders and the Action to process them.
-''>>​ describe the use of Profiles''​+
  
 +In addition, if you have lots of associations,​ DropIt allows you also to organize them in separated profiles.
 +
 +\\
 +----
 +
 +===== Manage Associations =====
 +
 +Select "​Associations"​ from the DropIt context menu to manage them.
 +
 +{{ :​02.png?​direct&​300 |}}
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 +You can click the "​+"​ button to create an association or double-click an existing association to edit it. You can also right-click an association to "​Edit"​ it, to "​Duplicate"​ it, to "Copy to..." another profile or to "​Delete"​ it.
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 +You can create an unlimited number of associations and they are saved in the currently used profile. You can easily switch between profiles using the combo box of this window.
 +
 +For each association you have to define:
 +  - __a unique Name__ to recognize it,
 +  - some Rules to filter files and folders,
 +  - the Action to process them
 +  - and the related Destination.
 +
 +For additional information to create your associations you can read tutorials like:\\
 +[[howto:​filter_files_and_folders|How to filter files and folders]]\\
 +[[howto:​customize_destinations|How to customize destinations]]
 +
 +\\
 +----
 +
 +===== Manage Profiles =====
 +
 +Select "​Profiles"​ >> "​Customize"​ from the DropIt context menu to manage your profiles.
 +
 +{{ :​04.png?​direct&​200 |}}
 +
 +You can click the "​+"​ button to create a profile or double-click an existing profile to edit it. You can also right-click a profile to "​Edit"​ its aspect, to "​Duplicate"​ it, to "​Export"​ it or to "​Delete"​ it.
 +
 +You can click "​Images"​ button to open the following webpage where download more target images:
 +http://​www.dropitproject.com/​targets.php
 +
 +Finally, from right-click menu you can configure custom profile "​Options"​ to personalize the use from the global defined settings.
 +
 +If instead you right-click the table, you can create one of the available profile "​Examples"​ (Archiver, Eraser, Extractor) or "​Import"​ profiles from exported INI, CSV, XLS, XLSX files (Microsoft Office have to be installed to import a profile from XLS or XLSX files).
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