# Add to Library

The **Add to Library** button becomes available when one or more items are checked using the checkboxes.

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Upon clicking, opens the **Add to Library** dialog allowing to add the checked items to one the existing user’s libraries.

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After selecting a library from the list and clicking the **Add Family Types to Library** button, the confirmation dialog will be displayed, where you could skip certain items or rename them if you like.

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After clicking the **Confirm** button the items will be added to the chosen library.

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You could see them in the [Library tab](https://docs.bimcat.org/user-manual/usage/library-browser/library).

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Both the **loadable** family types (Doors, Windows, Columns, etc.) and the **system** family types (Walls, Ceilings, Floors, etc.) are added to the library as separate entities, without exporting their whole family.
