Renaming files and folders

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.
An image file is created (by uploading or dragging-and-dropping it) in the workspace.
A folder is created in the workspace.

Your need

You might need to improve naming conventions, correct spelling errors etc. for a file or folder.

The possibility

It is possible to rename files and folders.

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to rename files and folders.

The result

This is a file before renaming it.

This is the file after renaming it.

If the resource was checked in before renaming it, the resource is now checked out to working version.

Overall steps

Browse to a file or folder (resource) and select it, then do a rename operation on the resource.

Time

Less than 1 minute

1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. If you want to rename:

a folder, browse to the folder in the Workspace view.
a file, browse to the file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.

In the Publications view, you can only browse to a content or configuration file that is connected to a publication.

3. Right-click the file or folder (resource).

A pop-up list opens.

4. In the pop-up list, select the resource icon.

The File or Folder toolbar opens.

5. On the File or Folder toolbar, click Rename.

6. In the New name box, edit the existing resource name.

When renaming a file:

7. Click Rename.

The resource is renamed.

If the resource was checked in before renaming it, the resource is now checked out to working version.