User Guide

Everything an everyday user does in QuantaCloud, step by step, in the order you will need it. Every instruction names the exact button, field and message you will see on screen.

• 1. What QuantaCloud is
  • 1.1. The two roles
  • 1.2. The words this guide uses
• 2. Signing in
  • 2.1. With a username and password
  • 2.2. With Google
  • 2.3. With company SSO
  • 2.4. The first time you sign in
  • 2.5. Where you land
  • 2.6. If you forget your password
  • 2.7. If your account is locked
  • 2.8. Signing out
• 3. Getting around
  • 3.1. The left sidebar
  • 3.2. The top bar
  • 3.3. Things that follow you between pages
  • 3.4. Messages
• 4. Workspaces
  • 4.1. The workspaces list
  • 4.2. Where workspaces come from
  • 4.3. Inside a workspace
  • 4.4. Pinning a workspace
• 5. Uploading files
  • 5.1. Using the Upload button
  • 5.2. Drag and drop straight onto the page
  • 5.3. When a file of that name already exists
  • 5.4. Uploads that fail
• 6. Working with files and folders
  • 6.1. Two ways to view a folder
  • 6.2. Selecting items
  • 6.3. Creating a folder
  • 6.4. The actions on an item
  • 6.5. Copying and moving
  • 6.6. The details panel
  • 6.7. Version history
  • 6.8. Previewing a file
• 7. My Files — your private area
• 8. Finding things
  • 8.1. Searching
• 9. Trash and restore
  • 9.1. Deleting
  • 9.2. Restoring
  • 9.3. Deleting for good
  • 9.4. Empty trash
• 10. Sharing
  • 10.1. Adding someone to a workspace
  • 10.2. Changing or removing someone’s access
  • 10.3. What each workspace role can do
  • 10.4. Sending a colleague a link to a file
  • 10.5. Sharing with people outside your organisation
• 11. Whiteboards
  • 11.1. The whiteboards list
  • 11.2. Creating a whiteboard
  • 11.3. Working on a board
  • 11.4. Renaming a board, and who can see it
• 12. Devices and desktop sync
  • 12.1. Registering a computer
  • 12.2. Browsing what a device has backed up
  • 12.3. Reading the status badges
  • 12.4. Removing a device
• 13. Connectors — importing from another cloud
  • 13.1. Which services are available
  • 13.2. The two ways to reach Box
  • 13.3. Bringing files across
• 14. Workspace settings
  • 14.1. What to ask for, and who to ask
• 15. QuantaGrid — browsing your own cloud storage
  • 15.1. Choosing a storage provider
  • 15.2. The Explorer
  • 15.3. Browsing a bucket
  • 15.4. What you can do with objects
  • 15.5. The detail tabs
• 16. Your profile and sessions
  • 16.1. Changing your password
• 17. Reporting a problem
• 18. Troubleshooting
  • 18.1. Before you report a problem