Basic information
Important information are shown at the top of the Informator window.
Ikon
Files and Folders can be displayed by custom icons.
View icon families 
Click on the "icon family" button. A window will appear showing all icon sizes and masks of this icon family.
Icon palette: Save your favorite icons 
To use your favorite icons the easiest way you can save them within the "icon palette". Click on the "icon palette" and the popup menu shows all saved icons. To add an icon to the palette simply drag one onto the icon palette-button. Dropping it will immediately add the icon to the palette.
Or click onto a wanted icon and chose "add to icon palette" from the appearing popup menu.
Add custom icons to files and folders
1. Using the icon palette: Simply activate your file, open the icon palette and chose the desired icon.
2. copy it from another file: Activate a file with the wanted icon, click on the icon and chose "copy icon" from the appearing popup menu
. Than activate the file you want to add the icon to, click on that icon and insert the copied one with "paste icon" from the popup menu.
ATTENTION: If the object has got a custom icon and you want to change it, sometimes the new one is not displayed. To log out and in helps often.
Sorry, it's an OS X bug we can not work around .
TIP: batch processing
Add an icon to several objects at once: Activate the files and chose the desired icon from the icon palette. Please make sure the "group info" mode

is activated for batch processing.
Delete custom icons
To delete a custom icon, click onto it and chose "delete icon" from the appearing pop up menu or chose "delete" in the icon palette.
Name
Rename files and folders
To rename an object simply click onto the name: The field is activated and you can edit it.
Popup menu: Rename 
Clicking onto the "rename" button opens a popup menu.
This way you can easily use name snippets, rename-templates and extensions.
Please read on this:
Rename
Show extensions 
To show or hide a files extension simply activate/deactivate the "hide extension" button. If the extension is hidden, Informator shows it in grey to your information.
TIP: batch processing
Show or hide the extension for several objects with one click. Please make sure the "group info" mode

is activated for batch processing.
Menu Path 
The "path" popup menu shows you the path to your object. If you want to get information about one of the shown folders simply chose it from the menu.
Chosing ione with pressed command key will show you the folder within the Finder.
Properties
Menu Open with...
A little icon shows you the application the shown file is opened with if double clicked.
To change the application please hold the button for a moment and chose the wanted feature from the appearing popup menu.
Or you can drop the wanted application onto the button. To suppress the security dialog press the command key while dropping.
If a folder is activated, the contained objects will be shown within a popup menu. If you chose an object from the menu its info is shown in Informator.
But if you chose an object while the shift key is pressed it will be shown in the Finder.
Or if you click onto the button with pressed command key the folder is opened as separate window within the Finder.
TIP: batch processing
Open several activated objects at once. Please make sure the "group info" mode

is activated for batch processing.
Stationary 
A file activated as "stationary" will turn the file into a "template file". This means next time you want to open this file (e.g. with a double click) an initial copy of the file will be made and opened. This allows you to easily use existing files as templates. If stationary is activated, the button is darkened.
TIP: batch processing
Activate several objects as "stationary" at once. Please make sure the "group info" mode

is activated for batch processing.
Protected 
Allows you to protect your files from unwelcome editing or deletion. If the protection is active this button is darkened.
TIP: batch processing
Lock or unlock several activated objects with one click. Please make sure the "group info" mode

is activated for batch processing.
Menu: Permissions 
The "permissions" button shows you your permissions for the activated object. If your permissions are limited, this is signaled by color:
yellow : read only
red : no read nor write
blue : Dropfolder, write only.
Clicking onto the "permission" button opens the popup menu from which you can change the permissions quite easily.
Read on permissions:
Properties and Permissions.
TIP: batch processing
Change permissions for several activated objects. Please make sure the "group info" mode

is activated for batch processing.
Drag-and-Drop 
Use the shown file with drag-and-drop. Simply drag the "drag-and-drop" icon.
Read on this:
Drag files and file contents