Organizing with folders

The WordFields sidebar showing a list of folders and a folder view
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Folders keep your snippets, templates, and other content organized in one place — and control who on your team can see what. 📁


Folders

Folders are the main way to structure your workspace. They keep snippets, templates, and other content grouped in a way that makes sense for your team — and they control who can see what. A user with no access to a folder won't see it in the sidebar at all.

Note

Only Admins and Managers can create, rename, and delete folders. Members can only see folders they've been given access to.


Create a folder

Create a folder dialog

There are two ways to create a new folder:

From the sidebar:

  1. Click the folder icon next to the Browse by folder label in the left sidebar.
  2. Type a name for the folder in the dialog that appears.
  3. Click Create.

From the Create new menu:

  1. Click + Create new in the left sidebar.
  2. Select Folder.
  3. Type a name and click Create.

The new folder appears in the sidebar immediately, and opens so you can start adding content to it.

Tip

Organize folders by department, team, or content type — for example HR, Legal, or Sales replies. A clear folder structure makes it much easier to manage access as your team grows.

Rename a folder

Rename a folder dialog

  1. Right-click the folder in the left sidebar and select Rename. You can also open the folder and click Rename in the top right toolbar.
  2. Type the new name and click Rename.

Delete a folder

Delete a folder from the folder's toolbar

  1. Right-click the folder in the left sidebar and select Delete. You can also open the folder and click the ⋯ button in the top right toolbar, then Delete.
  2. Confirm the deletion.

Note

Deleting a folder does not delete the snippets and templates inside it. They move to Home, under the Uncategorized group, where all members of the workspace can use them. You can move them into another folder at any time.

Warning

A folder shared with specific users and groups can't be deleted while it still holds snippets or templates — they would become visible to everyone. Move or delete them first, or share the folder with all members.

Move into a folder

Menu to select a folder where to move a template or snippet

To move a snippet or template into a folder:

  1. Hover over the item in the content list and click the ⋯ button.
  2. Select Move to.
  3. Choose the destination folder from the list — or Home to take the item out of its folder.

The same Move to option is in the ⋯ menu of the details pane when the item is open.


Managing folder access

Each folder has its own access list — users and groups assigned to a folder can see and use the content inside it. Snippets and templates inherit their permissions from the folder they're in, so there's no need to set access on individual items.

To update a folder's access list, open the folder and click Manage Access in the top right toolbar, or right-click the folder in the sidebar and select Manage Access. You can add or remove individual users and groups at any time. See Roles and permissions for the details.