IDL 3 Saving Files

On the Hub Server
Files and documents created in Inveneo Desktop Linux, which are connected to an Inveneo Hub Server, are generally saved to the server. Files can either public, meaning everyone can access them, or private, meaning only designated users can assess them. For instance, student files are usually kept in public folders, so a student can access files from anywhere in the computer lab. However, a teacher may have files that need to be kept private, where the students cannot access the files.

Public Folders
The Shared Files Folder, where public documents on the hub server are saved, will automatically appear on the desktop when IDL and Inveneo Hub Server on the same network. If the Shared Files Folder does not automatically appear on the desktop, see Chapter 3 Networking, Configuring Inveneo Servers. The Shared Files Folder is accessible by every computer with IDL. To save a document, picture, spreadsheet or other type of file: 
 * 1) Click the File menu and select Save.
 * 2) Type a name for the file
 * 3) In the "Places" section of the window, click Shared Files. The "Save in folder" field now points to the "Shared Files."
 * 4) Click OK to save the file.
 * 5) Click File > Save at any time to save changes to the file.
 * 6) When quitting an application, most applications will ask the user if they would like to save the current document or file before quitting.
 * 7) Click OK to save the document; if the document was not already saved, the application will ask the user to name the document.

Private Folders
Private folders will not automatically appear on the desktop. An icon must be manually created to access private folders.

Configuring Private Folders On Inveneo Hub Linux
To create a private user folder or share, see the Inveneo Hub Linux Manual, Users and Shares.

Configuring a Private Folder Icon On IDL

 * 1) Click Start > Administration > Configure Desktop Icons
 * 2) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 3) Click Add Server
 * 4) Enter the information about the user share created on the server.
 * 5) *For "Share Path", use the format /// or \\\
 * 6) *User and password are optional. If they are not entered here, the user will have to enter the user name and password every time the computer is rebooted.
 * 7) Click Save
 * 8) A new icon [[image:IDL3-save3.gif]] will appear on the desktop.

Saving to a Private Folder

 * 1) Double click the private folder on the desktop. Regardless of how the icon is configured, whether the user must enter the password or if the password is enter for the user, the user must double click the private folder on the desktop to mount the folder.
 * 2) Once the folder is mounted, the user saves documents to the private folder the same way the user saves documents to Shared Files.
 * 3) To save a document, picture, spreadsheet or other type of file, click the File menu and select Save.
 * 4) Type a name for the file
 * 5) In the "Places" section of the window, click the name of the private folder. The "Save in folder" field now points to the private folder.
 * 6) Click OK to save the file.
 * 7) Click File > Save at any time to save changes to the file.
 * 8) When quitting an application, most applications will ask the user if they would like to save the current document or file before quitting.
 * 9) Click OK to save the document.
 * 10) If the user must enter a password to mount the private folder, the user will not need to enter the password as long as the private folder is mounted. To re-activate the password, the user must restart the computer or right click on the private folder and select unmount.



On a USB Memory Stick

 * 1) Insert a USB memory stick into one of the Inveneo Computing Station's available USB ports.
 * 2) Click the File menu and select Save.
 * 3) Type a name for the file.
 * 4) In the "Places" field, click the down-arrow to scroll the list of Places until the "USB Disks" folder appears.
 * 5) Double-click the USB Disks folder.
 * 6) In the "Name" field to the right of "Places", scroll down the list of folders until the name of the USB memory stick appears.
 * 7) Double-click the USB memory stick to select it. Now the "Save in folder" field points to the name of the USB memory stick.
 * 8) Click OK to save the file.
 * 9) Click File > Save at any time to save changes to the file.
 * 10) When quitting an application, most applications will ask the user if they would like to save the current document or file before quitting.
 * 11) Click OK to save the document; if the document was not already saved, the application will ask the user to name the document.

Turning On Local File Storage (Only on 40GB hard-drive System)

 * 1) Click Start > Administration > Configure Desktop Icons
 * 2) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 3) Check/Tic the box at the bottom of the window labeled "Enable 'Station Files' folder for loack hard drive file storage"
 * 4) Click Close
 * 5) To save the "Station Files" folder on the desktop, click Start > Administration > Save Configuration.
 * 6) When the “Configuration saved” message appears, click OK.
 * 7) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 8) Documents saved to the "Station Files" folder are stored on the local hard-drive.

Saving files to the Inveneo Computing Station

 * 1) Click the File menu and select Save.
 * 2) Type a name for the file.
 * 3) Double-click on Desktop in the "Places" section of the window.
 * 4) Double-click on the Station Files folder in the "Name" section of the window. Now the "Save in folder" field points to the "Station Files."
 * 5) Click OK to save the file.
 * 6) Click File > Save at any time to save changes to the file.
 * 7) When quitting an application, most applications will ask the user if they would like to save the current document or file before quitting.
 * 8) Click OK to save the document; if the document was not already saved, the application will ask the user to name the document.

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