IPVision File Explorer

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The File Explorer menu item from the Task Menu Sidebar presents you with a folder structure from which you can select previously completed searches and analyses. When you first login you will see a "My Files" folder. You may also see a "Shared Files" folder if other users have shared files with you. Once you have done your first search or analysis a "Temporary Files" folder will also appear. Until you save a search to another folder it is stored in the "Search Results" folder under Temporary Files. An Analysis is stored in the "Analyses" folder under Temporary Files until you save it to another folder.

File Explorer Page Layout

File Explorer Pull Down Menu
Use the pull-down menus at the top of the File Explorer page to manage and use folders and files:

File Menu
	Open All Folders: Opens the folder and all subfolders under this folder to show the files. Close All Folders: Closes the folder and all subfolders.
Edit Menu
	Select All Files: Selects All of the files in the folder. Note: Files in any closed subfolders are NOT selected when you use "Select All Files". Note Also: You can select one or more individual files by pressing and holding the Ctrl key and then Click on the file(s) you want. Unselect All Files: Unselects all of files in the folder. Move Selected: Moves ALL of the Selected Files. Delete Selected: Deletes ALL of the Selected Files. Mark Selected: Mark "tags" the file with a check so you can see it easily when you open a folder. Unmark Selected: UnMark removes the tag/check.
View Menu
	Temporary Analyses: Provides access to Analyses you have done but not yet saved to a folder. Temporary Maps: Provides access to Maps you have done but not yet saved to a folder. Temporary Searches: Provides access to Search Results you not yet saved to a folder. View as Thumbnails: Shows thumbnails of the files in the folder, e.g., maps thumbnails, analysis thumbnails. View as List: Shows a list of the files in the folder. Refresh: Refreshes the browser by going back to the server to retrieve the current contents of the folder. If you save files to a folder the folder on the server will be updated but the folder view on your browser will NOT be updated until you "Refresh".
Tools Menu
	Combine Lists: Allows you to Combine Lists in various ways -i.e., Merge, Intersect and Subtract. Compare Lists: Compare Lists provides you with a method of running side-by-side analyses on two lists. For example, you might do a "Class Analysis" on two portfolios to see whether or not they overlap technology areas under the USPTO Patent Classification System.

File Explorer: File/Document Right Click Menu
"Right click" on a file to access the Document Menu for that file:
	Open: Opens the file. Rename: Allows you to Rename the file. Note: For maps this does NOT change the header displayed on the map. Move: Allows you to Move the file to a new folder. Delete: Allows you to Delete the file. Copy hyperlink to clipboard: This copies the file url address to the clipboard on your computer. From here you can paste it into another application such as a word processor. NOTE: this feature does not work on certain browser types such as FireFox; in these cases you will have to open the file and go to the File Info tab and copy the url address from there. Mark/Unmark: "Mark" will put a check on the file icon so you can identify it quickly when you open the folder. "Unmark" removes the check mark.

File Explorer: Folder Menu
"Right click" on a file folder to access the Folder Menu:
	Set Sharing: You can share your folder with other users in your organization. Open Folder: Opens this folder to view the files inside. Open All Folders: OPENS this folder and all subfolders underneath it. Close All Folders: CLOSES this folder and all subfolders underneath it. Move Contents: You can move the files in the folder to another or new folder. Delete Contents: You can delete ALL of the contents of a folder. Note: When you delete all of the files in a folder then that folder will disappear.

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