# Offline
You can file folders and documents you would like to access even without an Internet connection in the Offline work area. The entries are filed as a copy to the internal or external storage of your device. The filing location in ELO does not change.
In the Configuration dialog box, you can specify whether to store entries from the Offline work area to the internal storage of your device or to an external storage medium such as an SD card.
# Make entries available offline
You can transfer any document or folder from the Repository work area to the Offline work area access to your data even without an Internet connection. The documents and folders are filed as a copy to the internal storage of your device or to an external storage device (such as an SD card).
Information
Other applications also have access to entries filed offline.
Please note
Depending on the size of the entry you are transferring, large data volumes may need to be processed. We only recommend transferring large data volumes to the Offline work area when your device is connected to the Internet and a power source. Please make sure that you have sufficient storage space.
Information
Margin notes are not stored offline for technical reasons.
Method
Select the desired entry and open the context menu.
Tap MAKE AVAILABLE OFFLINE in the context menu.
This starts a background process that makes the selected entry available offline. This may take several minutes depending on the data volume.
Result
Once the background process is complete, you will find the entry in the Offline work area. You can now access the entry without an Internet connection.
Information
Tap Background processes in the tile navigation context menu to see the status of the background process. The Active processes area appears.
# Refresh entry in the Offline area
In the Offline work area, you see the status of the entries the last time they were synchronized. Changes to the original entries are not automatically transferred to the Offline work area. To ensure that your offline entries are up to date, you need to refresh the entries.
Method
To refresh the data of an entry, tap REFRESH in the entry's context menu.
Result
A background process starts. The data of the selected entry is compared with the data on the server and refreshed.
# Remove entries from the Offline area
If you want to delete offline entries from your device, you need to remove them from the Offline work area.
Information
Entries filed to the Offline work area are deleted from your device/external storage medium. The original entries remain in ELO.
Method
Select the desired entry and open the context menu.
Tap REMOVE in the context menu.
The Remove dialog box appears.
Tap YES to confirm.
Result
The selected entry is removed in a background process.
Information
Tap Background processes in the tile navigation context menu to see the status of the background process. The Active processes area appears.