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6.2 Encrypting Files

You can encrypt files and folders by using Document Manager Vault in either of following ways:

Drag and Drop:

  1. Launch the Document Manager Vault Interface or navigate to a Vault mapped drive using Windows Explorer. Then open the desired Vault.
  2. Drag-and-Drop the source file or folder onto the target folder in the Document Manager Vault.
  3. Upon completion, the file or folder will be moved or copied into the Document Manager Vault. The file or folder contents are now secured in the Document Manager Vault. In the case where the file was copied into the Vault, users must ensure the source file is secured, typically, once the file is verified as successfully stored in the Vault, it may be deleted from its source folder. Right click on the source file and select the Document Manager Shred command to perform a secure delete of the source file.

Move to Vault:

The Move To Vault command will move the selected file(s) and folder(s) to the root directory of the selected Vault and then Shred the source file(s) and folder(s).

  1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the appropriate directory or work with files on the Desktop.
  2. Right Click on the desired file(s), and select Move to Vault (see Figure 6.6).
  3. A window listing the user's Vaults will appear. Select the target vault, it may be necessary to login to the Vault before the Move to Vault command can complete.
  4. Upon completion, the file(s) or folder(s) will be moved to the root directory of the selected Vault. The file or folder contents are now secured in the Document Manager Vault and will no longer be available outside of the Vault.


Figure 6.6: Move To Vault

Software application and MS Office Application options:
Document Manager Vaults are accessible from any application as mapped drives. Additionally, Document Manager provides convenient plug-ins for the Microsoft® Office applications Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Both methods all for easy and direct access to Document Manager functions from all applications.

  • Microsoft Office Applications - Use the menu items Doc Mgr>Open Encrypted File, Doc Mgr>Save, Close and Encrypt or Doc Mgr>Save as, Close and Encrypt to access data in Document Manager Vaults. These menus are also available on the toolbar (see Figure 6.7).
  • Software Applications - Store or retrieve data from Document Manager Vaults using the standard File>Open, File>Save, and File>Save As functions. Select My Computer from the standard windows dialog and the Document Manager vaults will be available. As with normal Windows mapped drivers, users should log into the Document Manager Vault mapped drives before attempting to access them from a software application.

  • Figure 6.7: Document Manager Menu