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This topic provides introductory information about the Images and Documents module. 

 

Libraries

The Images and Documents module provides users with the ability to manage images and documents stored in libraries. A library is a container of files with specific extensions. There are three types of libraries:

 

Figure 1 shows how to create a library -  there is an option to choose one of the three types of libraries. Apart from setting the name and the type of a library, there are more options available: Size restrictions and Cache Options.

Libraries: Creating an Image Library

Figure 1

 

In the Administrative part of Sitefinity, all libraries could be viewed in two ways - as boxes or items in a list. Figure 2 shows how the three types of libraries are represented by three types of boxes: 

Libraries: All Libraries

Figure 2

 

Image Library

The Image library may contain files with the following extensions:  .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .gif

 

After creating an image library, images should be uploaded using the button Upload. Figure 3 illustrates the page for uploading images:

  1. Select an existing library from the drop-down list or create a new one.
  2. Select each file.
  3. Press Upload.  Libraries: Uploading an Image

Figure 3

 

After uploading the images, the Batch Edit page opens - an option to edit multiple items at the same time. Figure 4 shows how each title is renamed and an alternative text is added to each image. Another option is to add tags to all items by creating new tags or adding existing ones.

For more information on creating and managing tags, see Tags Overview

 

Libraries: Images Batch Edit

Figure 4

 

Figure 5 demonstrates how an image library displays all its items:

Libraries: All Items in an Image Library

Figure 5

 

Document Library

The Document library may contain files with the following extensions:  - .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .html, .xls, .xlsx

 

After uploading files in the document library, the Batch Edit page opens - an option to edit multiple items at the same time. Unlike images, documents could have an author. That is why there are three fields that describe a document: title, author, and description (see Figure 6).  

Libraries: Documents Batch Editing

Figure 6

 

Figure 7 illustrates how a document library displays its items. There is also additional information about the type of file, its extension, upload and modification dates, and name.

Libraries: All Documents in Document Library

Figure 7

 

Custom Library

The Custom library may contain files with any extensions. This allows the combination of any file types. For example, Figure 8 shows how a custom library contains an image and a document:  

Libraries: All Files in a Custom Library

Figure 8

 

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