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Content Station allows you to open any type of file for editing it in its own application. After editing the file, it can be saved back to Enterprise.
Example: You can open a Photoshop file from within Content Station, edit the file in Photoshop and save the changed version back to Enterprise.
Opening files
Opening a file using Content Station Web is done by using the Check Out Only option:
Step 1. Use one of the following methods:
- Select the file and choose File > Open > Check Out Only..
- Select the file, right-click it and choose Check Out Only..
You are asked to choose a location where the file should be stored.
Step 2. Click Save and browse to a location somewhere on the system and save the file.
The following actions take place:
- The file is checked out of the system. As long as the file is in this state, other users are prevented from editing the file.
- An icon appears in the 'In Use By' column of the Document pane for the file: a yellow pencil
for you as the user who has checked out the file, a yellow padlock
for all other users.
Figure: Files that are checked-out can be recognized by their icons in the Document pane.
Step 3. Access the location where you saved the file to and double-click it to open it in its own application.
Saving files
While working on a checked-out file, you can:
- Save the file in the application in which it is edited
- Check-in the file and close it
Note: When editing InCopy articles in InCopy (instead of editing InCopy articles in Content Station) or editing layouts in InDesign and Smart Connection is installed in these applications, use the advanced features of Smart Connection for saving files. For more information, see: |
Saving the file in the application in which it is edited
When editing a checked-out file and subsequently saving that change, the change is saved on the local system. The content of the file is now different from the original file in the Enterprise system.
Note: In Content Station Web, no icons appear to make you aware of this difference.
Checking-in the file and closing it
When you are finished working on the file it needs to be checked-in. This saves the made changes to Enterprise and makes the file available for other users to edit it.
Step 1. (Optional but recommended) Close the file in the application in which it was edited.
Step 2. Return to Content Station and locate the file that you have checked out.
Step 3. Select the file and do one of the following:
- Choose File > Save > Check In...
- Right-click the file and choose Check In...
The Windows Explorer / Mac Finder window appears.
Step 4. Browse to the location where you saved the file and click Open.
The file is checked-in and closed. It is now available for other users to edit it.
Note: The originally checked-out file is not removed from the system.
Closing files
Files can be closed in one of the following ways:
- By checking-in the file. See Checking-in the file and closing it above.
- By closing the file without saving any last-made changes (known as an 'Abort Check-out' action). See below.
Note: When editing InCopy articles in InCopy (instead of editing InCopy articles in Content Station) or editing layouts in InDesign and Smart Connection is installed in these applications, use the advanced features of Smart Connection for saving files. For more information, see: |
Closing the file without saving any last-made changes (Abort Check-out)
Use the Abort Check-out feature to close the file without saving any last-made changes.
This method is typically used when opening a file by mistake, quickly checking the content of the file without having to work on it, or realizing that the file does not need to be edited.
Of course, you can also close the file by checking it in, but using the 'Abort Check-out' method has the following advantages:
- No version is saved
- The process of closing the file takes less time
Step 1. (Optional but recommended) Close the file in the application in which it was edited.
Step 2. Return to Content Station and locate the file that you have checked out.
Step 3. Select the file an do one of the following:
- Choose File > Abort Check Out
- Right-click the file and choose Abort Check Out
The file is made available for other users to edit it.
Note: The originally checked-out file is not removed from the system.
Related Tasks
Opening InCopy templates from Content Station 9
Opening InDesign layout templates from Content Station 9
Opening InDesign Layout Module templates from Content Station 9
Opening, saving and closing articles in Content Station 9
Opening, saving and closing files with Content Station 9 AIR
Using duplicate file names in Enterprise 9
Error 2032 or 3003 when opening a file from Content Station
Reference Materials
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