HOW TO Find your way around Files
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Seeyourstuff
AtfirstglanceFilesdoesn’tlookany
differentfrombefore.ItopensinRecents
view,whichshowsyouthemostrecently
usedfilesinyouriCloudDrive.You’llsee
there’salsoaBrowseoptiondownatthe
bottomofthescreen.2
Seeallyourstorage
WhenyoutapBrowseyou’llgetthis
view,withasidebarshowingallyour
availablelocations–includingattached
drivesandanycloudstorageoptions–
and the main window showing you the
currently selected folder.3
Scan directly to Files
iOS’s document scanner is now in
Files, so you can scan without having to
launch a third party scanner or camera
app. Simply tap on the three dots
immediately to the right of Browse and
select Scan Documents.4
Edit locations
The Browse options also enable you
to connect to a networked server such as
a media server, or to edit and re-order
the list of locations and tags that appears
in the Sidebar at the left of the window.
Tap Done to finish.5
Make your own
Apps have been able to make their
own folders for ages, and now you can
join in the fun. To create a new folder
simply long-press in a blank bit of the
main screen and you’ll see three options:
New Folder, Scan Documents and Info.6
Name your folder
If you tap on New Folder you’ll be
taken to this really rather large field
where you can give it a descriptive name.
Type whatever you want to call your
folder; or use the little X icon if you need
to clear the whole field.7
Exploretheoptions
Long-pressingonafileorfolder
bringsuptheactionsthatyoucanuse
onit:fileoperationssuchascopying
andmoving, tagging or favouriting,
downloading if it’s in the cloud, or just
copying a link for sharing.8
Moveitaround
IfyouselecttheMoveoption
you’llnow be able to scroll through the
available folders, just as if you were
moving a message in Mail. It’s quite a
long list if you have a lot of apps installed
on your iPhone or iPad.9
Zip it up
You can easily compress multiple
files, creating a compact .zip file that’s
better for sending or sharing. Select the
files by tapping Select in the top right
corner and then tapping each file so a
tick appears. Tap More > Compress.The new Files app APPLE APPS