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CATEGORIES 29Things You Can Do with AssetsCumulus is also able to help you manage your original assets. Catalogedassets can be copied, deleted, moved, printed – all from the Cumulusinterface using the Asset menu commands. And when you copy, deleteor move an asset, Cumulus takes care of its TAG file at the same time,treating it accordingly. For further information on TAG files, see “OptionsWhile Cataloging,” p. 239.• Convert the asset to another file format. (See “Convert To” onpage 265.)• Copy the asset into another application by dragging the record intothe application.• Create copies of the assets in another location. (See “Copy To,” p. 265.)• Customize the display of the information on an asset. (See “RecordView Sets,” p. 186.)• Delete an asset. (See “Delete,” p. 247.)• Move assets. (See “Move To,” p. 267.)• Open assets using the application they were created with or anotherapplication. (See “Edit With,” p. 264.)• Preview a record’s asset. (See “Preview,” p. 263.)• Print assets using the application they were created with or anotherapplication. (See “Print With,” p. 264.)• Send your assets by e-mail. (See “Mail To,” p. 265.)• Rename assets. (See “Rename,” p. 267.)• Show information on an asset. (See “Asset Information,” p. 23.)• Show the location of the asset. (See “Show Location,” p. 266.)• Show a preview image of the asset. (See “Preview,” p. 263.)CategoriesCumulus categories are used to organize records, much like folders areused to organize files in a traditional filing cabinet. But the asset canappear in any number of Cumulus categories at the same time. They aresimilar in purpose to keywords used in other programs.Simply double-clicking on a category is the most direct method ofsearching in Cumulus. All records assigned to that category are displayed.You can also use the category list to find contents of two or more categoriesat a time. Other options for category list searching include the abilityto see the contents of categories in the tree either above or below theone you double click. (See “Search & Sort Tab,” p. 184, for more detailedinformation.)To make organizing easier, Cumulus provides multiple tabs: Instead ofhaving all categories appear in one category pane, categories can be createdand displayed in separate tabs.• The Keyword tab contains those categories that are created with theintention of organizing the assets via keywords. These categoriesmay be created manually by the user or automatically by CumulusFilters and AssetStores.• The Sources tab will display the automatically created categoriesthat resemble the folder or directory hierarchy in which the assetsreside.