The tree view shows the structure and contents of the selected proposal and any reference folders. A "+" sign next to a folder indicates that it may be expanded to view contents. Proposal sub-folders are only visible if the user has at least read permission to at least one file contained within. Users who are not admins may not be able to view version folders if it has been configured that way.

Click on the permissions icon in top right corner of tree view, or select show/hide permissions from right click menu, to see your color coded permission settings A window will open with color code key. Click on icon again to revert to normal tree view.

Reference folders contain read-only material that has been made available to users of all proposals by the administrator. Reference folders can be zone specific, across all zones or both. Reference folders are shown in red. Third party users cannot view reference folders.

A document may be viewed by double-clicking on its page icon in the tree view. Read permission or higher is required for viewing files. Keep in mind that viewing a document is not the same as checking it out. Although you will have a temporary local copy, it cannot be checked back in if you make any changes, and it will be deleted when you exit VPC. If you want to make changes to a document, use Check Out. Non-graphics files larger than 1 MB will be compressed and then decompressed automatically as they transfer to and from the server. Users can cancel the file transfer by clicking on cancel button in progress icon.

Selecting a folder or file and a right mouse click will bring up a context specific menu with options where applicable to: refresh tree, refresh selected folder, send file by e-mail, show the user who has checked out the file, or if have the appropriate permissions, remove, check-out, or check-in the selected file.