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| ===== Crash Course ===== | ===== Crash Course ===== | ||
| Download it, install it (or extract the portable package) and run it. | Download it, install it (or extract the portable package) and run it. | ||
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| + | {{ :run.png?direct&220 |}} | ||
| It appears to Float on top of your Desktop or anything you are running. | It appears to Float on top of your Desktop or anything you are running. | ||
| - | {{ :00bis.png?nolink&200 |}} | + | {{ :00bis.png?direct&220 |}} |
| Good. It's supposed to... //a little Blue Down arrow//. It actually lives in my System Tray on the bottom of the screen for me, but you are free to choose where position it. That's it. Good. | Good. It's supposed to... //a little Blue Down arrow//. It actually lives in my System Tray on the bottom of the screen for me, but you are free to choose where position it. That's it. Good. | ||
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| It's Floating like Magic. | It's Floating like Magic. | ||
| - | {{ :01bis.png?nolink&150 |}} | + | {{ :01bis.png?direct&160 |}} |
| Right-click the DropIt Icon.\\ | Right-click the DropIt Icon.\\ | ||
| - | Pick ''Associations''.\\ | + | Pick "Associations".\\ |
| - | Click on Green Plus mark ''+'' to create your first association (between Rules to filter files and the Action to process them). | + | Click on Green Plus mark "+" to create your first association. |
| - | {{ :03bis.png?nolink&300 |}} | + | {{ :new.png?direct300 |}} |
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| + | Now you need to compile the opened window, to define the association between Rules to filter files and the Action to process them. | ||
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| ''1. Name''\\ | ''1. Name''\\ | ||
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| ''2. Rules''\\ | ''2. Rules''\\ | ||
| You click on //"blue i"// for information (you need information after all).\\ | You click on //"blue i"// for information (you need information after all).\\ | ||
| - | Pick ''Rule Examples'' for JPG files, click on it, it throws an example into your real Rule box, ie ''*.jpg''.\\ | + | Pick "Rule Examples" for JPG files, click on it, it throws an example into your real Rule box, ie ''*.jpg''.\\ |
| Now edit it so it reads ''*.txt'' which means //"All txt files"//. You want the TXT association, not JPG. | Now edit it so it reads ''*.txt'' which means //"All txt files"//. You want the TXT association, not JPG. | ||
| ''3. Action''\\ | ''3. Action''\\ | ||
| - | Here you pick what to do with your TXT files. Pick ''Copy'', of course. | + | Here you pick what to do with your TXT files. Pick "Copy", of course. |
| ''4. Destination Folder''\\ | ''4. Destination Folder''\\ | ||
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| DropIt will type the path to your Desktop for you. It works for you. | DropIt will type the path to your Desktop for you. It works for you. | ||
| - | {{ :03tris.png?nolink&300 |}} | + | {{ :03tris.png?direct&300 |}} |
| - | Click ''Save'', and the ''Check mark'' button on the right to close this window. | + | Click "Save", and the //"check mark"// button on the right to close this window. |
| It's still floating, waiting for your next drag and drop. | It's still floating, waiting for your next drag and drop. | ||
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| There it is, floating, check its box, and make it your Personal Assistent. | There it is, floating, check its box, and make it your Personal Assistent. | ||
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| + | {{ :10.png?direct&65 |}} | ||
| The next time that you drag a TXT file to the DropIt Icon and let go of it, it will read your list of associations, find this new rule and copy the text file to your folder on the Desktop for you. If you drag and drop a DOC or JPG file by mistake, nothing will happen. Your rule is for dealing with TXT files. | The next time that you drag a TXT file to the DropIt Icon and let go of it, it will read your list of associations, find this new rule and copy the text file to your folder on the Desktop for you. If you drag and drop a DOC or JPG file by mistake, nothing will happen. Your rule is for dealing with TXT files. | ||
| - | Just DropIt and it's done. How easy it is to use. | + | {{ :drop.png?direct&300 |}} |
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| + | Just DROP IT and it's done. How easy it is to use. | ||
| Now go and make some more new associations, so you can just select one when you are working with files. You won't have time to think about it then. | Now go and make some more new associations, so you can just select one when you are working with files. You won't have time to think about it then. | ||
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| ===== The LAZY way to make an Association ===== | ===== The LAZY way to make an Association ===== | ||
| Grab a TXT or JPG file and move it to DropIt and DROP IT. It will sense that there's no association made for it yet, and DropIt will ask you if you want to make one. Hey, this is easy now! | Grab a TXT or JPG file and move it to DropIt and DROP IT. It will sense that there's no association made for it yet, and DropIt will ask you if you want to make one. Hey, this is easy now! | ||
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| Give this Association a Name you will remember, like ''Move Pictures to my Image Folder'', etc. Fill out the types of files associated with this Name. ie ''*.jpg;*.gif;*.png'' (separate with semicolons) | Give this Association a Name you will remember, like ''Move Pictures to my Image Folder'', etc. Fill out the types of files associated with this Name. ie ''*.jpg;*.gif;*.png'' (separate with semicolons) | ||
| - | Select the word ''Move'' as Action. | + | Select the word "Move" as Action. |
| Choose where you want the images to be moved, ie pick a folder where your images are located. | Choose where you want the images to be moved, ie pick a folder where your images are located. | ||
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