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How to Manage Datasets in the Data folder

As a project participant, you have control over how your data is stored in your project. 

Pillar Science supports not only numerous file types but also a robust file and folder structure. 

Create and manage folders

Click the + icon to add a Directory. 

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You can re-arrange folders by using the move command. 
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You can use the Edit icon to rename a folder and the Delete icon to delete a folder and all of its contents. 

 

Upload and manage files

Use the + icon to upload a file.  

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You can also use this same toolbar to move or delete a file. 

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Create an Office file

Use the + icon to create a new spreadsheet, presentation, or document. Office files you create in Pillar are compatible with desktop and online versions of Office. 

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Supported file formats

You can upload, store and share any files. You will only be able to preview or edit directly in your browser the following formats: 

Numeric data

Type Extension
Comma-separated value .csv
Excel (>2007) .xlsx
Word .docx
PowerPoint .pptx

 

Image

Type Extension
JPEG .jpeg, .jpg
Portable Network Graphic .png
Graphics Interchange Format .gif
Tagged Image File Format .tiff
Bitmap Image .bmp
Scalable Vector Image .svg

 

Text

Type Extension
Portable Document Format .pdf
Plain Text Document .txt 

Audio

Type Extension
MPEG-3 .mp3


Video

Type Extension
MPEG-4 Part 14 (H264) .mp4
WebM .webm

 

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