Organizing Your Clips
After capturing or importing clips, you can organize them in collections Explorer-like folder hierarchies (Figure 11.5 ). A collection doesn't apply to any specific movie project; you can use it many times over in different movies.
Figure 11.5. Here's a reasonable way to organize clips in a collection hierarchy. Alternatively, you can organize your clips by event rather than by clip type. If you have only a few clips, you can stick them all in one collection folder.

1. If the Collections pane is hidden, choose View > Collections.2. In the Collections pane, right-click the collection folder where you want to add your new collection; then choose New Collection (refer to Figure 11.5).3. Type a name for the collection; then press Enter.
Tips
Right-click a collection to rename or delete it. Deleting a collection or clip deletes only pointers; source files remain in their original locations on your hard drive.Collections are stored as .dat files in the hidden folder \Documents and Settings\<your user name >\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Movie Maker. Again, backing up a collection file doesn't back up the source files.To store a clip in a particular collection folder, just drag the clip's icon from the Contents pane to the folder. You can sort the clips in the Contents pane.To arrange clips: 1. In the Collections pane, click the collection folder that contains the clips you want to arrange.The clips appear in the Contents pane.2. To change how much detail is displayed, choose View > Details or View > Thumbnails.3. Choose View > Arrange Icons By; then choose a property to display (Figure 11.6 ).
Figure 11.6. You also can arrange clips via the shortcut menu; just right-click an empty area of the Contents pane. (You can't drag and drop clips in this pane to reorder them.)
