General Questions & Answers about Functions and Control Elements
All about General Usability
What keyboard shortcuts are available in OMN?
OMN supports a number of keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow. Common shortcuts include, for example:
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Ctrl + A (Windows) / Cmd + A (Mac) — Select all items in the current view
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Ctrl + Click (Windows) / Cmd + Click (Mac) — Add a single item to the selection
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Shift + Click — Select a range of items between the first and the last clicked item
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Escape — Close the currently open dialog or editor
The available keyboard shortcuts can be viewed on the Help page in the sidebar.
How does drag & drop work?
In OMN, drag & drop can be used to move items between folders or to reorder elements in certain views.
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Click and hold the left mouse button on the item you want to move.
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Drag it to the desired target location (e.g. another folder in the navigation tree).
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Release the mouse button to drop the item.
A visual indicator (e.g. a highlighted target area) shows where the item can be placed.
All about Views
How do I switch between views?
In OMN, you can switch between different views in many plugins (e.g. Table View, Light Table, Compare View) using the view switcher (dropdown) in the status bar.
The views available to you depend on your configuration. If you cannot find a specific view, please contact your administrator.
How do I adjust the width of panels?
Most plugins have panels (left, center, right). You can adjust their width by clicking and dragging the divider between them.
This allows you to make the panels larger or smaller as needed.
How do I resize or reorder table columns?
Table columns can be made smaller or larger by clicking and dragging the divider between column headers.
In addition, table columns can be dragged to a different position within the table.
To do this, hover over the column header until a "Move" icon appears. Click and drag it to move the column to the desired position and freely choose the order.
Using the status bar settings, you can also show or hide columns.
If you have user-based settings enabled, the order and width of columns will be saved.
All about Downloads
How do I download an asset or file?
To download an asset or file from OMN:
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Select the desired items in the current view.
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Click the download function in the toolbar (usually represented by a download icon and labelled "Download").
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In most cases, the items will be downloaded directly to your computer.
Advanced download settings are described here: Download
How do I use the Shopping Cart?
The Shopping Cart allows you to collect multiple items and download them together.
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Select an item and click the "Add to Cart" function in the toolbar to add it to your shopping cart. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the item into the shopping cart.
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Repeat this for all items you want to collect.
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Open the Shopping Cart.
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Review the collected items and select the desired download options.
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Click "Start Download" in the toolbar and enter the recipients' email addresses in the dialog that appears.
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After confirming the dialog, all recipients will receive a download link via email.
Items remain in the cart until you remove them or clear the cart.
All about Selecting Items
How do I select multiple items at once?
There are several ways to select multiple items in OMN:
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Click — Select one or more items by selecting their checkboxes.
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Ctrl + Click (Windows) / Cmd + Click (Mac) — Add individual items to your selection one by one.
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Shift + Click — Select a continuous range of items between the first and the last clicked item.
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Ctrl + A (Windows) / Cmd + A (Mac) — Select all items currently displayed in the view.
You can then apply toolbar functions to all selected items at once.
All about Filters
How do I filter?
To filter the items in a view, use one of two filter options: column filter or quick filter.
Column filter:
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Hover over the column header of a table until a filter icon appears.
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Open the filter panel by clicking on the filter icon.
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Set your desired filter criteria (e.g. status, date).
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Apply the filter — the view will update to show only matching results.
Quick filter:
In many views, the status bar contains a quick filter field. Enter a specific term here, and after pressing Enter, the view will be filtered accordingly.
The view will update to show only matching results.
All about Search
How do I save an OMN search?
OMN allows you to save frequently used searches so you can reuse them quickly.
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Perform a search with your desired criteria.
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On the left side of the search results page, click the "Create Saved Search" button in the toolbar.
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Give the search a name and save it.
Saved searches are located in their own "Saved Searches" accordion on the left side.
When a saved search is clicked, it is applied to the search results.
All about the Toolbar
How do I use a toolbar function?
To use a toolbar function, first select one or more items in the current view (e.g. in the table view or light table). Then click the corresponding button in the toolbar at the top of the page.
Some toolbar functions are only available when a specific number of items is selected.
Some functions are selection-independent and can also be executed without selecting an item (e.g. Upload).