Using File Shares

Step 6 Virtual Office displays the home File Share screen that you have specified, displaying folders on the network to which you can navigate.

Table 2 describes the controls at the top of the File Share window.

Table 2

File Share Controls

 

 

 

Button

 

Description

 

 

 

Back

 

Navigate to the previous File Share location.

 

 

 

Forward

 

Navigates forward to the previous File Share location after

 

 

you have pressed the Back button.

 

 

 

Reload

 

Reloads the current folder to display any changes.

 

 

 

Up

 

Navigates

 

 

 

Delete

 

Deletes the selected folders and files. Select items by

 

 

checking the checkbox next to their name under the Select

 

 

column.

 

 

 

Rename

 

Renames the selected folders and files. Select items by

 

 

checking the checkbox next to their name under the Select

 

 

column.

 

 

 

Bookmark

 

Creates a new bookmark to the current File Share location.

 

 

 

Logout

 

Logout of the File Share service.

 

 

 

Step 7 You can now navigate the folders and files in the File Share as you would through Windows Explorer or other file management systems.

Step 8 To add a new folder in the current File Share location, type the name of the folder in the Add New Folder: field and click Submit.

Step 9 To add a file in the current File Share location, click the Browse... button. Navigate to the location of the file on your computer in the Choose file window that opens, select the file and click OK, and then click Submit in the File Share window.

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