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Object Properties
Properties Thousands of details make you who you are. The same is true for objects in DocuShare, but the details about every file in DocuShare are editable. (Does that make you jealous?) There are hundreds of Properties for every object, including: Title Size Last modified date Permissions Version history Notifications Routing tasks
Linking to Objects in DocuShare
Once you get your documents in DocuShare, they are pretty easy to share with others because every Object in DocuShare has a URL. A URL is an address where the Object can be found. Because of this, there is no longer ANY REASON to email documents to colleagues. Email was designed to share text messages, […]
Search in DocuShare
Every time an object is added, DocuShare indexes and stores the object’s properties and, if the object is a document, it’s content. Because of this, DocuShare search features enable you to quickly find objects. You can perform simple word searches by having DocuShare find the objects that contain the text you specify. You also can […]
Favorites
To conveniently access frequently used objects from a single location, you can add references to them in your Favorites area on your My DocuShare page. There are a few different ways to add an object to your Favorites list. Try one of these methods: Clicking the object’s Add to Favorites icon (a star shape) in […]
Edit Menu
Any Objects that you have proper permissions for can be managed with the commands in the Edit Menu. This includes commands such as: Add to Favorites Change Location Change owner Copy Cut Paste Delete Rename Route 1) Select the file(s) you want to manage by placing checkmarks to the left of them. 2) Choose […]
Adding Documents or Collections to DocuShare
Adding a Collection (Folder) 1) From the Add… menu, select Collection 2) Create a Title, and add any pertinent Summary or Description info if desired 4) Click Apply at the bottom of the screen Adding a Document (Uploading) As far as DocuShare is concerned, ALL FILES are documents. This is how you would place […]
Object types
Every item in DocuShare is called an object. When we say “objects” in DocuShare we are talking about: Calendars Collections Discussions Documents (of ANY file type) URLs Weblogs Wikis
Downloading Files
To view the files in DocuShare, they typically need to be downloaded to your computer and opened with the application that created them, like MS Word or Excel for example. You should note, that keeping a copy on your computer can confuse matters when trying to figure out which file is the newest one. Try […]
File Lists
A big piece of how you interact with DocuShare will be accessing documents that someone else added to the system or that you uploaded earlier. Open a collection. There are several important things to note on the screen: The checkboxes allow you to select one or more files for the editing tools in the first […]
Personal Collections vs Groups
Personal Collection DocuShare offers you a place to store and manage your own files, electronic documents and other objects that you want and need to organize but may be of no interest to anyone else. This area is referred to as your Personal Collection. Feel free to customize this area in whatever way helps you […]
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