To Create a New Tool Catalog

Use this procedure to create a new tool catalog in your catalog library.

  1. Click Home tabBuild panelTools drop-downContent Browser.
  2. Click to display the catalog library.
  3. Click to create a catalog.
  4. In the Add Catalog dialog box, select Create a new catalog.
  5. Enter a name for your tool catalog.

    Tool catalog names can include spaces and can contain any characters except the following: / : * ? " < > |

    Note: The full path name of the catalog file cannot exceed 255 characters, so be careful about using long catalog names.

    The name you assign is used for both the file containing the catalog definition and the folder containing the catalog’s contents. The name is also used in the title identifying the tool catalog in the catalog library. You can change the title displayed in the catalog library without affecting the file and folder name.

  6. Identify the folder in which to store your tool catalog:
    If you want to… Then…
    store the tool catalog in the default location click OK.
    store the tool catalog in a different location click Browse, select the folder in which to store the catalog, and then click OK.
  7. The tool catalog is displayed in the catalog library with the following default graphic image: .