Finding Your Designs
Indigo Studio basics
Overview
Opening projects, storyboards, screens, and screenparts
Indigo includes several options for accessing your work, so you can focus on what's really important: developing your design ideas.
Different Ways to Open Designs
Indigo Studio offers different ways for you to access your designs. These are:
(a-1) Using the Open/New pane
Open projects or designs from your computer using the Open/New pane in the Application Menu.
| Goal | Action | Looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Browsing for a project or design on your computer | Click the button to navigate through your files and choose any project or design. | ![][img-2] |
| Opening a project you recently worked on | Select the highlighted area to display recently opened designs belonging to that project or click the link to open the Project Home Tab. |
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| Opening a design you recently worked on | Click to open. The listing shows recently opened screens, screenparts, and storyboards from the selected project. | ![][img-4] |
(a-2) Using the Project Home Tab
Here you will find all the designs belonging to a project, displayed together with a thumbnail so you can easily spot the one you are looking for.
You can choose to see a gallery view of your screens, screenparts, and storyboards (image above), a list view, or a screen to screen navigation diagram (image below).
This tab has several options to make it easy for you to find the design you are looking for.
| Goal | Action | Looks like |
|---|---|---|
| Filtering by folder | Select from the available folders or check the Show Me Everything option. |
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| Filtering by type of design | Use the Limit By option, selecting the type of designs you want to display. |
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| Sorting displayed items | Use the Sort By drop down list. |
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| Searching for items | Type search text and hit Enter. | ![][img-10] |
| Displaying gallery, list, or navigation flow view | Click one of the options. | ![][img-11] |
(a-3) Using the Finder/Explorer
Use the Mac Finder or the Windows Explorer to access your Indigo Studio designs. You can double-click or drag designs to open them with Indigo Studio.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Browse for Project or Design | CMD+O (Mac), Ctrl+O (Win) |
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