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1. Tools Menu 2 In the Thunderbird Addressbook application e File gt New gt Remote Addressbook SoGo Connector added this Name is the name you want to give your Addressbook in the Thunderbird addressbook bar area e URL is found in your ownCloud Contacts area that little Gear symbol 5 6 Thunderbird Synchronize Addressbook 63 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 In the bottom left of the Contacts View same symbol as found in the top right in the Calendar view Then look for a little impeller symbol rab which will display the URL you need for your installation to work e Remote Address Book Properties iy QS Name craig mydomain com Read Only q OK Cancel Once installed synchronize right click on your newly made remote address book and select Synchronize You ll see your address book populate from ownCloud Don t click read only above unless you don t want to modify your ownCloud server addressbook like it contains a listing of corporate contacts and is shared with lots of people and you don t want a new user dragging it somewhere unintended The rest of the details of dealing with Thunderbird addressbook are left to the reader First thing I learned 15 dragging a contact to a different addressbook is a move operation If you are worried about losing the contact save it to a VCF file using ownCloud Or LDIF using Thunderbird
2. When you first log in to ownCloud the Web interface shows a gray bar behind all SharePoint folders The gray bar disappears when the mountpoint is verified by the server If you see a red error bar you ll see either an hourglass that indicates a connection error or a Key to indicate that authentication is required Your ownCloud admin has the option to configure SharePoint credentials so that you are authenticated automatically or you may be required to enter your credentials If you have to enter your credentials click the red bar and you ll get a login window You should only have to do this once as ownCloud will store your credentials If your SharePoint login ever changes go to your Personal page to update it in the Sharepoint Personal Configuration section 9 2 2 Personal Page You can manage your SharePoint connections in Sharepoint Personal Configuration section of your ownCloud Personal page You ll see two sections the Admin added mount points section lists SharePoint mounts controlled by your ownCloud admin If users have permissions to mount their own SharePoint libraries you ll alsoseea Personal mount points section 77 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 There are two types of authentication available to you If you have multiple SharePoint libraries that use the same authentication enter your credentials in Sharepoint Personal Configuration Then follow these steps to add your libraries Enter the name of your l
3. ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 2 6 Web Interface Enhancements The ownCloud Web interface has been Improved to make it easier for all users to access edit sync and share their files 2 7 Download Broker Improves Performance When ownCloud delivers universal file access to end users files from many different document sources are aggregated into a single interface and served to end users In some cases passing all of the files aggregated in this interface through a single server ownCloud slows down data access ownCloud now supports direct downloads of files from select storage back ends reducing the load on the ownCloud server without sacrificing control over the files that are stored in the various back end systems 4 Chapter 2 What s New for Users in ownCloud 9 0 CHAPTER THREE THE OWNCLOUD WEB INTERFACE You can connect to your ownCloud server using any Web browser just point it to your ownCloud server and enter your username and password a ana G Figure 3 1 ownCloud login window Note Some apps like files_external or encryption are disabling the remember checkbox shown above on purpose if they are enabled by your administrator 3 1 Navigating the Main User Interface By default the ownCloud Web interface opens to your Files page Once you have accessed the ownCloud Server main web interface you can add files remove files and make changes based on the access privileges set by you if you are a
4. a GOD ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 The ownCloud developers October 26 2015 CONTENTS ownCloud 9 0 User Manual Introduction 1 What s New for Users in ownCloud 9 0 3 2 1 Groups Listings on Personal Page 3 2 2 Desktop Sync Client Shares From File Manager Selective 3 1 2 5 2 2 LZ 9 3 058 2 2 R e B ec RO s ac Q QQ epee eee se 3 3 19 eee 3 24 Improved Federated Cloud Sharing 3 2 5 Q8 34e NQ wU OG S Q RR A A 3 2 0 Web Interface Enhancements s s s so 444254084464 dardo we 3e QUQ 4 2 7 Download Broker Improves Performance 4 The ownCloud Web Interface 5 3 1 Navigating the Main User Interface 5 Files amp Synchronization 9 4 1 Accessing your Files Using the ownCloud Web 9 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV 14 DCEEG s 0 orar AA G S a AA 26 44 Managing Deleted Files 26 45 Desktop and Mobile Synchronization 27 46 Encrypting YourownCloud Files 2 47 Using Federated Cloud Sharing 20 4 8 Making Anonymous Uploads ES Only
5. Any folder that has been shared is marked with the Shared overlay icon Public link shares are marked with a chain link Un shared folders are blank If your ownCloud server is the Enterprise Subscription you may also have access to Sharepoint and Windows Network Drive file shares These also have special overlay icons and a red plugin means you have to enter a login to get access to the share 4 1 4 Creating or Uploading Files and Directories ownCloud enables you to create new files or folders directly in an ownCloud folder by clicking on the New button in the Files app 10 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 New Text file Folder Figure 4 2 New button options 4 1 Accessing your Files Using the ownCloud Web Interface 11 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 The New button provides the following two options from which to choose Text file Creates a simple text file and adds the file to your current folder Folder Creates a new folder in the current folder Up arrow The upward point arrow is for uploading files from your computer Into ownCloud You can also upload files by dragging and dropping them from your file manager 4 1 5 Selecting Files or Folders You can select one or more files or folders by clicking on the small thumbnails or icons that represent them When you select a file or folder a small checkbox is populated with a check to indicate that it is selec
6. Click Finish and you will be able to change the display name and refresh interval Syncing Folder Default calendar 100 62 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Now you should see the Akonadi resource doing the first synchronization You can find the Contacts and Calendars in Kontact or KOrganizer K Addressbook if you run the programs separately v ownCloud v Default calendar Address Books Name v v BR owncCloud Arthur Schiwon E default Bart Visscher 3 Cornelius Schumacher Ex Craig Roberts Florian Jacob Frank Karlitschek Georg Ehrke mU Jakob Sack Ex Jan Christoph Borchardt Klaas Freitag Es Michael Gapczynski Es Michael Grosser Robin Appelman Tom Needham 5 6 Thunderbird Synchronize Addressbook 5 6 1 Addressbook As someone who is new to ownCloud New to SoGo Connector and new to Thunderbird Addressbook here is what you need in excruciating pithy detail you need to make this work for all the other lost souls out there 1 Thunderbird for your OS unless it comes with your OS distribution Linux 2 Sogo Connector latest release 3 Lightning a Thunderbird calendar add on At the time Aug 14 syncing your contacts only works with this add on installed With an installed Thunderbird mailtool an installed SoGo Connector and an installed Lightning add on 1 Thunderbird Addressbook is in the Thunderbird
7. date d b syY To upload a file 109 into that directory curl u user pass T error log http example org owncloud remote php webdav date d b SY To move a file curl u user pass X MOVE header Destination http example org owncloud remote php webdav tar To get the properties of files in the root folder S curl X PROPFIND H Depth 1 u user pass http example org owncloud remote php webdav x lt xml version 1 0 encoding utf 8 gt lt d multistatus xmlns d DAV xmlns oc http owncloud org ns xmlns s http sabredav org ns gt d response lt d href gt owncloud remote php webdav lt d href gt lt d propstat gt lt d prop gt lt d getlastmodified gt Tue 13 Oct 2015 17 07 45 GMT lt d getlastmodified gt lt d resourcetype gt lt d collection gt lt d resourcetype gt d quota used bytes 163 d quota used bytes lt d quota available bytes gt 11802275840 lt d quota available bytes gt lt d getetag gt 561d3a6139d05 lt d getetag gt A prop gt lt d status gt HTTP 1 1 200 OK lt d status gt lt d propstat gt lt d response gt d response lt d href gt owncloud remote php webdav welcome txt lt d href gt lt d propstat gt 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV 25 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 lt d prop gt lt d getlastmodified gt Tue 13 Oct 2015 17 07 35 GMT lt d getlastmodified gt lt d getcontentlength gt 163 lt
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9. 4 1 8 Sharing Files Locally When enabled by your administrator you can share files or folders on ownCloud with a local user group or any person online with a public link Shared files and folders are labeled with the triangular share icon and the status Shared in the file or folder row To create a local share with other users or groups on your ownCloud server 1 Hover your cursor over an item on the Files page 12 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 2 Click the Share icon The Share dialog box opens to show the following options annas files 4 Download Shared A layla notify by email gcanshare iv can edit y Create gt update delete stashcat notify by email can share can edit Create gt update delete Figure 4 3 Share dialog box Type the name of the user or group that you want to share with If you want to share with more than one you have to create each share separately Check the permissions you want the user or group to have and optionally send them an email notification Note Users must enter their email addresses on their Personal pages for email notifications to work Your new share appears on user s Files pages marked with a Share icon and the name of the file owner lt annas files annabelle 39 m iT iT Figure 4 4 Shared file When you want to revoke a share simply click the Trashcan icon next to the name of
10. Activities i FriFeb 8 18 14 a am am Connect to Server classes core general images New Window Places Recent Enter Location Do ls ls eS m n ee dd Music Bookmarks Connect to Server l Pictures H videos Preferences Server Address J dav localhost files webdav php M Trash Devices About Files e Computer Help Recent Servers Bookmarks Quit i florian on Im ray on 192 1 Metwork ge Browse Net Browse Cancel Connect Accessing Files with KDE and Dolphin File Manager To access your ownCloud files using the Dolphin file manager in KDE use protocol webdav example org owncloud remote php webdav 16 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 webdav localhost webdav Dolphin Tools Settings Help 4 Ea Find L 2 Preview Split 2 Delete webdav localhoskf owncloud remote php webdav Name i Size Date documents Unknown 12 26 14 1 music Unknown 12 26 14 1 photos Unknown 12 26 14 1 ownCloudUserManual pdf 1 7 MIB 12 26 14 1 You can create a permanent link to your ownCloud server 1 Open Dolphin and click Network in the left hand Places column 2 Click on the icon labeled Add a Network Folder The resulting dialog should appear with WebDAV already selected 3 If WebDAV is not selected select it 4 Clic
11. Additionally ownCloud calculates the maximum available space every time a new file is added If the deleted files exceed the new maximum allowed space ownCloud will expire old deleted files until the limit is met once again 4 5 Desktop and Mobile Synchronization For synchronizing files with your desktop computer we recommend using the ownCloud Sync Client for Windows Mac OS X and Linux The ownCloud Desktop Sync Client enables you to connect to your private ownCloud Server You can create folders in your home directory and keep the contents of those folders synced with your ownCloud server Simply copy a file into the directory and the ownCloud desktop client does the rest Make a change to the files on one computer it will flow across the others using these desktop sync clients You will always have your latest files with you wherever you are Its usage is documented separately in the ownCloud Desktop Client Manual 4 5 1 Mobile Clients Visit your Personal page in your ownCloud Web interface to find download links for Android and iOS mobile sync clients Or visit the ownCloud download page Visit the ownCloud documentation page to read the mobile apps user manuals 4 6 Encrypting Your ownCloud Files ownCloud includes an Encryption app and when it is enabled by your ownCloud administrator all of your ownCloud data files are automatically encrypted Encryption is server wide so when it is enabled you cannot choose to keep your fil
12. Addressbook first Like dragging from ownCloud Addressbook to Personal Address Book removes the contact from ownCloud Server deleting it from all the other synchronized installations and puts it in your Local Machine only Address Book So be careful or you ll have unintended consequences where you might have intended a copy operation Contact Pictures are also sync ed 5 7 Troubleshooting 5 7 1 BlackBerry OS 10 2 BlackBerry OS up to 10 2 2102 does not accept a URL with protocol https in front of the server address It will always tell you that it cannot login on your server So instead of writing https address remote php carddav principals username in the server address field you have to write address remote php carddav principals username 64 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar CHAPTER SIX COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENT EDITING The Documents application supports editing documents within ownCloud without the need to launch an external application The Documents app supports these features Cooperative edit with multiple users editing files simultaneously Document creation within ownCloud Document upload Share and edit files in the browser and then share them inside ownCloud or through a public link Supported file formats are odt doc and docx 6 1 The main interface New document i cL mcum im rial pu pH bee Sw sam LAG Las Brilon kusi mundi mi
13. For group shares share with any individuals who can t access the share This updates the encryption and then the share owner can remove the individual shares 28 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Recovery Key Password If your ownCloud administrator has enabled the recovery key feature you can choose to use this feature for your account If you enable Password recovery the administrator can read your data with a special password This feature enables the administrator to recover your files in the event you lose your ownCloud password If the recovery key is not enabled then there is no way to restore your files if you lose your login password Encryption Enable recovery key allow to recover users files in case of password loss as Recovery key password Repeat Recovery key password Enabled Disabled 4 6 3 Files Not Encrypted Only the data in your files is encrypted and not the filenames or folder structures These files are never encrypted Old files in the trash bin mage thumbnails from the Gallery app e Previews from the Files app The search index from the full text search app e Third party app data There may be other files that are not encrypted only files that are exposed to third party storage providers are guaran teed to be encrypted Change Private Key Password This option is only available if your log in password but not your encryption passwor
14. Format gt B I U Liberation Serif 12 Default Style 100 x T lest user I am admin user check the color of my cursor Hey thkre I am the test user here admin If a user is not a local user e g accessing the file using public link they will be shown as guest in the user list automatically named Guest 1 Guest 2 and so on Guests can change their nicknames at any time by clicking on their names or thumbnails in the user list 66 Chapter 6 Collaborative Document Editing ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 6 1 3 Delete a Document You can t delete a document from inside the Document app but must go to your Files page and delete it from there You ll find it in your default documents directory which is configured on your ownCloud Personal page see Setting Your Preferences 6 1 4 Share a Document Document sharing has the same options as when sharing other files While editing a document you can use the Share button to enable other users to edit the document This button will display all available options to share Share Format v B I U Liberation Serif Share link http localhost owncloud public php service docurn Password protect Send set expiration date By default you can enter local users or groups to share with Checking Share link will enable sharing via a public link Shares can optionally have an expiration date and password ownCloud will send the public link to users by email by typi
15. Note Hover your cursor over each icon to see a brief pop up description 5 1 3 Adding an Address Book To add an address book 1 Click the Add Address Book option in the Contacts settings field 4400 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Address books Contacts Lari Add Address Book Import Gmail VCard B Figure 5 8 Contacts settings Q Address books Contacts SES Import Automatic format Y t Figure 5 9 Adding an address book 5 1 Using the Contacts App sss ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 A field opens requesting you to enter a display name for the new address book 2 Specify a display name for the address book 3 Click the checkbox icon to create the new address book 5 1 4 Synchronizing Address Books One of the most important features in any contact application is the ability to keep it in sync The ownCloud Contacts app enables you to sync your address books to external devices that use the Android or Apple iOS operating systems Synchronizing With Android To synchronize with an Android device 1 Install CardDAV Sync free from the Google play store by visiting this link This app supports auto configuration Note Following the installing visit carddavs example org remote php carddav to auto configure the app 3 Enter your login details 4 After the app has checked your login details select the Sync from server to phon
16. UR ye 73 Oo Ieee np eae roo q Sl ES ne e Ww WG Uh Q Dis k GR G 73 Oa ces oo ROR h Q GW NDS Q Q k W Q w REDS 74 8 8 Save New Documents Location less 74 OO AAA 74 External Storage 77 9 1 External Stores 12486464644 6862 2 Q X E w Q Q M w w amp amp Q Q Q 77 9 2 Conneetine toSharePoint X ux eem be CR we doradas arias 77 CHAPTER ONE OWNCLOUD 9 0 USER MANUAL INTRODUCTION Welcome to ownCloud your self hosted file sync and share solution ownCloud is open source file sync and share software for everyone from individuals operating the free ownCloud Server edition to large enterprises and service providers operating the ownCloud Enterprise Subscription ownCloud provides a safe secure and compliant file synchronization and sharing solution on servers that you control You can share one or more files and folders on your computer and synchronize them with your ownCloud server Place files in your local shared directories and those files are immediately synchronized to the server and to other devices using the ownCloud Desktop Sync Client Android app or 105 app To learn more about the ownCloud desktop and mobile clients please refer to their respective manuals ownCloud Desktop Client ownCloud Android App ownCloud iOS App ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 2 Chapter 1 ownCloud 9 0 User Manual Introduction CHAPTER TWO WHAT S NEW FOR USER
17. d getcontentlength gt lt d resourcetype gt lt d getetag gt 47465fae667b2d0feel54f5e17d1f0f1 lt d getetag gt lt d getcontenttype gt text plain lt d getcontenttype gt lt d status gt HTTP 1 1 200 OK lt d status gt lt d propstat gt lt d response gt amp dsmultistatus 4 3 Gallery App The Pictures app has been rewritten and improved and is now called the Gallery app It supports more image formats sorting zoom and scrolling It also supports advanced customizations via a simple text file see Gallery configuration for more information 9 0 replace 9 0 4 4 Managing Deleted Files When you delete a file in ownCloud it is not immediately deleted permanently Instead it is moved into the trash bin It is not permanently deleted until you manually delete it or when the Deleted Files app deletes it to make room for new files Find your deleted files by clicking on the Deleted files button on the Files page of the ownCloud Web interface You ll have options to either restore or permanently delete files 4 4 1 Quotas Deleted files are not counted against your storage quota Only files that originate with users count against their quotas not files shared with them that originate from other users See Storage Quota to learn more about quotas 4 4 2 What Happens When Shared Files Are Deleted Deleting files gets a little complicated when they are shared files as this scenario illustrates Us
18. for your personal configuration file mkdir owncloud mkdir dav s2 p Copy etc davfs2 secrets to davfs2 cp etc davfs2 secrets davfs2 secrets 5 Set yourself as the owner and make the permissions read write owner only chown lt username gt lt username gt davfs2 secrets chmod 600 davfs2 secrets 6 Add your ownCloud login credentials to the end of the secrets file using your ownCloud server URL and your ownCloud username and password example org owncloud remote php webdav lt username gt lt password gt 7 Add the mount information to etc fstab example org owncloud remote php webdav home lt username gt owncloud dav s user rw auto 0 0 8 Then test that it mounts and authenticates by running the following command If you set it up correctly you won t need root permissions mount owncloud 9 You should also be able to unmount it umount owncloud Now every time you login to your Linux system your ownCloud share should automatically mount via WebDAV in your owncloud directory If you prefer to mount it manually change auto to noauto in etc fstab 18 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 4 2 5 Known Issues Problem Resource temporarily unavailable Solution If you experience trouble when you create a file in the directory edit etc davfs2 davfs2 conf and add Problem Certificate warnings Solution If you use a self signed c
19. manage them just like a local share In ownCloud 8 the process for creating a new sharing link is easier and more streamlined See Using Federated Cloud Sharing to learn to how to create and connect to new Federated Cloud shares 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV ownCloud fully supports the WebDAV protocol and you can connect and synchronize with your ownCloud files over WebDAV In this chapter you will learn how to connect Linux Mac OS X Windows and mobile devices to your ownCloud server via WebDAV Before we get into configuring WebDAV let s take a quick look at the recommended way of connecting client devices to your ownCloud servers Wo Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 4 2 1 ownCloud Desktop and Mobile Clients The recommended method for keeping your desktop PC synchronized with your ownCloud server is by using the ownCloud Desktop Client You can configure ownCloud client to save files in any local directory you want and you choose which directories on the ownCloud server to sync with The client displays the current connection status and logs all activity so you always know which remote files have been downloaded to your PC and you can verify that files created and updated on your local PC are properly synchronized with the server The recommended method for syncing your ownCloud server with Android and Apple iOS devices is by using the ownCloud mobile apps To connect to your
20. ownCloud server with the ownCloud mobile apps use the base URL and folder only example org owncloud In addition to the mobile apps provided by ownCloud you can use other apps to connect to ownCloud from your mobile device using WebDAV WebDAV Navigator is a good proprietary app for Android devices iPhones and BlackBerry devices The URL to use on these is example org owncloud remote php webdav 4 2 2 WebDAV Configuration If you prefer you may also connect your desktop PC to your ownCloud server by using the WebDAV protocol rather than using a special client application Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning WebDAV is a Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP extension that makes it easy to create read and edit files on Web servers With WebDAV you can access your ownCloud shares on Linux Mac OS X and Windows in the same way as any remote network share and stay synchronized Note In the following examples You must adjust example org to the URL of your ownCloud server installation 4 2 3 Accessing Files Using Linux You can access files in Linux operating systems using the following methods Nautilus File Manager Use the davs protocol to connect the Nautilus file manager to your ownCloud share davs example org owncloud remote php webdav Note If your server connection is not HTTPS secured use dav instead of davs 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV 15 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0
21. ownecl oud laylacoremote serverfowncloud remote Share link 2 You ll see a status indicator as ownCloud looks for the remote server T newkitty Download Versions lt Snare Share link When your local ownCloud server makes a successful connection with the remote ownCloud server you ll see a confirmation Ly newkitty jpeg 4 Download Versions lt Shared layla amp remote server owncloud can edit layla remote se Your recipient on the other end of the link on the remote ownCloud server will see a dialog asking them to confirm the new share All they have to do is click the Add remote share button and it s done 30 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Remote share Do you want to add the remote share newkitty jpeg from stashcat studio owncloud Cancel Add remote share Click the Share button anytime to see who you have shared your file with Remove your linked share anytime by clicking the trash can icon This only unlinks the share and does not delete any files 4 7 2 Creating a New Federated Cloud Share via Email What if you do not know the username or URL Then you can have ownCloud create the link for you and email it to your recipient Share link http ubuntu2 owncloud index php s ujh7VbEFuvjXIGu 1 Password protect friend example com Send Set expiration date When your recipient receives your email they will have to
22. root level home New button Located in the Navigation Bar the New button enables you to create new files new folders or upload existing files from a specified link Note You can also drag and drop files from your file manager into the ownCloud Files Application View to upload them to ownCloud Currently the only Web browsers that support drag and drop folders are Chrome and Chromium Upload button Located next to the New button in the Navigation Bar the Upload button opens a file picker for uploading files from your system to the ownCloud server Search field The Search field is in the upper right hand corner of your Web interface for searching for files Personal Settings menu Click on your ownCloud username located to the right of the Search field to open your Personal Settings dropdown menu Your Personal page provides the following settings and features Links to download desktop and mobile apps Re run the First Run Wizard Server usage and space availability Password management Name email and profile picture settings Interface language settings Manage notifications SSL certificate manager 6 Chapter 3 The ownCloud Web Interface ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 ownCloud Version information See Setting Your Preferences section to learn more about those settings 3 1 Navigating the Main User Interface 7 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 8 Chapter 3 The ownCl
23. same as with 1OS using the path ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username to sync with ownCloud For OS X 10 7 Lion and 10 8 Mountain Lion everything works fine but OS X 10 6 Snow Leopard and older needs some fiddling to work A user contributed the following 1 Make sure addressbook is not running If it is select the windows and press Command Q to terminate it 2 Navigate to User YOUR USERNAME Library Application Support AddressBook Sources If you have all ready some kind of addressbook setup it is likely you will see some folders named like this BEA92826 FBF3 4E53 B5C6 ED7C2B454430 Note down what folders there are now and leave the window open 3 Open addressbook and try to add a new CardDav addressbook At this point it does not matter what information you enter It will come up with the same error message you mentioned before when you click Create Ignore it and click Create again A non functional addressbook will be added 4 Close addressbook again using Command Q 5 Go back to the folder window from step 2 You will now see a newly created folder with another long string as its name 6 Navigate to the newly created folder and edit the Configuration plist with your favorite text editor 7 Search for a section looking like this lt key gt servername lt key gt lt string gt http 0 null lt string gt lt key gt username lt key gt string Whatever you 8 Make it look like this Please note th
24. 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Edit event test from 09 09 2014 to 09 09 2014 All Day Event Advanced options Delete event Figure 5 20 Edit event dialog box The Calendar app deletes the event 5 2 8 Special CalDAV URLs Additionally the Calendar app is providing two URLs for special functions Export calendar as an ics file https ADDRESS remote php caldav calendars USERNAME CALENDARNAME export Your contacts birthdays https ADDRESS remote php caldav calendars USERNAME contact_birthdays 5 2 9 Calendar App FAQ Question Why does the Calendar app request my current location Wed Thu Figure 5 21 Timezone set notification Answer The calendar needs your current position to detect your timezone Without the correct timezone a time offset exists between the events in the ownCloud calendar and the desktop calendar to which you are synchronizing You can also set the timezone manually in the personal settings 52 Using the Calendar App ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 5 3 iOS Synchronize iPhone iPad 5 3 1 Calendar Open the settings application Select Mail Contacts Calendars select Add Account Select Other as account type Select Add CalDAV account For server type ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username Enter your user name and password Select Next 0 QN tA A N If your server does not support S
25. S IN OWNCLOUD 9 0 File upload action is now in the New menu in the files app The Files app has a new sidebar displaying file details The Pictures app has been almost entirely rewritten and 15 now known as Gallery Password reset tokens are expire after 12 hours or after you log in within 12 hours of request a reset Federated shares now appear on your Shared with you tab 2 1 Groups Listings on Personal Page Now you can see which ownCloud groups you belong to on your Personal page in the Web interface 2 2 Desktop Sync Client Shares From File Manager Selective Sync The Desktop Sync Client now allows you to share files directly from your file manager and has a new graphical selective sync file chooser See the ownCloud Desktop Client Manual for more information 2 3 Favorites Users can now assign a favorite icon to files and folders Look for improvements in this feature in future ownCloud editions to make finding and managing files even easier 2 4 Improved Federated Cloud Sharing Federated Cloud Sharing introduced in ownCloud 7 as Server to Server sharing allows you to mount file shares from remote ownCloud servers and create a cloud of ownClouds In ownCloud 8 the process for creating a new sharing link 1s easier and more streamlined 2 5 Improved Search The search interface has been streamlined and simplified with more features including enhanced result set reporting and additional search parameters
26. SL a warning will be displayed Select Continue If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following steps Select OK e Select advanced settings Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF Change port to 80 Go back to account information and hit Save Your calendar will now be visible in the Calendar application 5 3 2 Address book Open the settings application Select Mail Contacts Calendars select Add Account Select Other as account type select Add CardDAV account For server type ADDRESS remote php carddav principals username Enter your user name and password Select Next 0 JJ QN tA A N If your server does not support SSL a warning will be displayed Select Continue O If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following e Select OK e Select advanced settings Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF Change port to 80 e Go back to account information and hit Save 58 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Now should now find your contacts in the address book of your iPhone If it s still not working have a look at the Troubleshooting and Troubleshooting Contacts amp Calendar guides 5 4 Synchronizing with OS X To use ownCloud with iCal you will need to use the following URL http ADDRESS remote php caldav principals username The setup is basically the
27. User Manual Release 9 0 4 8 1 Setting Up Your Own File Drop Go to your Personal page and you will see the Files Drop configuration section Files Drop Choose the folder to use for anonymous upload Choose Click the Choose button to open a dialog to select your upload directory You may wish to first create a special upload directory on your Files page which in the following example is name upload Choose the folder to store files uploaded with File Drop x Documents an hour ago Photos an hour ago Eh uploads an hour ago ownCloudServerAdminManual pdf ownCloudUserManual pdf an hour ago an hour ago Figure 4 6 Click to enlarge On your Personal page you should now see a URL for your upload directory Share this URL with anyone you want to allow uploads to your Files Drop folder Note that the default maximum upload size in this example is 512 this is configurable so contact your ownCloud administrator if you need a larger limit Files Drop Folder used for your anonymous upload endpoint uploads httpy ubuntu server owncloud index php apps tiles_drop Imeutxejsywi 4 8 2 Uploading Files Using the Files Drop app is simple You receive a link to the upload folder click the link and then you ll see an ownCloud page with a Click to upload button This opens a file picker and you select the file or directory you want to upload When your upload is completed you ll see a confirmation message with the
28. act New group All 0 Not grouped You have no contacts in your address book or your address book is disabled Add a new contact or import existing contacts from a VCF file New contact Figure 5 1 Contacts app empty In the Apps Information field for the Contacts app you can choose to create a new contact a new group This field also enables you to filter your contacts based on grouped or ungrouped contacts 5 1 1 Adding Contacts You can add contacts using one of the following methods 39 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Import contacts using a Variant Call Format VCF file e Add contacts manually Importing Contacts The fastest way to add contacts is through the use of a Variant Call Format file To import contacts using a VCF file IN 2 At the bottom of the Contacts app Information field locate the gear button Figure 5 2 Contact settings gear button Click the gear button The Contacts app upload field opens Address books Contacts lt A ds Add Address Book Import Automatic format B 1 Figure 5 3 Contacts app upload field 3 Choose an address book to which you want to import contacts by clicking the checkbox next to the address book 4 Select one of the options from the Import pulldown menu These options include the following 40 Automatic format Any VCF file ownCloud determines the file format and imports accordingly Gmail CSV The comma separat
29. at the 80 after YOUR DOMAIN is important lt key gt servername lt key string http YOUR DOMAIN 80 owncloud remote php carddav principals usern 9 Save the file and open addressbook again It will not work yet 10 Open the preferences for your ownCloud CardDAV Account and enter your password 11 You may have to restart addressbook once more After this 1 should work If it s still not working have a look at the Troubleshooting and Troubleshooting Contacts amp Calendar guides There is also an easy HOWTO in the forum 5 4 Synchronizing with OS X 59 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 5 5 Synchronizing with KDE SC implementing mall transport interface From KDE SC 4 8 and forward setting up ownCloud is very easy Note that the KDE calendar needs to have the ownCloud Calendar and Contacts apps enabled on the ownCloud server You need both and not just the Calendar From System Settings Personal Information Akonadi Resources Configuration select DAV Groupware resource Enter your ownCloud username and password and click Next 60 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Select ownCloud in the drop down list and click Next Enter the host name and installation path If you do not use SSL remember to de select Use secure connection 5 5 Synchronizing with KDE SC 61 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0
30. ced Create event Figure 5 15 Event Repeating tab 52 Using the Calendar App ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Repeat Options tss S Does not n a E Interval Interval at which the event is repeated End never by occurrences by date Weekly Select weekdays Weekday s on which the event is repeated Interval Interval at which the event 1s repeated End never by occurrences by date Every Interval Interval at which the event 1s repeated End never by occurrences by date Week da Bi Interval Interval at which the event is repeated End never by occurrences by date Weekly Monthly Day choice by monthday or by weekday Events week of month Weekday selection only week of month on which event occurs Select weekdays Weekday s on which the event 15 repeated Interval Interval at which the event is repeated End never by occurrences by date Yearly Date option by event s date by year days by week number by day and month Interval Interval at which the event is repeated End never by occurrences by date Note If you choose all days Monday through Friday in the weekview menu the repeating option automatically sets the repeat rule to every weekday If you can divide the interval of the weekview by two the repeating option automatically sets the repeat rule to Bi Weekly 5 2 5 Sharing Events Once an event has been saved a new tab appears for the event that
31. d was changed by your admin istrator This can occur if your ownCloud provider uses a external user back end for example LDAP and changed your login password using that back end configuration In this case you can set your encryption password to your new login password by providing your old and new login password The Encryption app works only 1f your login password and your encryption password are identical 4 7 Using Federated Cloud Sharing Federated Cloud Sharing introduced in ownCloud 7 as Server to Server sharing allows you to mount file shares from remote ownCloud servers in effect creating your own cloud of ownClouds You can create direct share links with users on other ownCloud servers 4 7 Using Federated Cloud Sharing 29 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 4 7 1 Creating a New Federated Cloud Share Federated Cloud Sharing is enabled on new or upgraded ownCloud installations by default See Configuring Feder ated Cloud Sharing in the ownCloud Server Administration Manual Follow these steps to create a new share 1 Go to your Files page and click the Share icon on the file or directory you want to share Enter the user name and URL of the remote user in this form username 8 oc server url In this example that is layla remote server owncloud The form automatically echoes the address that you type and labels it as remote T newkitty Download Versions lt Snare layla remote server
32. dministering the server or by your server administrator Navigating the main user interface The ownCloud Main User Interface contains the following fields and functions ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 All files Documents New 1 Favorites Shared with you lt pd nw ree ie c 6 minutes ago y best r dy D wnload Versions Share 8 Shared with others he chessboardopticalillusi 6 minutes ago Shared by link drush cheatsheet 6 minutes ago Example 6 days ago 7 stickynotes 6 minutes ago Deleted files via https studio owncloud index php apps files dir Documents Apps Selection Menu Located in the upper left corner click the arrow to open a dropdown menu to navigate to your various available apps Apps Information field Located in the left sidebar this provides filters and tasks associated with your selected app For example when you are using the Files apps you have a special set of filters for quickly finding your files such as files that have been shared with you and files that you have shared with others You ll see different items for other apps Application View The main central field in the ownCloud user interface This field displays the contents or user features of your selected app Navigation Bar Located over the main viewing window the Application View this bar provides a type of breadcrumbs navigation that enables you to migrate to higher levels of the folder hierarchy up to the
33. e only option PortKnox Contacts Sync from server to phone only Synchronizing With Apple iOS To synchronize with an Apple iOS device 1 Open the settings application 2 Select Mail gt Contacts gt Calendars 3 Select Add Account Select other as the account type Select Add CardDAV account For server enter http example org remote php carddav principals username Specify your username and password Select Next O 0 N If your server does not support SSL a warning is displayed Select Continue 10 If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following 1 Click OK 2 Select advanced settings 46 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 3 Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF 4 Change the port to 80 5 Return to account information and click Save Your contacts appear in the address book of your iPhone Using Other Synchronization Options ownCloud provides the following alternative synchronization options For Android devices you can use an official Android app You can find this app here e For iOS iPhone and iPad devices you can use their official app You can find this app here 5 1 5 Special CardDAV URLs Additionally the Contacts app is providing an URL for special functions Export an address book as a vCard file https ADDRESS remote php carddav addressbooks USERNAME ADDRESSBOOKNAM E export 5 1 6 Tro
34. ed values file from your Gmail account Outlook CSV The comma separated values file from your Outlook account Thunderbird CSV The comma separated values file from your Thunderbird account Yahoo CSV The comma separated values file from your Yahoo account PHPLdapAdmin Idif Export The export record from your LDAP configuration Gmail VCard The VCard files from your Gmail account Standard VCard The VCard files from your Standard account Yahoo VCard The VCard files from your Yahoo account Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 5 Click the upload arrow to the right of the import option that you select An Upload File window opens 6 Navigate to the appropriate file on your system and select it for upload Note You can upload files individually or by selecting multiple files using the CTRL button and select Ing them you can upload multiple files at one time 7 Once you have selected the appropriate files click the Open button m Bart Visscher vcf Bartek_Przybylski Jakob Sack vcf Marvin_Thornas_ Th omas M ller v ti EN Figure 5 4 Selecting VCF files The interface automatically places your contacts into ownCloud Creating Contacts Manually The Contacts app enables you to create contacts manually To create a new contact 1 Click the New contact option in the Contacts information field An empty new contact configurat
35. enables you to share it Edit event Not shared with anyone Send Email shared via calendar Not shared with anyone via calendar Visibility to people shared with Show full event Y Delete event Figure 5 16 Event Share tab The options available in the Share tab include the following e Share with user or group field Enables you to specify users or groups with whom you want to share the event 54 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 e Share visibility pulldown menu Enables you to specify the level of information that is shared The possible levels include Show full event Displays full event details to those with whom the event is shared Show only busy Displays only that you are busy during this event no event details are provided Hide event Hides the event from the users or groups specified To share an event 1 Specify the users or groups with whom you want to share or hide the event 2 Define the level of visibility that you want the users or groups to have 3 Optional Click the Send Email button to share the event details using an email 4 Click the Save event button to save your changes The Calendar app saves and closes the event window 5 2 6 Exporting and Importing Events The Calendar app enables you to export and import event or entire calendars to or from other calendars Exporting Events and Calendar Edit event test fr
36. enu The Personal Settings Page opens in the main viewing window Note If you are an administrator you can also manage users and administer the server by using the related links in the Personal Settings Menu However these links do not appear to a normal user The options listed in the Personal Settings Page depend on the applications that are enabled by the administrator However some of the default settings for this page include the following 71 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Get the apps to sync your files D k Available on the esktop a gt Desktop app Google play App Store n If you want to support the project join development or spread the word Show First Run Wizard again You have used 5 8 MB of the available 23 3 GB Password Change password Full Name admin 8 1 Usage and available quota Appearing at the top of the page this information provides the amount of space used and available for the user in Megabytes You have used 5 8 MB of the available 23 3 GB 8 2 Password Enables you to change your password To change your password you must provide your current password along with your new password When creating a new password ownCloud provides a dynamic password strength indicator for your assistance Password TETT w Change password Note If you would like the ability to recover your password through e mail specify your email address
37. erl shares a folder test with User2 and User3 2 User2 the recipient deletes a file folder sub inside of test 3 The folder sub will be moved to the trashbin of both Userl owner and User2 recipient 4 But User3 will not have a copy of sub in her trash bin When Userl deletes sub then it is moved to Userl s trash bin It is deleted from User2 and User3 but not placed in their trash bins When you share files other users may copy rename move and share them with other people just as they can for any computer files ownCloud does not have magic powers to prevent this 26 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 4 4 3 How the Deleted Files app Manages Storage Space To ensure that users do not run over their storage quotas the Deleted Files app allocates a maximum of 50 of their currently available free space to deleted files If your deleted files exceed this limit ownCloud deletes the oldest files files with the oldest timestamps from when they were deleted until it meets the memory usage limit again ownCloud checks the age of deleted files every time new files are added to the deleted files By default deleted files stay in the trash bin for 180 days The ownCloud server administrator can adjust this value in the config php file by setting the trashbin_retention_obligation value Files older than the trashbin_retention_obligation value will be deleted permanently
38. ertificate you will get a warning To change this you need to configure davfs2 to recognize your certificate Copy mycertificate pem to etc davfs2 certs Then edit etc davfs2 davfs2 conf and uncomment the line servercert Now add the path of your certificate as in this example servercert etc davfs2 certs mycertificate pem 4 2 6 Accessing Files Using Mac OS X Note The Mac OS X Finder suffers from a series of implementation problems and should only be used if the ownCloud server runs on Apache and mod php To access files through the Mac OS X Finder 1 Choose Go gt Connect to Server The Connect to Server window opens 2 Specify the address of the server in the Server Address field 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV 19 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 a Finder File Edit View ic Window Help Back de Forward d Enclosing Folder 881 El All My Files CF Documents 0 E Desktop 32D Downloads XSL 5 Home 4 38H Computer HC AirDrop GER A Network Pek e Applications REA s Utilities TWU Recent Folders Go to Folder Connect to Server dK For example the URL used to connect to the ownCloud server from the Mac OS X Finder 15 http example org owncloud remote php webdav 20 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Connect to Server Server Address http your ownCloud com Favorite Servers Remove Browse Connect 3 Click Co
39. es unencrypted You don t have to do anything special as it uses your ownCloud login as the password for your unique private encryption key Just log in and out and manage and share your files as you normally do and you can still change your password whenever you want Its main purpose is to encrypt files on remote storage services that are connected to your ownCloud server such as Dropbox and Google Drive This is an easy and seamless way to protect your files on remote storage You can share your remote files through ownCloud in the usual way however you cannot share your encrypted files directly from Dropbox Google Drive or whatever remote service you are using because the encryption keys are stored on your ownCloud server and are never exposed to outside service providers If your ownCloud server is not connected to any remote storage services then it is better to use some other form of encryption such as file level or whole disk encryption Because the keys are kept on your ownCloud server it is possible for your ownCloud admin to snoop in your files and if the server is compromised the intruder may get access to your files Read How ownCloud uses encryption to protect your data to learn more 4 5 Desktop and Mobile Synchronization 27 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 4 6 1 Using Encryption ownCloud encryption is pretty much set it and forget it but you have a few options you can use When your ownCloud admin enables encrypt
40. filenames 4 8 Making Anonymous Uploads ES Only 33 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 ownCloud Enterprise Edition o A buntu server owncloud index php apps files_drop hbyjeznsvdcr EY OWNCLOU Enterprise Edition Files Drop Click to upload file Figure 4 7 Click to enlarge Select File e a Places Name Size Modified y Search Recently Used 4 Downloads 14 44 A ownCloud 11 05 2014 IN Desktop lt 4 Templates 07 24 2014 File System oc8 packages txt 1 8 kB 02 23 2015 VBOXADDITION 0c8 server packages txt 1 9 kB 02 23 2015 Release key 4 5 kB 03 18 2015 Release key 1 4 5 kB 03 30 2015 server and enterprise installation 4 7 kB 03 18 2015 Figure 4 8 Click to enlarge 34 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 loud Enterprise Edition Files Drop file Following files have been uploaded Release key e server and enterprise installation 4 8 Making Anonymous Uploads ES Only 35 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 4 9 Large File Uploads When uploading files through the web client ownCloud is limited by PHP and Apache configurations By default PHP is configured for only 2 megabyte uploads As this default upload limit is not entirely useful we recommend that your ownCloud admin increase the ownCloud variables to sizes appropriate for users Modify
41. formats are odt doc and docx Share Share the file or folder with a group or other users and create public shares with hyperlinks ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Trash Delete the selected file or folder or unshare a shared file or folder 4 1 1 Previewing Files You can display uncompressed text files OpenDocument files videos and image files in the ownCloud embedded viewers by clicking on the file name There may be other file types you can preview if your ownCloud administrator has enabled them If ownCloud cannot display a file it starts a download process and downloads the file to your computer Video streaming by the native ownCloud video player depends on your Web browser and the video format If your ownCloud administrator has enabled video streaming and it doesn t work in your Web browser it may be a browser issue 4 1 2 Navigating Inside Your ownCloud Navigating through folders in ownCloud is as simple as clicking on a folder to open it and using the back button on your browser to move to a previous level ownCloud also provides a navigation bar at the top of the Files field for quick navigation documents Second dir Figure 4 1 Navigation bar The navigation bar functions as a breadcrumb locator It displays your current directory and enables you to migrate back to one of the upper directories or using the home icon to navigate back into your root folder 4 1 3 Overlay Icons Show Sharing Status
42. g WebDAV 21 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 For example net use Z https example org owncloud remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword The computer maps the files of your ownCloud account to the drive letter Z Note Though not recommended you can also mount the ownCloud server using HTTP leaving the connection unencrypted If you plan to use HTTP connections on devices while in a public place we strongly recommend usine a VPN tunnel to provide the necessary security An alternative command syntax is net use Z example org ssl owncloud remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword Mapping Drives With Windows Explorer To map a drive using the Microsoft Windows Explorer 1 Migrate to your computer in Windows Explorer 2 Right click on Computer entry and select Map network drive from the drop down menu 3 Choose a local network drive to which you want to map ownCloud 4 Specify the address to your ownCloud instance followed by remote php webdav For example https example org owncloud remote php webdav Note For SSL protected servers check Reconnect at logon to ensure that the mapping is persistent upon subsequent reboots If you want to connect to the ownCloud server as a different user check Connect using different credentials 5 Click the Finish button Windows Explorer maps the network drive making your ownCloud instance available 4 2 8 Accessing Files Using Cyberduck Cyberduck is an open s
43. g and information sharing The Calendar app provides both the Primary CalDAV address and the 10S OSX CalDAV address Using these ad dresses you can use CalDAV compatible programs for example Kontact Evolution or Mozilla Thunderbird with the Lightning Add on using the address provided Note The Lightning Add on doesn t support using multiple accounts on a single server as a default You need to set calendar network multirealm to true in the Config Editor of Mozilla Thunderbird to be able to use multiple accounts Getting the CalDAV link The GUI of ownCloud provides you the needed links which can be used in your CalDAV compatible program Open up the Calendar App and use the icon next to the calendar name as shown in the figure below April 2015 lt gt Day Week Month loday New Calendar M Personal lt e CalDav Link Furthermore you can get the Primary CalDAV address as well as the 105 05 X CaIDAV address by using the Icon on the bottom left of the Calendar app as shown in the figure below 5 2 4 Creating Events The Calendar app enables you to create new events To create a new event 50 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Timezone Berlin Update timezone automatically Time format 24h Startweekon Monday Primary CalDAV address owncloud org remote php caldav 105 05 X CalDAV address hk emote php caldav principals test 52 Using
44. hared file or folder was downloaded EJ List your own actions in the stream 1 Notify about your own actions via email You need to set up your email address before you can receive notification emails Send emails Hourly M Documents Save new documents to 8 9 Version 75 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 76 Chapter 8 Setting Your Preferences CHAPTER NINE EXTERNAL STORAGE 9 1 Configuring External Storage The External Storage application allows you to mount external storage services such as Google Drive Dropbox Amazon S3 SMB CIFS fileservers and servers in ownCloud Your ownCloud server administrator controls which of these are available to you Please see Configuring External Storage GUI in the ownCloud Administrator s manual for configuration howtos and examples 9 2 Connecting to SharePoint Native SharePoint support has been added to ownCloud Enterprise Subscription as a secondary storage location for SharePoint 2007 2010 and 2013 To the user these appear as normal ownCloud mounts with bi directional updates in any ownCloud client desktop mobile or Web There is one difference and that is ownCloud sharing is intentionally disabled for SharePoint mountpoints in order to preserve SharePoint access controls and to ensure that content is properly accessed as per SharePoint rules Your ownCloud admin may optionally allow users to mount their own SharePoint libraries 9 2 1 Accessing SharePoint Folders
45. in the Email field see below 72 Chapter 8 Setting Your Preferences ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 8 3 Full Name Enables you to specify your full name This name appears at the top of the Personal Settings Menu Full Name Reginald Merryweath 8 4 Email Enables you to specify an email address for use by the ownCloud server and administrator in sending you notifications For information about setting email notifications see Notifications below Email reggie owncloud com 8 5 Profile picture Enables you to specify a new avatar profile image that identifies you on the ownCloud server By default the profile picture is the first initial of your username You can choose to keep the letter designation upload a new image from an external source or select an image from any existing images in your ownCloud folders Profile picture Upload new Select new from Files Remove image Either png or jpg Ideally square but you will be able to crop it 8 6 Language Enables you to change your Web interface language if you want to override the browser settings 8 3 Full Name 73 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Language English Help translate 8 7 Notifications Enables you to specify what notifications you receive for activities on your ownCloud instance You can choose to receive messages through an email notification or online stream notification In addition the Notifications settings enable you t
46. ing certain ownCloud variables requires administrative access If you require larger upload limits than have been provided by the default or already set by your administrator e Contact your administrator to request an increase in these variables Refer to the section in the Admin Documentation that describes how to manage file upload size limits 4 10 Storage Quota Your ownCloud admin has the option to set a storage quota on users Look at the top of your Personal page to see what your quota is and how much you have used You have used 70 6 MB of the available 5 GB It may be helpful to understand how your quota is calculated Metadata thumbnails temporary files cache and encryption keys takes up about 10 of disk space but is not counted against user quotas Some apps store information in the database such as the Calendar and Contacts apps This data is excluded from your quota When other users share files with you the shared files count against the original share owner s quota When you share a folder and allow other users or groups to upload files to it all uploaded and edited files count against your quota When you re share files shared with you the re share still counts against the quota of the original share owner Encrypted files are a little larger than unencrypted files the unencrypted size is calculated against your quota Deleted files that are still in the trash bin do not count against quotas The trash bin
47. ion for the first time you must log out and then log back in to create your encryption keys and encrypt your files When encryption has been enabled on your ownCloud server you will see a yellow banner on your Files page warning you to log out and then log back in When you log back in it takes a few minutes to work depending on how many files you have and then you are returned to your default ownCloud page nitial encryption started This can ye take some time Please wait stashcat Note You must never lose your ownCloud password because you will lose access to your files Though there is an optional recovery option that your ownCloud administrator may enable see the Recovery Key Password section below to learn about this 4 6 2 Sharing Encrypted Files Only users who have private encryption keys have access to shared encrypted files and folders Users who have not yet created their private encryption keys will not have access to encrypted shared files they will see folders and filenames but will not be able to open or download the files They will see a yellow warning banner that says Encryption App is enabled but your keys are not initialized please log out and log in again Share owners may need to re share files after encryption is enabled users trying to access the share will see a message advising them to ask the share owner to re share the file with them For individual shares un share and re share the file
48. ion opens in the Application View field 2 Specify the new contact information as follows Name The name of the contact This field provides the option of specifying added information for the user by clicking the pen button to the right of the Name field Organization The organization for the contact e Email The email address for the contact This field defaults to the work email address for the contact However you can specify a different email designation by clicking the Work designation to the left of the email field 5 1 Using the Contacts App A ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 m Contacts v y NN F m New group All 0 Organization Not grouped Email Phone F Address A Cancel X Phone The phone number for the contact This field defaults to the home phone number for the contact However you can specify a different phone designation by clicking the Home designation to the left of the phone field e Address The address for the contact This field defaults to the work address for the contact However you can specify a different address designation by clicking the Work designation to the left of the address field Notes Any notes you want to add about the contact Note The Email Phone and Address fields provide the option of specifying a contact method as preferred Editing Contact Information The Contacts app enables you to edi
49. is set at 50 of quota Deleted file aging is set at 30 days When deleted files exceed 50 of quota then the oldest files are removed until the total is below 50 When version control is enabled the older file versions are not counted against quotas If you create a public share via URL and allow uploads any uploaded files count against your quota 4 11 Version Control ownCloud supports simple version control system for files Versioning creates backups of files which are accessible via the Versions link This link contains the history of the file where you can roll back a file to any previous version Changes made at intervals greater than two minutes are saved in data user versions To restore a specific version of a file hover your cursor over a file and click the Versions link If any version is available you should see a list like the image below Clicking on Restore next to any version will revert the file to that version back The versioning app expires old versions automatically to make sure that the user doesn t run out of space This pattern is used to delete old versions 36 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 S Wenn Here 1 Testtxt Download 9 Versions shar SOM E 2 hours ago Restore For the first second we keep one version For the first 10 seconds ownCloud keeps one version every 2 seconds For the first minute ownCloud keeps one version every 10 seco
50. k Next 5 Enter the following settings Name The name you want to see in the Places bookmark for example ownCloud User The ownCloud username you used to log in for example admin Server The ownCloud domain name for example example org without http before or directories afterwards e Folder Enter the path owncloud remote php webdav 6 Optional Check the Create icon checkbox for a bookmark to appear in the Places column Optional Provide any special settings or an SSL certificate in the Port amp Encrypted checkbox 4 2 4 Creating WebDAV Mounts on the Linux Command Line You can create WebDAV mounts from the Linux command line This is useful if you prefer to access ownCloud the same way as any other remote filesystem mount The following example shows how to create a personal mount and have it mounted automatically every time you log in to your Linux computer 1 Install the dav s2 WebDAV filesystem driver which allows you to mount WebDAV shares just like any other remote filesystem Use this command to install it on Debian Ubuntu 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV 17 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 apt get install davfs2 2 Use this command to install it on CentOS Fedora and openSUSE yum install davfs2 3 Add yourself to the davfs2 group usermod aG davfs2 username 3 Then create an owncloud directory in your home directory for the mountpoint and davfs2
51. mple myOwnCloud cer Start Run MMC File Add Remove Snap In Select Certificates Click Add My User Account then Finish then OK Dig down to Trust Root Certification Authorities Certificates 0 QN tA A N Right Click Certificate Select All Tasks Import pad O Select the Save Cert from the Desktop Select Place all Certificates In following Store Chck Browse NO Check the Box that says Show Physical Stores Expand out Trusted Root Certification Authorities and select Local Computer there click OK Complete the Import 13 Check the list to make sure it shows up You will probably need to Refresh before you see it Exit MMC 14 Open Browser select Tools Delete Browsing History 24 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 15 Select all but In Private Filtering Data complete 16 Go to Internet Options Content Tab Clear SSL State 17 Close browser then re open and test Problem You cannot download more than 50 MB or upload large Files when the upload takes longer than 30 minutes using Web Client in Windows 7 Solution Workarounds are documented in the KB2668751 article 4 2 10 Accessing Files Using cURL Since WebDAV is an extension of HTTP cURL can be used to script file operations To create a folder with the current date as name curl u user pass X MKCOL http example org owncloud remote php webdav
52. nds For the first hour ownCloud keeps one version every minute For the first 24 hours ownCloud keeps one version every hour For the first 30 days ownCloud keeps one version every day e After the first 30 days ownCloud keeps one version every week The versions are adjusted along this pattern every time a new version gets created The version app never uses more that 5040 of the user s currently available free space If the stored versions exceed this limit ownCloud deletes the oldest versions until it meets the disk space limit again 4 11 Version Control 37 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 38 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization CHAPTER FIVE CONTACTS amp CALENDAR The Contacts and Calendar apps are not Included in ownCloud 8 and are not supported You may easily Install them by clicking the Enable button on their respective Apps gt Productivity entries 5 1 Using the Contacts App The Contacts app is not enabled by default in ownCloud 8 and needs to be enabled seperately It is also not a supported core app You may ask your ownCloud server admin to enable it and if you are your own admin consult the Installation gt Installing and Managing Apps section of the ownCloud Server Administration Manual The ownCloud Contacts app is similar to other mobile contact applications but with more functionality When you first access the Contacts app a default address book becomes available a Contacts v New cont
53. ng each email address into the email field Separate multiple email addresses with a space 6 1 The main interface 67 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 68 Chapter 6 Collaborative Document Editing CHAPTER SEVEN USING THE BOOKMARKS APP If you want to add a bookmark to the Bookmarks application you can etther use the main interface or the bookmarklet 7 1 The main interface 7 1 1 Add a bookmark In the bookmark application enter a URL into the top left area of the content section After adding an address click on the pencil button to edit fields for the given address The main ownCloud bookmark interface contains 3 fields at the top where you can enter the website address URL the title of your bookmark and a set of tags separated from each other by a space Wikipedia http wikipedia org learn x dictionary x Save Cancel Figure 7 1 Adding a bookmark manually In this example we have added the page http wikipedia org with the title Wikipedia and some tags describing what Wikipedia is for an easier search later on 7 1 2 Edit Delete a bookmark You also have the possibility to edit or delete a bookmark To edit a bookmark hover over the bookmark and click on the pencil icon The bookmark details will then be filled into the 3 fields at the top of the screen Modify your bookmark to your needs then click the save button to persist the change To delete a bookmark hover over the bookmark and click the cros
54. nnect The device connects to the server For added details about how to connect to an external server using Mac OS X check the vendor documentation 4 2 7 Accessing Files Using Microsoft Windows It is best to use a suitable WebDAV client from the WebDAV Project page If you must use the native Windows implementation you can map ownCloud to a new drive Mapping to a drive enables you to browse files stored on an ownCloud server the way you would files stored in a mapped network drive Using this feature requires network connectivity If you want to store your files offline use the ownCloud Desktop Client to sync all files on your ownCloud to one or more directories of your local hard drive Note Prior to mapping your drive you must permit the use of Basic Authentication in the Windows Registry The procedure is documented in KB841215 and differs between Windows XP Server 2003 and Windows Vista 7 Please follow the Knowledge Base article before proceeding and follow the Vista instructions if you run Windows 7 Mapping Drives With the Command Line The following example shows how to map a drive using the command line To map the drive 1 Open a command prompt in Windows 2 Enter the following line in the command prompt to map to the computer Z drive net use Z https lt drive_path gt remote php webdav user youruser yourpassword where lt drive_path gt is the URL to your ownCloud server 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Usin
55. o exclude changes that you make yourself and obtain only changes made by others on your account You can obtain email notifications hourly daily or weekly 8 7 1 Limit notifications to your favorite files Since ownCloud 8 1 it is possible to Limit notifications about creation and changes to your favorite files This means you will no longer receive notifications for all files but only those which are marked as favorite or are in a folder that is marked as a favorite using the new Favorites feature Note This option is only available for the notification stream at the moment due to the way the email notifications are generated in ownCloud 8 1 8 8 Save New Documents Location If your ownCloud server admin has enabled the Documents app you can specify a location folder to which newly created documents are saved 8 9 Version Specifies the ownCloud software version that you are using along with links to the ownCloud community source code and licensing information 74 Chapter 8 Setting Your Preferences ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Notifications Mail Stream EJ A new file or folder has been created EJ A file or folder has been changed m Limit notifications about creation and changes to your favorite files Stream only EJ A file or folder has been deleted EJ A file or folder has been restored EJ EJ A file or folder has been shared EJ EJ A file or folder was shared from another server a public s
56. ocal mountpoint in the Local Folder Name column This can be an existing folder or automatically create a new one Enter your SharePoint server URL e Click the little refresh icon to the left of the Document Library field If your credentials and URL are correct you ll get a dropdown list of SharePoint libraries to choose from Select the document library you want to mount e Select Use user credentials Click the Save button and you re done Personal mount points personal http sharepoint 2010 Corporate images Cr D Use custom credentials 4 adm Use custom credentials Use user credentials You may elect to use different authentication credentials for some of your SharePoint libraries For these you must first select use custom credentials and then fill in the mountpoint and SharePoint site URL Then ownCloud can authenticate you and you can click the refresh icon to see your libraries Then select the library you want to mount and click the Save button 78 Chapter 9 External Storage
57. om 09 09 2014 to 09 09 2014 All Day Event Export event Delete event Save event Figure 5 17 Exporting an event You can export either a single event or an entire calendar If you want to export a single event click on the event select Advanced and press the Export Event button in the bottom left corner If you want to export an entire calendar use the 1con next to the calendar name as shown in the figure below 52 Using the Calendar App sss ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 May 2014 lt gt Day Week Month Today Mew Calendar lll Personal a t Download Figure 5 18 Exporting calendar Importing Events Import a calendar file x Please choose acalendar Personal Y Femove all events from the selected calendar Import Close Dialog Figure 5 19 Importing events You can import your calendar as an Cal file using the Files app The Calendar app enables you to import the calendar into a new calendar or into an already existing calendar To import your calendar click the calendar file to open the import dialog Note If the progress bar does not work properly the folder apps calendar import tmp might not have write permission 5 2 7 Deleting an Event The Calendar app enables you to delete any event that you create To delete a calendar event Click the event in the Calendar app The Edit event dialog box opens 2 Click the Delete event button 56 Chapter
58. oud Web Interface CHAPTER FOUR FILES amp SYNCHRONIZATION 4 1 Accessing your Files Using the ownCloud Web Interface You can access your ownCloud files with the ownCloud web interface and create preview edit delete share and re share files Your ownCloud administrator has the option to disable these features so if any of them are missing on your system ask your server administrator r All files Documents New gt Favorites same Shared with you 6 minutes aga best pdi p wnload versions 2 Share Shared with others chessboardopticalillusi 6 minutes ago shared by link drush cheatsheet 6 minutes ago Example 6 days ago sore stickynotes 6 minutes ago Cara Deleted files ha https studio owncloud index php apps files dir Documents ownCloud can display thumbnail previews for image files MP3 covers and text files if this enabled by your server administrator Hover your cursor over a file or folder to expose the controls for the following operations Favorites Click the star to the left of the file icon to mark it as a favorite Pencil icon Rename a file or folder This does not alter the filename on the original document Download Download the file to your computer Versions Displays older versions if there are any and you can revert to an older file version Edit The Edit button appears on files that are editable inside ownCloud in the Documents app Supported file
59. ource FTP and SFTP WebDAV OpenStack Swift and Amazon S3 browser designed for file transfers on Mac OS X and Windows Note This example uses Cyberduck version 4 2 1 To use Cyberduck Specify a server without any leading protocol information For example example org 2 Specify the appropriate port The port you choose depends on whether or not your ownCloud server supports SSL Cyberduck requires that you select a different connection type if you plan to use SSL For example 80 for WebDAV 443 for WebDAV HTTPS SSL 22 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 e Map Network Drive What network folder would you like to map Specify the drive letter for the connection and the folder that you want te connect to Drive Z Folder w yourserver com owncloud remote php webday Example server share V Reconnect at logon Connect using different credentials Cancel 3 Use the More Options drop down menu to add the rest of your WebDAV URL into the Path field For example remote php webdav Now Cyberduck enables file access to the ownCloud server 4 2 9 Known Problems Problem Windows does not connect using HTTPS Solution 1 The Windows WebDAV Client might not support Server Name Indication SNI on encrypted connections If you encounter an error mounting an SSL encrypted ownCloud instance contact your provider about assigning a dedicated IP addre
60. ring the avatar for each contact the Contacts app enables you to customize the avatar You can specify an avatar in one of the two following ways Upload new image By selecting this option ownCloud opens a File Upload window You can choose a new image by navigating to the image selecting it and clicking Open Select image from Files By selecting this option ownCloud opens the Files dialog on the ownCloud server You can choose an image by navigating to the image in the ownCloud directory selecting it and clicking Choose 5 1 Using the Contacts App 48 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Cropping an Avatar Image After you have selected an image for your contact the Contacts app enables you to crop the picture Edit profile picture Crop photo Figure 5 7 Cropping contact image To crop the image 1 Move the image crop box to the desired location and resize the box any way you like 2 Click Crop Picture in the crop image dialog box The Contacts app crops the image and replaces whatever image was originally used for the contact 5 1 2 Managing Address Books Clicking on the settings gear button at the bottom of the Apps Information field provides access to the Contact app settings This field shows all available address books certain options for each address book and enables you to create new address books The Contacts settings enables you to share export edit and delete address books
61. s hide the Share button for calendars If the Share button is missing try disabling your Ad Block plugin or add a whitelist entry for your OwnCloud instance 52 Using the Calendar App 4 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Ll d Calendar Calendar Date Field Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun July 2014 lt gt 1 2 3 4 5 6 a New Calendar Calendar View Options 7 9 10 11 12 13 Ill Personal lt Q y 8 Calendar Controls 15 16 17 18 19 20 Calendar Selection 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Calendar Settings eo Figure 5 10 Calendar app default Calendar Settings Provides access to the calendar specific settings These settings include the calendar time zone selection time format selection week start day cache setting primary CalDAV address 105 05 X CalDAV address settings 5 2 1 Creating a New Calendar The ownCloud Calendar app enables you to create new calendars for work or other activities that you want to keep separated You can manage each calendar separately To create a new calendar 1 Access the Calendar app 2 Click the New Calendar field A dialog opens to enable you to create a new calendar 3 Specify a name for the new calendar 4 Optional Specify a color for the new calendar 5 Click the blue checkbox The Calendar app creates a new calendar using the name and color specified 5 2 2 Managing Calendar Settings The Calendar app settings provides global config
62. s icon 69 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 7 1 3 Search If you click on a tag ownCloud will only display the bookmarks that are described with this tag You can also use the search bar of ownCloud in the top right of your screen Simply click on the Bookmarks menu in the sidebar to come back to the default view 7 2 The Bookmarklet Bookmarklet Drag this to your browser bookmarks and click it when you want to bookmark a webpage quickly Add to ownCloud Export amp Import Export Import Figure 7 2 Bookmarklet link The creator of this app understands that people won t want to open the ownCloud boorkmarks page to add a bookmark every time they see a cool site This is why they have made this cool bookmarklet A bookmarklet is small button that you can drag and drop in your bookmarks The next time you see a cool new site click on this special bookmark to add the site to your ownCloud bookmarks To find this bookmark click on the gear button at the bottom of the bookmarks app 70 Chapter 7 Using the Bookmarks App CHAPTER EIGHT SETTING YOUR PREFERENCES As a user you can manage your personal settings To access your personal settings 1 Clicking on your username in the top right corner of your ownCloud instance The Personal Settings Menu opens admin Personal Admin Help Log out 52 miniitaz aen Personal Settings Menu 2 Choose Personal from the drop down m
63. ss for your SSL based server Solution 2 The Windows WebDAV Client might not support TSLv1 1 TSLv1 2 connections If you have restricted your server config to only provide TLSv1 1 and above the connection to your server might fail Please refer to the WinHTTP documentation for further information 4 2 Accessing ownCloud Files Using WebDAV 23 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Problem You receive the following error message Error 0x800700DF The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved Solution Windows limits the maximum size a file transferred from Or to a Web DAV share may have You increase value FileSizeLimitInBytes in HKEY LOCAL MacHINENSYSTEMNCurrentControlSetNServicesWebClientParameters by clicking on Modify To increase the limit to the maximum value of AGB select Decimal enter a value of 4294967295 and reboot Windows or restart the WebClient service Problem Accessing your files from Microsoft Office via WebDAV fails Solution Known problems and their solutions are documented in the KB2123563 article Problem Cannot map ownCloud as a WebDAV drive in Windows using self signed certificate Solution Go to the your ownCloud instance via your favorite Web browser Click through until you get to the certificate error in the browser status line View the cert then from the Details tab select Copy to File save to the desktop with an arbitrary name for exa
64. t or remove contact information To edit contact information 1 Navigate to the specific contact that you want to modify 2 Select the information in the field that you want to edit 3 Make your modifications Changes that you make to any contact information are implemented immediately Removing Contact Information The Contacts app enables you to remove contact information To remove contact information 1 Navigate to the specific contact that you want to modify 2 Locate the contact information field that you want to remove 3 Click the trash bin to the right of the contact information 42 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Changes that you make to any contact information are implemented immediately Defining a Contact Avatar By default new contacts receive a letter avatar picture of U for User Figure 5 5 Contact picture default When you specify the name of a contact the avatar reflects the name by adopting the first letter of the name you provide For example if you were to specify the name of Frederick the avatar would dynamically change to F for that contact If you provide multiple contacts with the same name or with names that start with the same first letter the avatar uses the same letter but changes color to indicate the difference Figure 5 6 Contact picture dynamic change Customizing an Avatar In addition to dynamically alte
65. take a number of steps to complete the share link First they must open the link you sent them in a Web browser and then click the Add to your ownCloud button The Add to your ownCloud button changes to a form field and your recipient needs to enter the URL of their ownCloud server in this field and press the return key or click the arrow Next they will see a dialog asking to confirm All they have to do is click the Add remote share button and they re finished Remove your linked share anytime by clicking the trash can icon This only unlinks the share and does not delete any files 4 8 Making Anonymous Uploads ES Only If your ownCloud administrator Enterprise Subscription only has enabled the Files Drop application you may create your own special upload directory so that other people can upload files to you without having to log in to the server and without being an ownCloud user They will not be allowed to see the contents of this directory or to make any changes This 1s an excellent alternative to sending large attachments via email using an FTP server or using commercial file sharing services 4 8 Making Anonymous Uploads ES Only 31 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 HN unc OJ d Download nebula 3 jpg 7 Direct link httpv ubuntu2 owncloud index php s OAlwCaQl ote server owncloud Download 32 Chapter 4 Files amp Synchronization ownCloud
66. ted To select all files in the current directory you can click on the checkbox located at the top of the Files app field above the first file or folder on the list If you select multiple files you can delete all of the selected files or download them as a ZIP file by using the Delete or Download buttons at the top right side of the Files app field Note If the Download button is not visible the administrator has disabled this feature Contact your administrator for further guidance 4 1 6 Filtering the File Application View ownCloud enables you to view files in the File Application View using filter options located in the Apps Information Field This feature enables you to quickly and easily view and manage files based on their share status You can click on any of the filter options to view the files as follows All files The default view displays all files that you have access to Favorites Files or folders marked with the yellow star Shared with you Displays all files shared with you by another user or group Shared with others Displays all files that you have shared with other users or groups Shared by link Displays all files that are shared by you via public link External Storage Files that you have access to on external storage devices and services such as Dropbox Google and Amazon S3 4 1 7 Moving Files Using the ownCloud web interface you can move files and folders by dragging and dropping them into any directory
67. the Calendar App A ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 1 Click a date In the month view or a time in either the week or day views The Create a new event dialog box opens Create a new event Eventinto Calendar Work Calendar gt from 08 07 2014 to 08 07 2014 All Day Event Advanced options Create event Figure 5 13 Create a new event dialog box 2 Specify a title for the event 3 Specify a date and time duration for the event 4 Optional Provide advanced option details These details can include the event location the event category and an event description 5 Optional Click the Repeating tab to define any repeat settings for the event The Repeating tab provides the option of not repeating the event default or repeating the event daily weekly every weekday biweekly monthly or yearly In addition by selecting the Advanced button in the Repeating tab each repeat option provides different levels of customization to better define your repeat requirements for the event The following table helps to define the options for each repeat rule 52 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Create new event Eventinto Calendar Work Calendar B 06 07 2014 04 00 to 06 07 2014 All Day Event Advanced options Create event Figure 5 14 Create a new event dialog box Create a new event Eventinto Repeating Repeat Does not repeat B Advan
68. the appropriate user or group in the Shared dialog 4 1 9 Creating a Public Link Share You can share files outside of your organization with people who are not users on your ownCloud server by creating a public share link Open the Share dialog and check Share Link 4 1 Accessing your Files Using the ownCloud Web Interface 13 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 Share link http studio owncoud public php service files amp t 32a5f7968c Allow Public Upload user example com Send Set expiration date 2014 9 9 00 00 00 The public link will expire no later than days after it is created Figure 4 5 Public share box This creates a public URL that anyone can use to access the share You have the options to send an email notification protect it with a password and put an expiration date on it Your ownCloud administrator has the option to require passwords and expiration dates 4 1 10 Change in Share Expiration Date In older versions of ownCloud you could set an expiration date on both local and public shares Now you can set an expiration date only on public shares and local shares do not expire when public shares expire The only way to expire a local share is to click the trash can icon to un share your files 4 1 11 Creating or Connecting to a Federated Cloud Sharing Link Federated Cloud Sharing introduced in ownCloud 7 as Server to Server sharing allows you to mount file shares from remote ownCloud servers and
69. ubleshooting Are you having problems using the app Have a look at the Troubleshooting and Troubleshooting Contacts amp Calendar guides 5 2 Using the Calendar App The Calendar app is not enabled by default in ownCloud 8 and needs to be enabled seperately It is also not a supported core app You may ask your ownCloud server admin to enable it and if you are your own admin consult the Installation gt Installing and Managing Apps section of the ownCloud Server Administration Manual The ownCloud Calendar app enables you to create and edit events synchronize to other calendars you might use and create new personalized calendars By default when you access the Calendar app for the first time you get a Personal calendar that you can use or modify as you like The Calendar app contains the following fields and controls Calendar Date Field Provides the current date or enables you to select a date that you want to view e Calendar View Options Enables you to choose between a day week or month view for the main Calendar app window Also provides a quick jump button to access the current day Today Calendar Selection Enables you to choose the calendar that you want to view Calendar Controls Provides controls for each individual calendar These controls include sharing obtaining an external URL link to the calendar an export function an edit function and a delete trash button Note Some Ad Block plugin
70. uration that applies to all calendars that you have created in the Calendar app In the Calendar app settings you can modify the following Timezone Provides an alphabetical listing of all available countries categorized by continent Time format Provides the option of using 24 hour or 12 hour time format 48 Chapter 5 Contacts amp Calendar ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 e PU Calendar July 2014 z gt Day Week Month lll Personal lt Q ss Figure 5 11 New calendar o Timezone Luxembourg Y Update timezone automatically Time format Y Start weekon monday Y Primary CalDAV address http localhost owncloud2 owncl 105 05 X CalDAV address http localhost owncloud2 owncl Figure 5 12 Calendar app settings 52 Using Calendar App AO ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 e Start day Provides the option of starting the calendar week on Monday Sunday or Saturday e Primary CalDAV address Provides the primary CalDAV link URL e 10S OS X CalDAV address Provides the 105 05 X CalDAV link URL 5 2 3 Synchronizing Calendars Using CalDAV Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV referred to as CalDAV enables clients to access scheduling information on remote servers As an extension to WebDAV CalDAV defined by RFC 4791 uses the iCalendar format to manage calendar data CalDAV enables multiple clients to access the same information for use in cooperative plannin
71. us ee A EA HABRA Pa da UPS MR de NB call ll Erici Gasp elem ORE HT RA GARI RD NUR C oe ew T sm mined irm i 2m 45 er pum r Upload example odt 6 1 1 Create or Upload a Document In the Documents application you can upload an existing document or create a new one The New document button creates a document named New document odt The extension ODT is an OpenDocument format which is supported by most word processors including Microsoft Word LibreOffice Writer and OpenOffice Writer 6 1 2 Edit a Document To edit a document access the Documents app from your Apps menu at the top left of your ownCloud window 65 ownCloud User Manual Release 9 0 LUN d OU 1 New Documentodt Share Format gt B I U Liberation Serif 12 Standard 4 100 x admin 1 Click on the file name to change it Share your document See the Share a document section Formatting toolbar Zoom in out Close and save p AR xe i de Users currently editing this document Collaboratively Editing a Document To edit a file collaboratively it must be shared with everyone who needs editing permissions Multiple users can edit it at the same time and changes appear as they are made The cursor of each user 15 the same color as the border color of their user picture e New d unCtoud ME Share

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