--- title: Create new files and folders description: Create new Office, text, code, mind maps, flowcharts, templates, departments, projects and folders. slug: file-create lang: en category: Product Features category_order: 2 order: 11 keywords: - File Management - Create new files and folders - BabelBird --- # Create new files and folders Create new Office, text, code, mind maps, flowcharts, templates, departments, projects and folders. ## Detailed description The new module is mainly responsible for the creation of files, departments, projects, templates, and folders. In BabelBird, you can directly create new files to work without uploading files. New file creation Office files BabelBird supports creating blank word documents, Excel documents, and PPT documents online. Using the client to create a new document will open the corresponding components of the local office by default to create and edit documents. Creating a new document on the web page will use online office to create and edit documents. Office documents can be edited online (no need to install office) or edited locally using the client (edited using the office installed on your computer). Online editing supports real-time collaborative editing by multiple people. When you use the client to call the local office for editing, the document will automatically be locked for editing to prevent others from editing the document and causing conflicts. Text code file Babel Text Editor can create and open all text files online, such as RTF, TXT, HTML, MD, CSS... For the convenience of customers, the public cloud version only supports creating new TXT and MD (markdown files). Private cloud users who need to create text files in other formats can ask for it to be opened. The text editor is different from the online office in that it does not support collaborative editing, but text files can be edited online. Mind maps and flow charts. BabelBird comes with its own mind map module, which can create and edit mind map files online. Mind map files are saved in KM format by default. It can also be exported to KM, TXT, MD, SVG, PNG, and Xmind formats. BabelBird can also optionally support the creation of flow charts, but you need to purchase the corresponding module license (the non-standard version comes with it by default). Other third-party modules. Internet applications that comply with WebAPI can theoretically connect to BabelBird and create new files. BabelBird provides third-party application docking services. Create from template Many customers need to create a large number of folders with the same structure or create files from a specific template (such as a corporate PPT template). Babel supports creating folders and files from templates. - Create templates. People with department file management rights can create templates in the New menu. After clicking Create Template, a template folder will be generated. The template folder is similar to an ordinary folder. You can drag files into the folder to upload, create new folders and departments. The files uploaded in the root directory of the template folder become file templates, and the folders created in the template folder are folder templates. As shown below: Figure: Displayed in the template folder Figure: Displayed when creating a new template - Create from templates. Departments with permission to create files and folders can select a template when creating a new file to quickly create files or folders that are consistent with the template. Create new departments and projects Departments and projects can also be created using the New function. - Create departments. Departments can only be created under the root department of the enterprise file. The department file belongs to the enterprise, and the super administrator can see the root department and the entire file tree. Users with sub-department management rights (default department manager role) can create sub-departments. Department folders can add department members and complete department-level management. Only members who join the department (department members) and members of the superior department who have the "View sub-department files" permission can access department files. Department members have basic permissions determined by their role in the department. You can use file permission management to manage permissions on files (folders). - Project. Users can create projects under department folders in personal files or corporate files. Projects can invite project team members across departments and companies, and even non-registered users from outside the company. Anyone with personal files can create personal projects. To create a project user role under a department, you need the "Create Folder/Project" permission. Support for creating subprojects in project folders. The parent of the project folder must be a department or a project, which means that departments cannot be created under ordinary folders. The project creator is the project administrator by default. The project can be transferred, and the project administrator can be transferred to other members and other departments. The permissions of members within the project are specified when the project is created. The project is relatively an independent shared folder. Create a new normal folder - Create folders under personal files. Users can create any folders under their personal files and manage them by themselves. - Create folders under corporate files Folders need to be created in departments under enterprise files (all folders belong to departments). Users with the "Create Folder/Project" role in their department can create folders. As long as the user whose role has the "Create Folder/Project" permission can create subfolders in any ordinary folder in the department.