Friday, November 20, 2015

Uploading and sharing a file with someone in the company



How to upload and share a file with someone in the company.

1. Login to Connections with your browser and use the top menu to navigate to Files. 


 
2. In the upper left corner, click New and then Upload.


3. Drag and drop a file onto the pad or click Browser to select it from your hard drive.

3. Expand the Additional Options section.


4.  Tag your file by entering keywords that describe the file in the Tags field.  It is always important to tag all of your files to make searching and finding them later much easier.
5.  Click Share with: People or Communitiies.

6.  Use the drop down selection box to choose Reader or Editor access and enter the person's name with whom you want to share the file.  Type ahead will search the organizational directory and find the person. 


7.  Click the name that's suggested or the plus sign and validate that the person's name now appears below the field with the proper role (reader or editor).

8.  Optionally click the Allow others to share these files checkbox if you want the person you are sharing the file with to be able to share it with other people. 

9.  Click Upload. 
10. You'll see a confirmation message and the person you shared the file with will receive an email notification with a link to the file.