GETTING STARTED CLOUD DRIVE USER S MANUAL [A GUIDE BY THE GURUS AT CLASSLINK]
Welcome to LaunchPad This quick start guide will get you up and running in the ClassLink LaunchPad Cloud Drive. ClassLink LaunchPad is your very own cloud based virtual desktop! There is a huge array of features but this guide will focus on the basics of Cloud Drive. What to expect In this guide, you ll learn how to: Access your Cloud Drive Use the Smart Menu Set Default Actions Understand the Context Menu Create New Documents & Folders Upload Documents If you have any questions feel free to email our helpdesk at helpdesk@classlink.com or call us directly at 888.963.7550 x 101. Let s Begin!
Contents Accessing the Cloud Drive... 4 General... 4 Cloud Folders... 4 Smart Menu... 5 What is it?... 5 Default Actions... 6 Settings (Change Default Actions)... 6 Context Menu... 6 Create New Files and Folders... 7 New Button... 7 Upload Files... 8 Single... 8 Multiple Files... 9 Drag & Drop... 9 Version 2011.4.1... 11 What s New... 11 Top 3 New Features of LaunchPad... 11 Advanced Permissions... 12 Cloud Drive... 14 Permissions... 14 Search... 14 Set Default Action... 15 Enhanced Upload... 16 Copy/Move... 17
Accessing the Cloud Drive General After you login to the LaunchPad, you will see an icon on your desktop called Cloud Drive. This will most likely be the first icon in the upper left of your LaunchPad. Areas of importance. Cloud Folders
The Cloud Drive has 3 main folders called My Classes My Documents Shared These are hosted folders where you can store and share documents. My Documents is your personal repository of files that only you have access to. Smart Menu What is it? The first time you click on a document, you will be presented with the Smart Menu. This menu gives you all available options for the file.
Default Actions You many notice radio buttons next to certain Smart Menu options. These are called your Default Actions. You can tell LaunchPad to automatically perform certain actions each time you click on a file of a particular extension. For example if you want to Open Locally all Word Documents (.doc), simply select the radio button next to Open Locally and click on the button. This will save your preference for this file type. Settings (Change Default Actions) If you ever want to change or view your current default actions, click on the Settings Icon next to Search. Context Menu If you right click on any file or folder, this will open the context menu. Right clicking on a folder will allow you to create files in the folder you selected. Some items may be disabled depending on your permissions on the file/folder you are clicking on.
Create New Files and Folders New Button If you click on the New Button, you will see a list of options for various file types and folder. New will only be available if you have Add/Edit or Co-owner access to a folder. New Collaborative documents will create a Typewith.me document in the folder which can be accessed by multiple people at the same time.
Upload Files Single The default upload type is Single. This allows the user to select one file at a time for upload. If your browser does not support Flash or HTML5, this is the only option available to you.
Multiple Files If your browser has Flash support, you can select one or more documents for upload. Drag & Drop HTML5 enabled browsers will allow users to drag and drop files right from their local pc onto the form.
Version 2011.4.1 Consolidation of Cloud Drive instructional and virtual desktop views Improved style of Cloud Drive Added Additional Upload Options Added New Button Improved Search capabilities Improved Tab styles Improved Permissions with group, user level permissions Added Transfer ownership Added new permission level, co-owner Added ability to view permissions Improved modified date Improved Folder details Added Copy Added Move Added Typewithme integration Improved context menu Consolidated Zoho Edit/View options Improved sort functionality Improved Local Edit with application detection Added progress bars for upload/download progress with Local Edit Deleted files after successful upload with Local Edit Added In use flag Added ability to set default action for file types Added Mapped Folder support, Microsoft AD and Novell Added new icons for Microsoft and Novell mapped folders Added SSL support to tenant web service Added Edirectory support to tenant web service What s New The only K-12 based cloud desktop has seen some major enhancements this fall. The theme of this release is Cloud Drive. LaunchPad makes it easier than ever to access and edit your documents from any devices, anytime, anywhere! Top 3 New Features of LaunchPad
Advanced Permissions Users can now apply permissions at the user or group level for a folder in shared. Administrators and teachers can set permissions on any folder they create in the shared area of Cloud Drive. In addition, a new permission level has been added, co-owner which gives those users full control of the contents of that folder. Mapped Folder Support Now you can access all your files and folders from your existing school network right through the LaunchPad Cloud Drive. Administrators can specify what folders will be mapped, name that will appear to users and the users/groups that have access to the mapped folders.
Tons of new options New files, folders, copy, move, typewithme integration and much much more! We made it easier than ever to access, edit, manage your documents online with LaunchPad!
Cloud Drive Permissions The labels for the permission levels have been updated to the following: View Only Add/Edit Co-owner Creator Read only access Add files, edit files Full control along with delete, move, rename Owner of folder with full control If the user is the creator or co-owner of a folder in shared, they can give users permissions to the contents of the folder. Permissions if not set are inherited from the parent folder. Search Users can search the current folder and all sub folders with search. A new toggle button has been added to switch between the current folder and sub folders. Users can easily clear search results.
Set Default Action When a file type does not have a default action (open locally, open in Zoho, download), a new menu will appear that will allow users to pick an action and what to set as default for that file type. A radio button will appear next to the option you would like to set as default (optional).
Enhanced Upload New upload options have been added to give users multiple ways to get their files into the cloud!
Copy/Move Now it s a snap to copy and move files & folders to new locations. Either right click or access the action menu to copy/move files.