When you first launch Novell Filr in a web browser, you see the My Files page. You can manage all of the files that you have created from this page.
The Masthead contains the following features:
User List:
Click the to see a list of all users in your system.
What’s New:
Click the What’s New icon to see an up-to-date view of the latest changes that are happening in the Filr site.
Use this area to view the latest changes to documents that you have access to. New files and modified files are displayed here, along with information about which users modified the files.
My Files: Manage all the files that you have created.
Shared with Me: View all the files that other users have shared with you.
Shared by Me: Manage all the files that you have shared with other users.
Use this area to manage the rights that other users have to the files that you have shared with them. You can revoke rights, grant additional rights, and so forth.
Net Folders: View all the files and folders that you have access to on your corporate file system.
Public: View all the files and folders that have been shared with the public. This area is available only if sharing with the public has been enabled for the Filr site.
Name Link: Click your linked name in the upper right corner of any Filr page to view the following options:
Data Quota information: (Conditional) Your current data quota and the amount of your quota that you have used are displayed.
If this option is not displayed, the Filr administrator has not restricted you to a data quota.
View Profile: Displays your Filr profile.
Personal Preferences:
Displays your personal preferences. You can configure the following personal preferences:
Items per Folder Page: Specify how many files you want to appear on a given page.
When clicking a file:
Specify the default behavior when clicking a file name. For more information, see Changing the Default Behavior When Clicking a File Name
in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.
Hide ‘Public’ Collection:
Select this option to hide the in the masthead so that it is no longer displayed in the web client. For more information about viewing files that have been shared with the public, see
Accessing Public Files and Folders
in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.
Define Editor Overrides:
This feature allows you to change the default editor settings for editing files. For more information, see Unable to Edit Files
in the Novell Filr 1.1 Web Application User Guide.
Help:
Displays the Novell Filr Web Application User Guide.
Download Filr Desktop App: (Conditional) Displays the Filr desktop app download page.
If this option is not available, the Filr administrator has not enabled it.
Sign out: Signs you out of the Filr site.
Search Field: A global search that searches all content within the Filr site, including file metadata and content within files.
The Content Area in Filr is where the majority of information is displayed.