Objects are created by performing actions on the current folder. The pop-up menus, that trigger these actions, are located in the top section of the folder page. Below the pop-up menus you find the action shortcut bar for the most frequent of these actions.
Figure 3: Top menu bar and action shortcut bar
New objects are added by selecting one of the file menu entries from the top menu or by selecting the respective action shortcut:
•Select to upload a file from your local computer system to the current BSCW folder or workspace.
The popular Web browsers provide the functionality required for file upload. If you have to upload large documents or a great number of documents regularly, you should consider using one of the BSCW upload helpers available (for details see 13.5 “BSCW upload helpers” on page 245).
•Select and an object type from the list offered (Workspace, Folder, URL, Discussion Forum, Poll, Task, Search Folder etc.) to create an object of the specified type directly on the BSCW server.
Figure 4: How to create a document
Existing objects are moved around your workspaces using your clipboard:
•Select to add objects to the current folder that were transferred to your clipboard by the most recent or action. The clipboard objects may also have been created via an archive, extract or convert action.