Modules
File Manager
The
File Manager
module provided by the SiteBuildingSystem is a tool that can prove to be very
useful in dispersing information to a wide audience. Perhaps you are an attorney and need your
client to review a document prior to the next meeting. You can create a secure web page, post a
document to that web page, and provide access to that page to a specified client. You could then
inform your client to go to the web site and review the document.
Consulting firms and service providers would also find this function quite useful. Suppose your
company is working on a project that needs documentation reviewed by subject matter experts.
You could upload the documents to a web page instantly for their review.
Does your company manufacture or sell products? The file manager feature is an excellent way
of providing detailed information, marketing literature and specification sheets for your products to
customers and potential customers. And one of the greatest benefits of providing information in
an uploaded file is that just as quickly as the products change, you can update the marketing
literature.
The
File Manager
module supports a variety of file types, with the maximum file size being 10
MB. You can upload and post on your web site any non-image files that you wish to post. Images
should instead be uploaded with the image upload module.
When you upload a file to your web site, visitors can simply click on the file to open it. The files
are represented on the web page as document icons with the name of the file underneath.
Posting Documents on Your Web Site
In the Edit Mode, open the web page on
which you want to post the file.
Select
Modules > File Manager
from the
tool bar. The File Upload window appears.
Click the
Upload File
button to open the
File Upload window. Browse your
directories and select the file you want to
upload. Remember, the maximum file size
you can upload is 10 MB.
Click
Upload
. When the file upload is
complete, press the
Refresh
button in the
pop-in window and the new file should
appear.
To make the file available to visitors to
your site, select the file in the list and click
Add File
. The file now appears on the web
page.
You can move the file around on the page
by clicking and dragging the gray handle
on the tool bar.
If you want to change the file name, click the
Edit
button on the file's tool bar. In the pop-up
window, type the new file name and then click
Rename
.
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