Digital File - Now Checked Out Dialog

The "Now Checked Out" dialog provides you with a quick, easy way to manage the digital items that are currently locked for your exclusive editing. Using iKE, you check out a digital item simply by double-clicking it. Once checked out, no one but you can make changes to the digital item.

Double-clicked digital items are listed in the "Now Checked Out" dialog. Once you've finished your editing, click the green checkmark next to the item. iKE will update the digital item in the digital file and then release your edit lock.

If you double-click on a digital item that someone else is editing, iKE will notify you who has the item checked out. You can then view a read-only version of the digital item, but you will not be able to save any changes to that item. And since someone else has checked out the item, it will not be added to your "Now Checked Out" dialog.

If you check out a digital item and haven't made any changes to that item (or if you'd like to discard the changes you've made), click the red X next to the item and iKE will release your edit lock. Other users (that have access) can then check out the item for editing.

To see whether a digital item is edit-locked by another user, you can right-click on the item and select the Properties menu item. The item's status is listed at the top of the Properties dialog.

Open Read-only

The "Open Read-only" feature (accessible from a digital item's right-click menu) lets you open an item in read-only mode. This is a quick and easy way to view a digital item you don't intend to modify. When an item is opened this way, the "Now Checked Out" dialog is not used.

Editing digital items while offline

Let's say that you've got a plane trip coming up and you've got some documents you need to update in transit. Just check out each of the digital items you need to bring with you (by double-clicking on them). While they're listed in the "Now Checked Out" dialog, they're available for editing whether you're connected to the Internet or not! And when you return from your trip, you can check those updated documents back in.

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Open Read-only

Editing digital items while offline