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How To Manage File Access (Public vs Private Files)

How To Tell if a File Is Public or Private?

Examine the padlock under attachments in the left column, or in the upload dialogue box:

Private files are labeled with an orange padlock. Public files have no padlock.

How To Change File Access From Public to Private

How To Open an Attachment From Within a Document

  1. Locate the File under the "Attachments" section in the left panel.
  2. Click on the lock icon next to the filename to open the file (note: if you click on the filename, it will download the file instead).
  1. Open the File in question. You can use the File List, or you can open the File directly from the Document's attachments.
  2. Select "Is Private" in the top section.
  3. Click the blue "Save" button.

To set the privacy during the upload, click on "Set all public/private" or click on the lock icon in the upload dialogue box, as in the example below.