# Find and manage files in the Assets panel > Click Assets on the left edge of the room to list every image, video, audio file, PDF, link, doc and table on the canvas, grouped by board; search, filter, jump to a file, rename it for the whole room, or add another copy to the canvas. Category: Adding content Web page: https://www.pactto.com/help/assets-panel All guides: https://www.pactto.com/help.md ## Open the Assets panel 1. Click **Assets** on the left edge of the room, just above **Comments**. 2. The panel lists every file on the canvas: images, videos, audio files, PDFs, links, Pactto docs and tables. The total count is next to the **Assets** title. Close it with the **X**, by clicking outside the panel, or by pressing **Escape**. Opening **Assets** closes the Comments panel, and the other way around. The **Assets** button is hidden in focus mode, in the cameras-only view and on phone-sized screens. ## Find a file - **Search**: type in **Search assets or boards**. It matches file names, board names, and type names such as "video" or "pdf". Boards whose name matches appear in a **Boards** section at the top; click one to zoom to it. Click **Clear search** to reset. - **Filter by type**: click **All**, **Images**, **Videos**, **Audio**, **PDFs**, **Links**, **Docs** or **Tables**. - **Sort**: click **Sort** and choose **Recently added** (the default) or **Name**. - **View**: switch between **Grid view** and **List view**. Pactto remembers your choice. In the search field, the **Up** and **Down arrow** keys move through the results and **Enter** goes to the highlighted file. Files are grouped by the board they are in. Files outside any board are under **On canvas**. A file placed in two boards appears in both groups. Click a group's name to collapse it, or click **Zoom to board** to see the whole board. ## Go to a file on the canvas Click a file in the panel (tooltip **Show on canvas**). Pactto selects it on the canvas and centers it. If the file is in the same group more than once, each click moves to the next copy. Hover over a file in the panel to outline it on the canvas. If it is off screen, an arrow at the edge of the canvas points to it. ## Rename, add, or download a file Right-click a file in the panel to open its menu: - **Go to asset**: same as clicking it. - **Rename**: type a new name and press **Enter**. Press **Escape** to cancel. You can also double-click the name. - **Add to canvas**: places another copy of the file near the center of your screen. You can also drag the file from the panel onto the canvas, or onto a board to add it there. - **Download**: downloads the original file. Renaming a file here renames it for the whole room: every copy on the canvas shows the new name. The same happens when you rename a file or link from its title bar on the canvas. Docs and tables can be renamed, but not added again or downloaded from the panel. ## Who can do what - Everyone in the room can open the panel, search, and go to files. - **Rename** and **Add to canvas** (and dragging) need **Can edit** access or the room owner. - **Download** needs download access (Owner or **Can edit**). ## If something goes wrong - "No assets in this room yet.": nothing has been added to the canvas. "Images, videos, audio, PDFs and links you add to the canvas show up here." - "Could not rename (name).": the rename did not save, and the old name stays. Try again. - "Could not add (name) to the canvas.": click **Try again** in the message. - "Names can't contain links.": remove the web address from the name. ## Good to know - A file appears in the panel only while it is on the canvas. If you delete every copy from the canvas, it leaves the panel. - Link cards made with **Show as card** are not files and do not appear in the panel. ## Related guides - [Add images, videos, audio, PDFs, and other content to a room](https://www.pactto.com/help/add-assets.md): Click Add asset in the toolbar (or press 1) to upload from your computer, Google Drive, or Adobe Frame.io; you can also drag files onto the canvas, paste them, paste links, or create a Pactto doc or a table. - [Rename, crop, download or act on a file on the canvas](https://www.pactto.com/help/asset-toolbar.md): Select an image, video, audio file, PDF or link and a bar appears above it with its name (double-click to rename) and buttons such as Enter focus mode, Replace image, Crop image, Ask AI about this asset, Download and status. - [See an item's details in the Info panel](https://www.pactto.com/help/asset-info.md): In focus mode, click Info at the top left (or press I) to open the Info panel with the item's name, file details, who uploaded or generated it, and a description; click the name to rename it. - [Download files from the canvas, one at a time or all at once](https://www.pactto.com/help/download-assets.md): Select a file and click Download in its title bar, or right-click a selection, a board, or the empty canvas to download many images, videos, audio files, and PDFs at once. - [Create a board and add items to it](https://www.pactto.com/help/boards.md): A board is a named container on the room canvas that groups items; draw one with the Board tool (B) or select items and choose Convert to Board, then drag or drop items into it. - [See all comments in a room](https://www.pactto.com/help/comments-panel.md): Click the Comments button on the left edge of the room to open the Comments panel, where you can search, filter (All, Open, Resolved, Mine), reply, and jump to any comment.