Files View

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Every project room has its own Files icon Files view. The files view gives you an overview of the directory structure in the project room and the files it contains. Open the files view by clicking the Files icon Files icon in the main navigation.

The header of the workspace provides information on which project room you are currently in and what your member status is. The files view is divided into the directory structure and preview areas.

The Directory Structure

The directory structure lists all the folders and files that are in the project room as a table.

The breadcrumb bar above the table shows your current position in the project room. It also allows you to return to the project overview page or to quickly access other levels of the project room.

You can filter, sort, and configure the table. You will find the filter input field, which is in the center above the table. To sort a column, click in the header of a column. You can change the column order by holding down the mouse button and moving the column header to the desired position. Use the menu for Table configuration icon Table configuration in the table header in order to show or hide columns. See Customizing the Files View for a detailed description of this.

Folders are indicated by a Folder icon Folder icon in the directory structure. Clicking a Folder icon Folder icon will open the folder. You can return to a higher-level folder by clicking the corresponding folder in the breadcrumb bar.

If you select a file in the directory structure, a PDF-based preview of the contents of the file is shown in the preview area (see The Preview Area). Only a placeholder icon is shown in the preview area for selected folders or if a PDF cannot be rendered from a selected file.

The following functions are available for editing the folders and files directly in the table depending on your project member rights (see User Roles) and the respective context:

The following functions are available to you in the More actions icon More actions menu behind each entry in the directory structure, which also depends on your project member rights (see User Roles) and the respective context:

The Preview Area

The preview area shows the content of documents. To view the content of a document in the preview area, you first need to select the matching document in the directory structure. The document content will be shown until a different object is selected in the directory structure.

Various applications can be used in the preview area to show the content:

If the features described above are not available to you, then it may be because you have been assigned a user-defined role that does not contain the corresponding rights. Contact a coLab administrator or the project room owner if you have any questions or if you need these rights.