Editor basics

Move and copy channels

Moving puts channels into another group of the same playlist, for example all sports channels into one "Sports" group. Copying sends channels to another of your playlists. Follow these steps to move channels inside a playlist or copy them to another one.

Move one channel

  1. Open the channel: Click it in the grid. Its details open on the right.
  2. Pick the new group: Under Move to group, choose the group. The channel moves at once, and a message confirms it.

Move several channels

  1. Select the channels: Hold Ctrl and click each one, or select a range with Shift. More in Select several channels.
  2. Open the list: In the panel on the right, under Organise, click Move to group….
Move to group in the panel for selected channels
  1. Pick the group: Type part of its name to find it, and click it. The channels move at once.

Tip: You can also drag channels onto a group in the list on the left. Select them first to drag several at once.

Copy or move channels to another playlist

  1. Tick the channels: Tick the channels you want in the grid. This window works on ticked rows only.
  2. Open Tools: Click Tools in the top bar.
  3. Choose Copy or move to a playlist: Under Other playlists, click Copy or move to a playlist. It stays greyed out until you have ticked channels. The window Copy or move to a playlist opens. Under 1 On what? it shows Ticked (N) with your number.
  4. Pick the playlist: Under 2 Options, choose it in To playlist.
  5. Pick where they land: Choose a group in Into a group there, or type a name in …or a new group to create one in the other playlist.
  6. Copy or move: Next to Keep them here?, click Copy (keep them here) or Move (take them out of here).
  7. Confirm: Click Copy, or Move when you chose to move.
the Copy or move to a playlist window with a playlist picked

Good to know

Pictures show made-up demo channels and Blender open movies (© Blender Foundation, CC BY).