15.7 Opening Files

When the File Browser Editor has been opened, replacing the 2D Viewport Editor, it is merely

allows you to search your file system to locate folders and files or create a new folder. You

cannot open files.

Blender opens different types of files in different Editors (see Chapter 04 Objects in the 3D

Viewport Editor). My_Blender_Note.txt is a text file, therefore, you would open it in the Text

Editor. Blender files with the .blend extension open in Blender in the 3D Viewport Editor. Image

files would open in the UV Image Editor.

To demonstrate, consider the file named My_Blender_Note.txt. The .txt suffix indicates that it is

a text file, therefore, it is opened in the Text Editor. Replace the 3D Viewport Editor with the Text

Editor. To open My_Blender_Note.txt click Text in the Header and select Open or click Open

(Figure 3.9).

Text Editor Header

Figure 15.9

Clicking on either Open options displays the Blender File View panel which is essentially the

Blender File Browser for the Text Editor. If you were in the Image Editor or the 3D Viewport Editor

the Blender File View panel would be applicable to the Editor that was opened allowing you to

select and open files applicable to the particular Editor.

Having navigated to the Documents Folder in the File View panel and scrolling you may be

disappointed to find My_Blender_Note.text is nowhere to be found. Text files can be hidden?

Click on the Display button in the upper RH corner of the panel and check Text Files in the

display menu. Text Files will be shown, Select (click to highlight) and click Open Text.

Click the Display Button (highlight blue to activate the menu)

Figure 15.10

Check (tick) Text Files

Text File not shown.

Select the File (highlight blue) and click Open Text to open the file in the Text Editor.

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