LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Using filters to include or exclude files, Modifying a filter

To create and apply your own filter:

1Click a folder pair and then click Set Filter on the Edit menu.

2Under the list of available filters, click the New button.

3In the Filter Name box, type a description for the filter.

4In 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;*.jpg and so on. To specify certain files, type their entire names: annual.xls;march.xls;april.xls and so on.

5Click OK.

Your filter now appears in the list of available filters.

6Click the filter and then click the Add button.

7To use the filters to exclude—not include—file types, check this box: Exclude Files That Match These Filters.

. . . Using filters to include or exclude files

To remove the effects of a filter:

1Click the filter in the list of active filters.

2Click 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:

1Click the filter in the list of available filters.

2Click the Edit button.

3Change the Filter Name or Pattern(s) as necessary and then click OK.

4In 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.

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