Folders / Creating Folders in MAGIQ Documents¶
Folders in MAGIQ Documents work much like the folders in Windows File Explorer, or the folders in your filing cabinet. They are simply containers that hold documents and other sub-folders.
However, MAGIQ Documents folders are much more robust than your garden-variety windows operating system folders. For more information on how powerful MAGIQ Documents folders are, glance at the sub-topics under this section.
To create a new folder¶
- Select a parent folder (library or regular folder).
- Choose New menu > New Folder.
- This will display the new folder screen.
- Enter the name of the new folder and the description for the folder (optional but recommended).
- Click Finish to create the folder and return to the document view.
Optionally, click on Next to specify Folder Rules
Once you are done with specifying Folder Rules, click Finish or click Next to set the Folder Security.
Security Considerations¶
To create a folder, you must have at least "Change" rights assigned at the parent folder. An important thing to remember is that a new folder will inherit the security permissions from its parent folder by default.
If you wish to assign this new folder its own security, click on the "Change permissions" button. Once the desired security has been applied, click on the "Finish" button to end the wizard.
Notes
When you create a folder, you become the owner of the folder. This means that you get to set the rules, security and other properties of this folder.
If the security you specify for the folder allows others to create documents within this folder, you will inherit special priviledges due to your folder ownership.
More on this topic in Folder Ownership