Web based file and documents manager help

Navigation

 Folders: One or several root folders are available. They look like a folder tree in the left area. Use Folders button in the toolbar to show or hide the tree of the root folders.
 List: There is a list of content of the current folder in the right interface area. You may go to subfolders or parent folders by double-clicking.
 File choice: You may choose one or several files or folders by clicking on the items and using Ctrl and Shift or all the items with the help of the menu.
 Menu: Context menu can be seen by right-click mouse or clicking on the File button in the toolbar.

Main files operations

You may do basic file operations: create, copy, edit, cut, delete, rename, preview, zip and unzip.

Files upload and download

 Upload

Depending on the application settings, you may use several ways of file uploading:

 Download

Select one or multiple files and folders and click download button in the menu for their downloading. Depending on the settings you may download the files on by one or use Java downloader for multiple files and folders downloading.
You may also click on "Compress and download" option in the menu for automatic compression of the selected files and their downloading in zip archive.
Download to Google Docs - files downloading to your Google Docs account. If you do not use any of the Google services, you may register and start using free  Google Docs.

 Link to file

It allows to download a file quickly without opening the main interface. Choose "Link to file" option in the menu for it. Notice that other users should log in and have an access to the folder that contains the file. Otherwise they will get error.

 Link to Web Folders (folder mapping)

Web folders is possibility to map the folders you have to your local OS. You may work with your files like with local ones. You do not need a browser for work or to log in every time. You just need to open a folder that you map in Windows explorer.
Popular OS Windows, MacOS, Ubuntu support mapping web folder. It is very easy to map web folder:
After you have mapped a web folder, you may open it without visiting the web site next time. Note! If you change your password, the directory to the web folder will be changed and you need to map it again (except Windows authentication cases).

 Details

You may specify comments, descriptions or other metadata for files and folders by clicking on Details in the menu.
Note! Details are saved if files are copied, moved or renamed.

Office and images files view and edit

Web File Manager has a lot of functions to work with office documents.

Document view and image editing:

You may use  Google Docs,  Zoho or  Pixlr online services for viewing documents and images of several formats.
To view a file, click on it and choose necessary options in the menu if this option is enabled by the administrator. To edit files, use Upload and Download from Google Docs functions.
Supported formats in Google docs viewer: pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, tif, tiff
Supported formats in Zoho viewer/editor: doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pps, odt, ods, odp, sxw, sxc, sxi, wpd, pdf, rtf, txt, html, csv, tsv
Supported formats in Pixlr: jpg, png. After editing or during creation of new image you select bmp format. Pixlr

Online documents editing:

You may edit office documents online using desktop application  Microsoft office or free  OpenOffice.org. You do not need to download or upload the files. Microsoft office or Openoffice.org do it automatically. You just need to have these applications to be installed on your local computer.

How it work:

Features and settings of Microsoft office:

Features and settings of OpenOffice.org:

This is a free application that is available for many OS on the website OpenOffice.org. At the moment OpenOffice does not support file lock, so notice it during simultaneous work with documents. OpenOffice.org planning to add this functionality in 3.4 version. OpenOffice application uses Java applet for launch. If you do not want to allow the applet, you may get a file link and open this file in the OpenOffice Open dialogue.

Recommended settings for OpenOffice:

 Upload/Download documents to Google Docs (online documents edit and sharing)

You can download documents to your Google Doc account or upload back. After download you can modify document using only browser and then upload modified document back to web file manager. If you do not use any of the Google services, you may register and start using free  Google Docs. Authentication is passed at google.com site so nobody wont get your password.

 DropBox.com - free online backup, file sync and sharing

You can download/upload to great popular file sync and sharing service DropBox.com. Authentication is passed at dropbox.com site so nobody wont get your password:

Mobile view     

You can view 100% mobile interface on your device: Click Settings->Mobile view or type "Default.aspx?Mobile=" URL in your mobile browser.
You can also use WebDav software and to map folder to your mobile device.

Settings

Click Settings options in the toolbar and select necessary type of settings. At the moment interface language and change password (the option can be prohibited by administrator) settings are available.