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• Tree view: Displays a hierarchical tree, including the folder structure.
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• List view: Displays the items individually. You can sort them alphanumerically by clicking the column headings.
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• Thumbnail view: Displays thumbnail images of the assets. There is a zoom control at the top for resizing.
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Searching

The search box provides a simple search. The asset Asset name, metadata and content of documents are indexed for search. You can use the search function in any view. Type the search term in the box and Enter or click Image Removed. The results display in list view and a . A Path column is included in the view to help you locate find the asset in the tree. If you select an item in the results and return to tree view the item remains selectedbut the path not indexed in the default Jackrabbit/Lucene search configuration.

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Uploading a single asset

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1. Select a parent folder or upload the image at the root level.
2. Click Upload asset.
3. Select a file to upload or drag and drop it into the Media field.
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4. The file uploads.
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5. For images, the image details and a thumbnail displays. You can  edit  the image in Magnolia.
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6. For other assets, the file details and an asset type icon displays.
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Uploading multiple assets

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You can upload an asset into the Magnolia DAM also from any other app that can browse the DAM, for example when creating a new contact in the Contacts app. The procedure and actions are identical to those in the Assets app and work in exactly the same way. You can define app-specific metadata fields which can be different from the standard metadata fields available when uploading in the Assets app.

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Downloading an asset

To download an asset from the DAM, use the Download asset action in the browser or edit dialog. The action opens the download dialog of your operating system where you can save the file to your computer.

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Deleting an asset

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1. Select an item.
2. Click Delete folder/asset.
3. Confirm your action in the dialog.This marks the node for deletion and creates a restorable version. The item icon (folder or node) is replaced with the trash bin.
4. Click Publish deletion to complete the deletion. At this point you can cancel the deletion by clicking Restore previous version.

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Asset metadata

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• Describe asset using *: The supported metadata standard. By default, the Simple Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) is supported. You can customize Magnolia to support different standards.
• Identifier: An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. An alphanumerical string is used to identify and reference the asset. Editors can move assets without breaking links in the DAM.
• Type *: The nature or genre of the resource.
• Creation Date: Date of upload.
• Modification Date: Date of last modification.
• Creator *: An entity primarily responsible for making the resource..
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Dublin Core metadata

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• Caption: The asset caption.
• Language: Language tag of the asset. Recommended best practice is to use a controlled vocabulary such as RFC 4646 .
• Title: Asset title.
• Subject: The topic of the asset. Typically, the subject will be represented using keywords, key phrases, or classification codes.
• Coverage: Scope of the asset. Typically this refers to a place, period or jurisdiction.
• Description: Full description of the asset. Displayed, for example, when an image is zoomed in the Image Gallery component.  
• Publisher: Original publisher of the asset if being republished from another source.
• Contributor: Use to name asset contributors.
• Rights: Type of copyright.
• Source: A related asset from which this asset is derived.
• Relation: Related assets. 
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Setting alt attributes

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