Document Management: What are the different Methods of Accessing Documents in the FileHold Library?

Users can access documents in the FileHold Library by one of 3 methods;

• Using a standard Web Browser
• Through MS Office Applications
• Or by using the FileHold Desktop Application (FDA)

What you should know about the different means of accessing the system;

1. A user with a valid account can use any one of the above methods to access the same documents in the same library.
2. Only the web client does not require installation of software on the users machine. Access via the FileHold Desktop application and Microsoft Office applications require the end user to run an installer on their computer they wish to access the system from.
3. As FileHold is a web enabled system, access to the library can occur via anyone of these methods from your LAN, WAN Intranet or over the Internet.
4. The web client and FDA have nearly identical feature set. The main difference is that the FDA is designed for power users requiring additional tools for the adding and management of documents in the library en masse.
5. To access the library using Microsoft Office the user must be running Office 2003 and have Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook or Visio applications installed. Not all features available in the web client or FDA are available when accessing the library using Microsoft Office.

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