.. _accessing:

Accessing smartLib
==================
After the `installation <installation.html>`_ is finished, you will now find a
new sub menu **"smartLib"** inside your cragl menu. It contains the following
commands as seen below.

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**open smartLib:** Opens the smartLib window. The shortcut is the **comma** key.

**set preview image from current node:** Sets the thumbnail for the currently
selected shot in smartLib from the selected node. For further information
please refer to
`Setting a shot thumbnail <shot_section_additional.html#setting-a-shot-thumbnail>`_.

**import from footage directory:** Opens a browser that launches in the
*footage* directory that was set for the current shot. This enables you to
quickly import footage from this directory. For more information on setting a
footage directory, please refer to
`Setting a footage directory <shot_section_additional.html#setting-a-footage-directory>`_.

**insert shot notes:** Insert comments of the current shot as a StickyNote into
the nodegraph.

**settings:** Open the smartLib settings window.

**about:** Open the smartLib about window.