How does the Universal Compact View work?

Note

Depending on your user rights and the configuration of your portal the Universal Compact View on your side may differ from the Universal Compact View shown in the examples and screenshots of this article.

 

Search for assets

The search bar in the left top corner of the Universal Compact View can be used for searching assets. The search functionality in the Compact Screen works the same as in the portal. You can find more information on searching for assets here.

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Filter for assets

Search Facets

The search facets are available in the top filter bar and can be used to filter for assets easily.

 

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Advanced search

You can use the advanced filter for advanced search operations.

Note

At this moment the advanced filter only allows searching by file type.

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Tags

The tags filter can be used to filter on assets with a certain tag.

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Sort assets

Use the Order by dropdown to change the sorting order of the assets. By clicking sort.png you can switch between ordering the assets descending or ascending.

Select and deselect assets

Select assets

There are two ways to select assets:

  1. Drag and drop your mouse to select assets.

  2. Hover your mouse over the thumbnail of the asset you want to select. Click select_icon.png to select the file.

 

Deselect assets

There are two ways to deselect assets:

  1. Hover your mouse over the selected asset and click deselect_icon.png to deselect the file.

  2. Re-select the assets that you already selected, press and hold Cmd (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows) on your keyboard and let go of the mouse.

Add assets

Select the source you want to add the assets from below.

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  1. Make sure the Assets tab is active and use the filter bar to filter or search for the assets you need. Images, videos, documents and audio files can be added via the Universal Compact View.

    Tip

    Do you need more information on an asset? Hover your mouse over the thumbnail and click assetdetail.png  to open the asset detail screen.

  2. Select the files(s) in the Universal Compact View.

  3. If applicable, use the dropdown at the bottom of the Universal Compact View to select whether you want to add the original file or one of the available embeddable links.

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    Example of the dropdown

  4. Click Add asset(s) to add the asset(s) to your content page.

    Note

    • This dropdown is only available when adding a single asset. Depending on your setup of the Universal Compact View the dropdown may not be available at all.

 

Collections (Lightboxes)

  1. Open the Collections tab and click on the collection (lightbox) you need.

  2. Select the files(s) you need.

  3. If applicable, use the dropdown at the bottom of the Universal Compact View to select whether you want to add the original file or one of the available public derivatives.

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    Example of the dropdown

  4. Click Add asset(s) to add the asset(s) to your content page.

    Note

    • This dropdown is only available when adding a single asset. Depending on your setup of the Universal Compact View the dropdown may not be available at all.

 

How to logout?

Click the logout.png button in the top right of the Universal Compact View to logout.

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