3.2.7.1 Adding a new section or setting

You can add a new section to a selected configuration file, or a new setting to a section. Under ADD new item on the Configuration Manager Action page, choose one of the following: 

Add new fixed-name section to file

A fixed-name section is pretty much any configuration section that is neither a format definition nor a macro definition. You select from applicable section names on the Section page.

Add new variable-name section to file

To add a format definition or a macro definition, select this option. You get to specify the name on the Section page.

Add new setting to section

If you try to add a setting to a file that does not contain the section that the setting belongs in, the Configuration Manager creates that section for you. Do not use for macro definitions.

Add new variable-key setting to one section

You get to choose the configuration section where you want the new setting. Do not use for macro definitions.

If you try to add a section to a file that already has a section by the same name, the Configuration Manager presents the existing section for you to edit instead; see §3.2.7.2 Editing a section or setting.

Note:  You cannot add a setting to a named macro. Macro sections do not contain settings. Instead, choose Edit full section content; see §3.2.7.2 Editing a section or setting.

Click Apply action; the Configuration Manager switches to the Section page, the Setting page, or the .ini file page, depending on the action and the available sections or settings.

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Sibling Topics:

3.2.7.2 Editing a section or setting

3.2.7.3 Deleting a section or setting

3.2.7.4 Restoring a deleted section or setting

3.2.7.5 Renaming a section or setting

3.2.7.6 Moving a section or setting

3.2.7.7 Copying a section or setting to another configuration file

3.2.7.8 Merging duplicate sections or settings