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## Managing the selected file list

The File Selection Window contains a three text fields along the top that allow you to change the location of where VisIt looks for files. The contents of directories and the selected files list are shown below those text fields. The left of the window lists the names of the directories that are subdirectories of the current directory. This list is commonly empty except for two entries that link to the current and parent directories. The list in the middle of the window contains the files that reside in the current directory and match the supplied file filter. The list on the far right contains the list of selected files. This window allows you to modify the contents of that list by adding and subtracting files from the list. When you are satisfied with the contents of the selected file list, clicking the Ok button will apply the Selected file list. Otherwise, clicking the Cancel button will undo any changes made to the Selected file list.

The buttons between the file list and the selected file list add and remove files from the selected files list as well as create grouped files. To add files to the Selected files list, you can select multiple files by clicking on a file and holding down the Shift or Control keys before clicking on another file. After selecting files from the File list, click the Select button to add the selected files to the Selected files list. If you want all of the files in the Files list moved to the Selected files list, you can click the Select All button. You can remove files from the Selected files list by first selecting the files that you want to remove and then clicking the Remove button. To remove all files from the Selected files list, click the Remove All button.