The
File Attachments window displays all files that are attached to tasks in this
project.
This window
has
2
parts: the title bar and the list of file attachments.
- The title bar
tells you where you are in AceProject.
- The total number of file attachments is displayed in parentheses.
- The total size (in megabytes) of all file attachments is displayed in the title bar as well.
- The "Add a Task" link lets you create a new task in the actual project.
- The "Help" link brings you to the "Contextual Help".
- The list of File
Attachments displays all file attachments for this
project along with all related details for each file.
- The "Uploaded by All Users" drop-down lets you filter the list of files by user who uploaded them.
- The "Text to Search" box lets you search for specific files by entering keywords.
- The open icon (
) lets you open the corresponding file in a separate window.
- The floppy disk icon (
)
lets you download a copy of the corresponding file and save it on your hard drive.
- The
table can be sorted by clicking any column header: click once to sort in
ascending order and twice to sort in descending order.
- Click a file
attachment's task summary to open the task that is associated with it.
- If there is a file icon next to the task summary (
),
this means that files are attached to the task. Click the file number to open the task's file attachment tab.
- Files can be locked by a user so no one else can upload it and
overwrite its content. However, you can still download it and open it
on your computer. Locked files have a red padlock icon (
)
in the State column; unlocked files have a green padlock ( ).
To change the file's state, open its task and click on the padlock
icon in the Action column.
How
do I display a file?
To view a file attachment, simply click
the open icon
( ).
AceProject
will display the file in a separate popup window.
What
is a file attachment?
Attachments can be documents, screen captures or any other
file format. File attachments are associated with a specific task.
You cannot attach a file from the Project File Attachments window.
To attach a file, open a task and upload the file to the task.
How
do I add a file attachment?
You cannot attach a file from the Project File Attachments
window. To attach a file, open a task and upload the file to this
task.
How
do I change a file attachment?
You cannot make changes to file attachments from the Project
File Attachments window. To update a file attachment, open a task
and upload the file to this task. Only the user who has originally
uploaded the file can overwrite it (if it has the same file name).
If a different user tries to upload a file with the same name, two
files will be created, associated with 2 different users.
How
do I delete a file attachment?
You cannot delete a file from the Project File Attachments window.
To delete a file attachment, open a task and remove the file to
this task.
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