You can add one or more files and/or folders to a package document from any drive on your computer or local network. The files/folders that you add to packages are not removed from your local computer/server unless you specifically choose to remove them, rather than copying them. 

The Add Files icon allows you to browse your computer or network to select files to add to the package. The Add folder icon allows you to browse your computer or network and select folders (and all its content) to include in a package.

You can also add both files and folders to a package by copying or moving them from their location on your computer or network to an open package using one of the following procedures:

• Drag-and-drop from a window on your computer to an open package to create new copies of the files/folders
   
• Copy from a window on your computer and paste in an open package to create new copies of the files/folders
   
• Hold SHIFT and drag-and-drop from a window on your computer to an open package to move the files/folders from your computer to the package
   
• Cut from a window on your computer and paste in an open package to move the files/folders from your computer to the package

Warning! When copying files and folders with very long, complicated names from your computer to a package, the Package Editor might truncate some file and folder names to an 8.3 (MS-DOS compatible) file format. After copying such files and folders, check the copies in the package.

When adding items to a package, file and folder names at the same level within a package must be unique. Therefore, if you attempt to add a file with a duplicate name to the same folder in a package, you are prompted to replace the original with the new file. If two distinct package files must keep the same name, you can either create a new package for the additional file or create a separate folder for it in the same package.

Tip: If you plan to localize your content, you should consider a language-neutral naming convention for package items. This helps avoid having to re-create links to package files in the translated content.

To add files only to a package:

1. On the Edit menu, select  Add Files.
    
2. In the Open dialog box, browse your computer or network to select the file(s) you want to add to the package.
    
   You can select multiple documents using the standard Windows selection keys (CTRL+click and SHIFT+click). In this case, the files must be located in the same source directory to be added to the package at the same time.
    
3. Save the package.

To add files and folders to a package:

1. Organize your desktop so that you can simultaneously view both the package open in the Developer window and a Windows Explorer window.
    
2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to a source directory on your computer or server and select the files/folders that you want to include in the package.
    
3. Copy and paste or drag-and-drop the selected files/folders into the Package Editor tab.
    
   -or-
    
   On the Edit menu, select  Add folder and browse to a folder that you want to include in the package. Click OK to include the folder and all of its contents (including subfolders and their files). You can also make a new folder on your computer and include it in the package.
    
4. Save the package.

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