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<h1>Feature Updates view</h1>
     
<p>The Feature Updates view, which is part of the Install/Update
 perspective, allows you to locate and install new features and feature updates.
 The view contains three standard folders. The
 <b>Sites to Visit</b> folder contains updates sites preconfigured by the
 product you are using. The <b>Available Updates</b> is a built-in search
 results folder used for searching update sites. The <b>My Computer</b> folder
 is a file explorer that can be used to navigate to updates located in the
 file system.
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<p>In addition to the standard folders, you can create additional content 
 in the Feature Updates view by adding update site bookmarks, and custom
 searches.
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<p>Here is what the Feature Updates view looks like:</p>
     
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<p>Like other views in the Workbench, the Feature Updates view has its own
 toolbar.</p>
       
<h2>Titlebar</h2>
       
<h3>Refresh</h3>
     
<p>This command refreshes the content of the view.</p>
        
<h3>Drop Down Menu</h3>
     
<p>The drop down menu in the title bar allows the following toggle settings:
<ul>
<li><b>Show My Computer Files</b> - whether the My Computer explorer shows only the directory
structure, or all files</li>
<li><b>Show Site Categories</b> - whether features on updates sites are shown
in their respective categories, or as a flat list</li>
<li><b>Show Matching Features Only</b> - whether update sites show only features 
that match the current execution environment, or all features</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Context Menu - common</h2>
     
<p>Context menus for all selections within the view have the following actions:</p>
            
<h3>Refresh</h3>
     
<p>This action refreshes the content of the selected item.</p>
        
<h3>New, Site Bookmark</h3>
     
<p>This action shows a dialog for creating update site bookmarks.</p>
       
<h3>New, Folder</h3>
     
<p>This action shows a dialog for creating new folders.</p>
       
<h3>New, Search</h3>
     
<p>This action shows a dialog for creating custom searches. The following
 search types can be created:
 <ul>
 <li>Available Updates</li>
 <li>Regular Expression</li>
 <li>Plug-ins in Features</li>
 </ul>
 </p>
 
<h3>Show Details</h3>
     
<p>This action shows details for the selected item in the Preview, opening
 the Preview if required.</p>


<h2>Context Menu - custom items</h2>

<p>Context menu for items added to the Feature Updates view (bookmarks, 
folders, searches) have
the following additional actions:</p>
            
<h3>Delete</h3>
      
<p>This action removes the selected item.
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