Closing a Section and Project

Overview

When a section is being edited by a user, the section is considered to be in use and no other user can access the active section for editing within the project while it is being edited, only able to access in View/Comment Mode.

The section will appear locked to anyone attempting to access it.

Hovering your cursor over the lock will display the user who is editing the section.

Closing the active section appropriately unlocks the section for others to access within the project. Incorrectly closing the browser without closing the section or project results in locked sections without any active user working on it. This can force users to go through the unlocking a section steps.

To avoid locking sections inadvertently and for the safety and security of the organizations account and information it is important to properly...

1. Close the active section
2. Close the project
3. Sign out of the system

To review ways users can Open a Section, please read the article on "Opening Sections" here.

Closing a Section 

Properly close the active section being edited by clicking the project name located in the top left corner of the SpecLink Cloud screen, pictured below.



Performing this step will return the user to the Sections List.

At this time, the section is no longer considered to be in use and is unlocked, and anyone with the appropriate permissions will have the ability to access the section for editing. You can confirm this by noting that the Lock Icon is no longer present.

It is also possible to have many sections open at once across multiple tabs. For more information on this, read the article on Opening Sections in Multiple Browser Tabs.

After finishing in a section when there are many sections open across multiple tabs, once the "All Changes Saved" notification is showing, a user can freely close that section by simply closing that tab. The best practice is to ensure the Project is still open in it's own separate tab as well before exiting.

Closing the Project

Properly close the current project by clicking the Projects or Dashboard link in the top left of SpecLink Cloud, pictured below.

Performing this step will return the user to Projects List or SpecLink Cloud Dashboard.

Both options will have properly closed the project for the user.

Sign Out

Signing out properly is important for the safety and security of organization information and the account.

Follow these steps to sign out of SpecLink Cloud properly.

1. Close out of any active sections and return to the SpecLink Cloud Dashboard.
   
   
2. Click your account initials in the circle located in the top right corner of the SpecLink Cloud screen.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the red Sign Out button from the accessed window.
   
   

Watch the video below to see the steps of closing a section and project properly in SpecLink Cloud in action.