Drive

Contains functions for creating, editing and organizing files and folders. Notes:

• Some functions are only available if you opened a folder for which you have the appropriate permissions to create or edit objects.

• Some buttons are only displayed, if objects have been selected.

Content

• New. Contains the following functions:

  • Add local file. Adds one or multiple local files.

  • Depending on the configuration, a function for adding files in an encrypted format will be available. Information on encrypting files can be found in Encrypting Data with Guard

  • Add note. Creates a simple text file.

  • New text document. Creates a new text document.

  • New spreadsheet Creates a new spreadsheet.

  • Add new folder. Creates a new folder.

• Edit. Edits a text file or an Office document. This function is only available if selecting a text file or an Office document.

• Share icon. This function allows to share files or folders.

• View icon. Shows the contents of the selected file in the Viewer.

• Download icon. Downloads the files selected by you. Multiple files are downloaded as zip archive.

• Present icon. Starts a presentation. This function is only available if you select a document in the PowerPoint or PDF format.

• Delete icon. Deletes the files or folders selected by you.

• More actions icon. Opens a menu with further functions. Notes:

  • If you selected multiple files, some functions are not available.

  • If displaying a document or a text file, the function Save as PDF is available.

• View. Allows to select the view in the display area.

Actions:

• Creating Files or Drive Folders

  Viewing files

  Organizing Files and Drive Folders

  Sharing Data

  Encrypting or Decrypting Files

Related topics:

• The toolbar

Parent topic: The Drive Components