Setting up the check in/check out system

Before you can use the check in/check out system, you must set up some options.

Note: To use the check in/check out system, you must have associated your local site with a remote FTP or network server. See Associating a remote server with a local site.

To set check in/check out options:

1	Choose Site > Define Sites, select a site, and click Edit.
2	In the Category list at the left, click Check In/Out.
	Select the Enable File Check In and Check Out option if you are working in a team environment (or working alone but from several different machines).
	This option is useful for letting others know that you have a file checked out for editing, or for alerting yourself that you may have left a more recent version of a file on another machine. See Using the check in/check out system.
	Select the Check Out Files When Opening option if you want files to automatically be checked out when you double-click to open them from the Site window. (Using File > Open to open a file doesn't check the file out even when this option is selected.)
	Enter a check-out name.
	This is the name that will appear in the Site window alongside any files that you have checked out, enabling other team members to locate you if you have a file that they need. If you work alone from several different machines, use a different check-out name on each machine (for example, AmyR-HomeMac and AmyR-OfficePC) so you'll know where the latest version of the file is if you forget to check it back in.