User Manual

WAVELAB
Editing in the Wave window 6 – 73
Using drag and drop
To open files from the Windows desktop, use one of the following possi-
bilities:
• Drag and drop the file(s) on the WaveLab application window.
• Drag and drop the file(s) on the WaveLab program icon or a shortcut for it.
If the program isn’t already running, it will be launched. This works even if the application is
running but minimized.
To Nuendo
• It is also possible to drag and drop files from WaveLab to Steinberg’s Nuendo!
This should be done using the Document button or from a Database window.
Opening files from the desktop
To open a file in WaveLab by double-clicking on it, you must have created
an association between the file format and the WaveLab application.
Such an association can be set up in two ways:
• There is an option to automatically associate certain file formats with
WaveLab during the installation process.
• You can also do this from within WaveLab at any time by selecting “Asso-
ciate all files of this type with WaveLab” on the File menu–Special sub-
menu.
This association is made according to the currently selected file’s format, and will ensure
that all files of this format always opens with WaveLab.
Using the Recent Files lists
On the bottom of the File menu you will find one or several hierarchical
menu items that allow you to open recently used document files. There
are different submenus for different file types, as indicated by the menu
items (“Recent Audio Files”, “Recent Audio Montages”, etc.). Each sec-
tion holds up to forty files (this number can be set in the Preferences–En-
vironment tab). Selecting an item on one of the submenus opens the
corresponding file.