This article explains how to select, open, and act on design cards in Studio — from single- and multi-select to right-click menus, color flags, and adjusting how large the thumbnails appear.
How selection works (file-explorer behavior)
Studio's design grid behaves like a file explorer. Each card is one design:
- Single-click — selects the card and shows it as the active item. Any previous selection is cleared.
- Double-click — opens the design in the editor.
- Shift-click — extends the selection from the last-clicked card to the one you shift-click, selecting everything in between (range selection).
- Cmd-click (Mac) / Ctrl-click (Windows/Linux) — toggles a single card into or out of an existing selection without clearing other selected cards.
- Escape — clears the current selection.
Range and additive selection work across both design cards and subfolder cards in the same grid. Once you have multiple cards selected, any menu action applies to all of them.
Opening a design
Double-click any card to open that design in the editor. You can also right-click the card and choose Open from the context menu — useful when you want to verify the action before navigating away.
If a teammate is currently editing the same design, a pulsing green indicator appears on the card reading "[Name] is editing." Opening the design while someone else is in it is allowed, but you may overwrite each other's unsaved changes, so coordinate first.
Right-click menu and the three-dot (⋯) button
Every card offers two ways to reach the same set of actions:
- Right-click anywhere on the card — opens the context menu immediately.
- Three-dot button (⋯) — appears in the top-right corner of the card on hover. Click it to open the same menu as a dropdown.
Actions available on a single design card:
- Rename — edit the design's name in place.
- Duplicate — creates a copy of the design in the same folder, including its current photos and text. The copy appears immediately in the grid.
- Swap template… — re-skins the design onto a different template while keeping your photos and dynamic text intact.
- Move to folder… — opens a folder picker so you can move the design to any folder or subfolder.
- Set color flag — assigns one of six flag colors (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple) or clears the flag. See Color flags below.
- Mark as completed / Mark incomplete — toggles the design's completion status. Designs marked complete also display a green checkmark icon and their name turns green.
- Delete — permanently removes the design after confirmation.
Multi-select and bulk actions
Select two or more cards using Shift-click or Cmd/Ctrl-click, then right-click (or use the three-dot button on any selected card) to act on all of them at once. The multi-select menu includes:
- Move to folder… — moves every selected design to the chosen folder.
- Set color flag — applies the same flag color to all selected designs.
- Mark all as completed — marks every selected design complete in one step.
- Delete N items — deletes all selected designs after confirmation. The count in the label shows how many will be removed.
Bulk actions complete in a single operation so you don't have to repeat the action card-by-card.
Color flags
Color flags are a free-form triage tool — you decide what each color means for your workflow (priority, status, assigned photographer, etc.). There are six colors to choose from: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple.
To set a flag, right-click the card (or use the three-dot menu) and choose Set color flag, then pick a color. Choose None from the submenu to clear the flag. A colored dot appears on the card to show the flag at a glance.
Flags double as a filter. Click the Filter button in the toolbar above the grid, then click one or more colors under Show flag to limit the grid to only designs with those flags. You can also include unflagged designs in a filtered view using the dashed circle in the flag picker. The filter persists while you stay in the folder and resets when you clear it or click Clear all.
Completing designs
Each card has a circle icon in its name row. Click it to mark the design complete; it turns into a filled green checkmark and the name turns green. Click it again to mark it incomplete.
Designs are also marked complete automatically when you send them to a destination via Send To.
Folders show a completion rollup — for example, "12 / 20" — so you can track progress across a batch without opening every folder. Use the Hide completed toggle in the Filter popover to remove finished designs from the grid and focus on what's left.
Adjusting thumbnail size
When the grid is in grid view (as opposed to list view), a small slider appears in the toolbar — it is labeled Thumbnail size. Drag it left for smaller, denser thumbnails that let you scan more designs at once, or right for larger thumbnails that show more detail. The setting persists between sessions.
To switch between grid view and list view, use the Grid view and List view toggle buttons at the right end of the toolbar. The thumbnail size slider only appears in grid view.
Searching and sorting the grid
Press Ctrl+F (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+F (Mac) to open the search bar above the grid. Type to filter the current folder by design name. Press Escape to clear the search and close the bar.
To sort the grid, click the sort button in the toolbar and choose one of: Name (A–Z), Name (Z–A), Newest first, Oldest first, or Recently updated. The sort applies to the current folder only and persists between sessions.
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