Editing properties for a file or folder

You can pin, follow, or recommend a file or folder from the properties panel.

About this task

When you view the properties for a file or folder, you can view information about the file version and sharing. You can also pin, follow, or recommend the file or folder.

Procedure

Right-click a file and choose Properties. The following options are available from the Properties panel:

  1. OptionDescription
    File name, description, and tags If you have permission, you can edit these fields to rename the file, add or edit a description, or add or edit tags.
    Sharing details

    Click Sharing details to see who the file is shared with.

    If you own the file or have sharing rights, you can add people or communities to share with.

    Likes

    Click Like this file to like a file. You can also view the number of likes.

    Pin

    Click Pin this file to add a file to Pinned Files in the navigation pane.

    Follow

    Click Follow this file if you want notifications about changes to a file or folder added to your Notifications list in the IBM® Connections browser application.

    Comments

    Click the Details link to view information about comments.

    Depending on your access, you can add a comment, follow, or stop following a comment, or open a comment in a browser.

    Versions

    Click the Details link to view information about versions.

    From the versions panel, you can double-click a version to open it. Depending on your access you can delete a version or restore a previous version.

    Downloads

    Click the Details link to view information about downloads.

    Right-click a person’s name to see available actions such as viewing a business card or sending a link to the file or folder.

    Encrypted (Connections Cloud only) Specifies whether file is encrypted or not.
    Lock Lock a file to prevent others from editing it. Unlock the file to make it available for editing.
Right-click a folder and choose Properties. The following options are available from the Properties panel:

  1. OptionDescription
    Folder name and description If you have permission, you can rename the folder or edit the description.
    Sharing details

    Click Sharing details to see who the folder is shared with.

    If you own the folder or have sharing rights, you can add people or communities to share with.

    Pin

    Click Pin this folder to add a folder to the Pinned Folders folder in the navigation pane.

    Follow

    Click Follow this folder if you want notifications about changes to a folder added to your Notifications list in the IBM® Connections browser application.