# Documents Folders

## Available Documents

The Home page displays the following documents by clicking on the ***Folder*** icon:

1\.        My Documents

2\.       Public Documents

3\.       Shared Documents

4\.       Favorites      

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### **My Documents**

* ***My Documents*** lists all the documents created by the user or assigned to the user.
* The documents are displayed in thumbnail format.

### **Public Documents**

* The ***Public Documents*** folder is available to all users.
* Users can view documents shared by others.

### **Shared Documents**

* The documents shared by users can be part of the ***Shared Documents*****.**
  * The users receive a view-only copy of the documents which are shared using the ***Share With*** option.
  * The documents shared via the ***Copy To*** option contain all the edit permissions for the users.
    * E.g., In the below-given image, two Story documents titled ***BDB Hiring Story*** are displayed under the ***Shared Documents.***

![Documents under the Shared Documents folder](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FrRQknnJPdkxQqxWbxs5w%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=f72a99c4-7482-4d9b-9bb9-6603c2847bad)

* Use the right-click on both documents to get the credited operations. You can see that one dashboard has all the documents options to modify it, while the other dashboard does not display any modification option.

     

![Only the shared documents through Copy to option contains the credited options](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2Fmbn8FORcJnZ1UHn4ir6P%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=b3adee27-dc3d-4972-b1d6-8ebcb5c0f83d)

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The document shared using the **Copy To** option gets all the permissions to modify it, while the document that is shared using the **Share with** option gets no permission to modify it.*
{% endhint %}

### **Favorites**

* The documents marked as a favorite by a user are saved under the ***Favorites*** document folder.
* The documents in frequent use by the users are a part of the ***Favorites*** document folder.
* Users can remove a document from ***Favorites*** (if desired).&#x20;
* The documents added to the ***Favorites*** do not get any permission to modify them.
* The user can open the document added to the ***Favorites*** into a new tab.

![Documents under the Favorites folder](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FRZx9E6mGNbNbBeEMCFbf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=98c62d3b-d7fc-4cca-9a16-7c2cd9073ca0)

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

1. *The **My Documents** space opens by default while opening the BDB Platform homepage.*
2. *The **Public Documents** folder contains a sample folder named **BDB SAMPLES** by default.* &#x20;

&#x20;      ![](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FpFUjU4qbpbO7Zm0OVEXf%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9bbb6b14-3cfc-492a-9ee1-6e451049bdc1)
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The documents and folders shared under the Public Documents space also get some modification options.

Mostly the following options are provided to the folders available under the ***Public Documents*** folder:

1. Open in New Tab
2. Properties
3. Add to Favorites
4. Create New Folder
5. Create New Story
6. Link a URL
7. Rename

![](https://4128708524-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FGDmsjfjJBNqow7Fo97cO%2Fuploads%2FEpNgj4ZJFleywWJFEnss%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a280045a-b8bf-4117-bd1b-ef6629d6e351)

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>* The documents available under the ***Public Documents*** space *<mark style="color:red;">**do not contain**</mark>* ***Move to, Copy,*** and ***Delete*** options unless they are created by the users.
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