Files and folders

The Files panel in the left sidebar of the project screen lists everything in your project. Click a file to open it.

A badge next to a file's name (main) marks the main document.

Add a file or folder

1. Click Add file/folder (the + button) at the top of the Files panel.
2. Choose New file, New folder, Upload files, or Upload folder.

For New file and New folder, a name field appears in the list. Type a name and click Save. A new file opens right away.

To add a file inside a folder, open the folder's More menu. It has the same four choices.

Upload files and folders

Choose Upload files or Upload folder. In the dialog, drag and drop what you want to upload, or click Click to upload and choose it. If you opened the dialog from a folder's menu, the upload goes into that folder.

Limit	Value
Files per upload	Up to 100
File size	Up to 50MB each
Folder size	Up to 50MB in total

• While files upload, the dialog shows progress. Click Cancel to stop. Files already uploaded stay in the project.
• If some files fail, the dialog shows Upload failed with the reasons. Click Retry to try the failed files again, or Confirm to close it.
• Files over 50MB can't be uploaded. Reduce the file size and upload again.

You can also drag files or folders from your computer onto the file list. Drop them on a folder to upload into it, or on the empty space below the list to upload at the top level.

File and folder names

• Names can't contain \ / : * ? " < > |.
• If the full path is too long, shorten the folder or file name.
• Two items in the same folder can't have the same name.

Rename, copy, move, and delete

Click More on an item to open its menu.

Item	Menu
File	Rename, Set as main document, Copy, Delete
Folder	Rename, New file, New folder, Upload files, Upload folder, Copy, Delete

• Set as main document appears for .tex files that aren't already the main document.
• Copy makes a copy in the same place with (copy) added to the name, for example main(copy).tex.
• Delete asks you to confirm and lists what will be deleted.
• To move items, drag them onto a folder. To move them to the top level, drag them onto the empty space below the list.
• The menu items you see depend on your role. If you can't change files, some items don't appear.

Select several items

• Hold Ctrl (⌘ on Mac) and click to add or remove items from the selection.
• Hold Shift and click to select a range.

Copy, Delete, and dragging apply to everything you selected.

Keyboard

Key	What it does
Delete	Deletes the selected items (after you confirm)
F2 (Enter on Mac)	Renames the focused item

Open images, PDFs, and other files

File	What you see
Text files such as .tex	Opens in the editor
Images	Opens in an image viewer
PDF	Opens in a PDF viewer
Other file types	"Unsupported file format" with a Download button

When no file is open

If the project has no files, you see "No selected file". Click Add a new file to create main.tex.