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zkame

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I am having difficulty with central files.  What we are trying to do is a build-out of a previous project we have worked on, how do you take the central file of the shell space and save it as a new file for teh build-out without messing up any information.  We are having trouble with the local files saying that they can no longer find the central file.

Any help will be appreciated,

Zach

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itsmyalterego

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well, once a file is workshared, it can't be undone. 

So, when you want to make a new central file, you need to go to "save as" and down at the bottom of your typical save-as screen, there's a button called "options."   Hit that, and select "make this file a central file after save"  and it'll become its own project, disassociated from your original project.   

Hope that helps.  

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