Several classes of objects can be created and shared in a BSCW Workspace:
In Figure 1.4-1, the Folder page of BSCW Demo English inside the Workspace BSCW Demo shows an entry for an object of each type.
Each object is represented by an entry, i. e. a block of text and icons starting with a checkbox that you may "tick" to select the object for some action (see section 1.4.5).
Click the 
icon next to the checkbox to display the object's Info page (details in section 4.6).
The icon immediately left of the object name denotes the object type. If the object is a Document, the icon may represent its MIME type (see section 3.4.2 and section 4.2.7), if it is a Search Result (see section 4.10), the icon informs about the search area and the search engine employed, if it is a Note (see section 4.9), the icon may represent a pragmatic aspect picked by the Note's author.
BSCW's object types are discussed in greater detail in section 3.3.
Most prominent in each entry is the name of the object. In Fig. 1.4-1 each object has been given the name of its object type. Thus you can easily associate the icons and the [Action] bars with their object types. Obviously, you would choose names describing the content or purpose of each individual object. Since BSCW is designed to make sharing of information easier, it is very important to use descriptive names which will be understood by the other people sharing the Workspace.
Behind the object name BSCW displays
Please note that different actions are possible for different types of objects. In Figure 1.4-1 only a few of the [Action] buttons permitted for an object are shown in the [Action] bar below the object name.