I am struggling with an enormous library in a Flash CS3 file.
I am trying to organize it by moving hundreds of symbols into sub folders, but it is too tedious to be worth doing. I select some items and then have to painstakingly drag-and-scroll the library pane to the folder I want and drop the items in there. It will take forever to get everything in the right place.
Is there a better technique, or perhaps a 3rd party app or an extension of some kind that will allow me to more easily shift stuff around inside and out of library folders? Thanks so much!
Precision: The question is about how to organize symbols inside an Adobe Flash CS3 library, not about how to organize files in general on the harddrive.
Select the item and select Rename from the Panel menu for the Library panel. Right-click (Windows) or Control‑click (Macintosh) the item and select Rename from the context menu. Enter the new name in the box. It is a really great app and I’ve sent multiple donations over the years to support it. Ive become so dependent on the renamer to organize my media library.
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Yes, there are extensions to help with organizing your library.
Flash Renamer 6.8
Organize Library - organizes MovieClips, Graphics, Buttons into seperate folders, also organizes items based on their prefix, which can be added using a multiple item renamer
Library Renamer Commands - renames multiple selected library items
Rename Generic Items - add any prefix to 'Symbol X' or 'Tween X' items
Queasy Tools - helps organize your library