To Work with Content Center Categories
Categories can be created, copied, or edited only in a read/write library.
Create a Category
If you create a category as a subcategory of an existing category, the new category inherits all parameters from the parent category. The inherited parameters cannot be edited, but you can add parameters specific to the subcategory.
Click Manage tab
Content Center panel Editor. 
In the Content Center Editor dialog box, select a read/write library in Library View.
Right-click a category in which to create the subcategory, and select Create Category.
In the Category Properties dialog box, enter the category name, set category properties, and click OK.
Tip: See View or Edit Category Properties task for more details.
View or Edit Category Properties
Click Manage tab
Content Center panel Editor. Right-click a category, and click Category Properties to display the Category Properties dialog box.
On the General tab:
Edit the category name.
Note: The Category Name must be unique within the parent category.To replace the category image, click Load Alternate Small Image or Load Alternate Large Image select a bmp image to load.
To edit the current image: Right-click the image, and select Copy Image to Clipboard, and Paste the image into your image editor. Make the necessary changes, and save the image as a BMP file. Click Load Alternate Small Image or Load Alternate Large Image to load the modified image.
On the Parameters tab, edit parameters inherited from the upper-level categories and custom category parameters.
- To add a parameter, right-click the empty table row at the bottom, and select Add Parameter. Enter the appropriate values in each available field.
- To delete a parameter, right-click a row and select Delete Parameter.
Note: Inherited parameters cannot be deleted.Click Apply to save changes.
Copy Category Structure to a Read/Write Library
Use the Copy Category Structure to command to create customized categories which include only families you use. Copy selected categories and subcategories to a read/write library. Then copy selected families, or add your own families in the existing category structure.
Click Manage tab
Content Center panel Editor. In the Content Center Editor dialog box, locate the category to copy.
Right-click the category, click Copy Category Structure To, and select a destination read/write library.
The structure without any content is copied. If needed, click Refresh to refresh the data displayed in the Content Center Editor dialog box.
Parent topic: About Customized Content Center Libraries
Related Tasks
- To Copy Family Data to a Content Center User Library
- To Create a Family Copy in a Content Center User Library
- To Move Content Center Families or Categories
- To View or Modify Content Center Family Tables
- To View or Modify Family Properties
- To Add or Remove Materials in Content Center Library
- To Replace the Template File for a Content Center Family
- To Customize the Filename for Inserted Content Center Components
- To Control Visibility of Work Features for Content Center Parts