Share folders from the Files application with members of
your community.
Before you begin
Your community must contain the Files widget for you to be
able to share folders with the community. The widget is automatically
added to a community when it is first created, but if it has been
removed, you can add it to the community again if you are a community
owner. For information about adding widgets to a community, see
Adding
widgets to your community to make more functionality available.
Anyone
can share folders with a community to which they have access, but
only the community owner and the folder owner can remove a folder
from the community.
About this task
Any community member can share folders from the Files application with their
community by using the Files widget. The type of folder that you can share depends on the type of
community that you want to share the folder with. A public community
can contain only public folders. A restricted community can contain public or private
folders.
Procedure
To share folders with your community, complete the following
steps.
- From the Files widget on the Overview page,
click the Folders tab.
- Click Share Folders.
Note: If
you are the first person to share a folder with the community, click Share
Your First Folder.
- Select a folder category from the following options:
Table 1. Folder categories| Option |
Description |
|---|
| Recent Folders |
Folders that are recently created in the Files application. |
| My Folders |
Folders that you own in the Files application. |
| Folders Shared With Me |
Folders that are shared with you from the Files application. |
| Public Folders |
Public folders in the Files application. |
- Select the folder or folders that you want to share.
- Specify the level of access that you want community members
to have to your folder or folders from the Community members
can access the selected folders list:
Table 2. Folder access levels| Access level |
Description |
|---|
| Reader |
Readers can view the content of any files in
the folder. |
| Contributor |
Contributors can add files to the folder, delete
files they added themselves, and view information about files in the
folder. |
| Owner |
Owners have ownership of the folder along with
the original owner. They can share the folder with other people and
delete any file. The owner of a file can delete it or remove it from
a folder. |
- Click Share Folders.