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How to upload and organize documents

Keep every file for a client in one place. Upload documents to the client’s Documents tab, then sort them into folders.

Time needed: about 2 minutes.

Step 1

Open the client

Click Client List in the left menu, find the client and click View Client Details. You can also type the client’s name in the search bar at the top of any page.

Client List search result with the View Client Details button highlighted

Step 2

Go to the Documents tab

Click the Documents tab.

A client's page with the Documents tab highlighted

Step 3

Upload a file

Drag files from your computer onto the Upload Document box, or click Browse and pick them. You can upload documents (PDF, Word, text), spreadsheets, images, ZIP files, and audio or video.

The Documents tab: allowed file types and the drag-and-drop upload area

Step 4

Find your file

The file appears in List of Documents Uploaded, with who uploaded it, the date and its size. Click its name to open it.

Tip: files in the locked Client Portal Documents folder are shared with your client in the client portal, and files your client uploads appear there.

The uploaded file in the List of Documents Uploaded, next to the Folders panel

Step 5

Create a folder

In the Folders panel, click the + button. Type a name such as Police Reports and click Save.

Create Folder window with the folder name Police Reports

Step 6

Move a document into the folder

Click Actions next to the document and choose Move. Pick the folder and click Move. The same menu lets you Rename or Delete a document.

A document's Actions menu with Rename, Move and Delete, and the new Police Reports folder
Move Document window with Police Reports chosen as the destination folder
Animation: moving a document into a folder
Watch it: moving a document into a folder

Step 7

Open the folder

Click the folder in the Folders panel to see what’s inside. Click Root to go back to the top.

Tip: deleted documents go to the Recycle Bin in the Admin Panel, where you can restore them for 60 days.

The Police Reports folder open, showing the moved document

What’s next

Keep going

Next, keep track of work with Tasks. All guides are in the Help Center.