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Right-Click Options on a File

This article will explain the options that appear when right-clicking a file in the Files tab.

Option

Sub-Option

New

(1) Revision

  • Publish new revisions of selected files.

(2) Create Review

  • Create a review on selected files. This option is only available for projects where the Enable Comment Review setting is enabled.

(3) Start a Discussion

  • Start a discussion on selected files. This option is not available for projects where the Enable Comment Review setting is enabled.

(4) No Comment

  • Create No Comment on selected files.

(5) Project Form

  • Create a new app by associating selected files.

(6) Placeholder

  • Create a new placeholder.

(7) Create Model

  • Create a new federated model including the chosen model files.

Flag

(1) High

(2) Medium

(3) Low

(4) Clear Flag

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  1. Flag - To flag selected files as 'High', 'Medium', and 'Low'. It also allows you to clear existing flags on selected files.
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  2. Edit
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    1. Edit File Locally - To edit a file using the aDrive Desktop app.
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    2. Edit in Microsoft Office for the Web - To edit a file using the relevant Microsoft Office application for the web.
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    3. Attributes - To edit the attributes of selected files.
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    4. Secondary File - To add a new secondary file or replace the existing secondary file of the selected file.
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    5. Status - To change the status of selected files.
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    6. Customise Status - To format the selected file status.
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    7. Start Association - To associate the selected files with another existing file.
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  3. View - To view the selected file in Asite Viewer.
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  4. Download Files - To download selected files.
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  5. Visibility - To assign visibility or remove existing visibility (if already defined) on the selected file.
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  6. Start Workflow - To start a workflow on the selected file.
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  7. Checkout - To check out the selected files.
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  8. Undo Checkout - To undo checkout on selected files.
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  9. Compare
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    1. Files - To compare two selected files side by side.
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  10. Share
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    1. Distribute - To distribute selected files to your project team members.
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    2. Share Asite File Link - To share public or private links of selected files with other users.
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  11. More Options
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    1. Associations - To download the attachments and view associations of selected files (opens in file viewer as a new browser tab).
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    2. Deactivate Files - To deactivate selected files.
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    3. Reactivate Files - To reactivate selected files.
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  12. History - To view distribution, revision, and status history information of selected files (opens in file viewer as a new browser tab).
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  13. Copy
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    1. File(s) - To copy selected files.
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    2. Name - To copy the file name with extensions.
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    3. Location - To copy the file location, which includes the project name, the parent folder and subfolder names as applicable, and the file name with extension.
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  14. Start Watching - To start watching the selected file.
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  15. Watch
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    1. Stop Watching - To stop watching the selected file.
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    2. Edit Settings - To edit the watch configuration of the selected file.
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  16. Link Files - Link selected files to other folders in the same or other projects as per the project filter applied.
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  17. Move Files - To move selected files to other folders within the same project.
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  18. Tasks
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    1. For Information - To complete the 'For Information' task in bulk on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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    2. For Acknowledgement - To complete the 'For Acknowledgement' in bulk on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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    3. For Comment Coordination - This task type is currently not supported for bulk operation.
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    4. For Comment Incorporation - This task type is currently not supported for bulk operation.
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    5. For Action - To complete batch tasks 'For Action' on all selected files (as applicable) in one click.
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  19. Activity Locks - To lock or unlock key activities on selected files.
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  20. Save as PDF - Download selected files, including markups and save them to your local folder in PDF file format. This is currently supported for all file formats supported in Universal Web Viewer.
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  21. Print File - To print selected files, including comments and markups, as required.

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