The file selection dialog is the same for all functions. The page's right side displays a list that is empty on first start. You can select any number of files from different directories. There are different ways to add files to the list.
1. Drag-and-drop
Mark one or more files in the file manager and, while the left mouse button is pressed down, drag your selection into the list of Governikus DATA Boreum.
2. Button "Add file"
The button "Add file" opens a dialog window for file selection. Navigate to the directory, select the files, and click on "Add". The file list now contains your selection.
3. Pass files per context menu
Note: The context menu is not available for Mac OS users.
You can mark one or more files in the file manager and call the context menu by right clicking. In case the "File selection" dialog already contains files, you are asked in an extra dialog window whether you want to replace the existing selection or add the new files to the existing ones.
Figure 34: DATA Boreum context menu in Windows Explorer
In case you have selected a certain process in the context menu, for example "Sign", and Governikus DATA Boreum is currently displaying another process, for example "Validate", you are asked whether you want to exit this current process.
Figure 35: Notification dialog for process change
Selecting several files at once
There are different possibilities to select several files at a time in the file manager or in the "Add file" dialog.
· Select a list of files: If you want to select a number of files that are listed one below the other, mark the uppermost with "Shift + left mouse click" and afterwards the lowermost file with "Shift + left mouse click" in that list. The selected files are now highlighted. You can now either drag these to Governikus DATA Boreum's file list or use the "Add" button in the file selection dialog.
· Select several files: If you want to select several files that are not listed one below the other hold down the "Ctrl" key and select all required files by clicking on them with the left mouse button. The selected files are now highlighted. You can now either drag these to Governikus DATA Boreum's file list or use the "Add" button in the file selection dialog.
· Select all files: If you want to select all files of a directory open the respective directory and mark all files with the shortcut "Ctrl + a". The selected files are now highlighted. You can now either drag these to Governikus DATA Boreum's file list or use the "Add" button in the file selection dialog.
· Filter: After you have called the file chooser dialog you can either select a filter form the "File of Type" drop-down-list or enter a filter for file suffixes in the "File Name" field, for example *.docx. Press enter and then only files with this respective file suffix are displayed. Now you can select these files as explained above.
Remove selected files
You can remove one or more files from the file list of the dialog "File selection". You can select these files in the list by selecting them the way it was explained above in the section "Selecting several files at once". Afterwards click the button "Remove selected files".
List display
All selected files are displayed in a list. The columns have the following meaning:
· File: Displays the file name. The entire path and file name are displayed when pointing the mouse pointer to the file name. Double clicking displays the file.
· : The eye symbol indicates that the file was already opened (see chapter 5.1, section "Number of files to be viewed"). The symbol is grey in case the file was not already viewed.
· : Click on the magnifier symbol to view the file. Since the resulting action is depending on the selected function, the appropriate behaviour is explained in the respective chapters of the functions. Note: Files selected for decryption cannot be viewed.