Uploading and Updating Files

To use an prototype or a document (such as a PDF) on your website, you need to first upload information technology to Cascade.

Copyright Note: As a reminder, editors should just use images for which Brandeis holds the copyright (taken by the university lensman) or stock images that they have purchased rights to employ.

Before uploading, here are a few best practices to keep in mind:

  • Create separate folders for images and documents — this will make finding things easier later.

  • Prepare your images before uploading using Photoshop or like software. This will help prevent paradigm distortion and long page load fourth dimension caused past large files.

  • Use PDFs sparingly. PDFs must be made accessible before being uploaded.

Visit the Sizing and Editing Images page to review a listing of advisable image sizes.

Best Practice: We recommend Adobe Photoshop for epitome editing. More data is available at go.brandeis.edu/software.

Uploading a File

  1. In the Site Content menu, select the binder into which you would like to upload the file.

  2. From the toolbar, select the (+)Add Content menu. Then, select Upload File.
    Add Content menu with red arrow pointing to it
    Upload file in menu outlined in red

  3. Browse method: To browse to your epitome, click the word "choose" in the dotted-line rectangle. Locate and select one or more files on your computer. Then click Open.
  4. Drag-and-drop method: Or, simply select ane (or more) files from your desktop and drag it into the "Drib file here to upload" rectangle. Your epitome(southward) will appear on the screen.

Available fields when uploading an image

The file name of the file you uploaded will appear in the File Name box. Your epitome will appear under, where yous can perform basic image editing. edit the size or orientation (every bit a reminder, images should exist sized properly before uploaded to the CMS).

If the file you uploaded has spaces or capital letters in its File Name, please follow step 5. If not, skip to stride six.

  1. Y'all must remove spaces in filenames to prevent broken images and links. Enter a new File Proper name for the file by deleting spaces and/or changing capital letters to lowercase messages. This is the name that will announced in the navigation panel and as office of the URL of the file. Exist sure to include the file type, i.e., .jpg, .pdf, etc., in the championship.

Best Exercise: Keep names short; utilise merely lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes. Do not utilize spaces or underscores.

  1. Once you are washed, click the three dots ("kabob" menu) next to Preview Draft at the superlative right. Click the bluish Check Content & Submit button, and then click the checkbox to save your work.

    The file will appear in the specified folder in the organization. You tin can now employ it on a folio.

How to Upload Multiple Files at Once

Multiple files, such as images and PDFs may be uploaded to the CMS at the same time by just selecting multiple files or past uploading a zip annal file. Lookout man a video tutorial at the bottom of this page.

Uploading individual files

Just follow the instructions higher up, but instead of selecting or dragging a single file, you lot can select or drag multiple files. This works with both the "Browse" method and the "Drag and Drop" method. It works with PDFs and epitome files. After the files upload, you will encounter the screen below, and so simply click Submit.

Bulk uploading

Uploading a Nix Archive

As an alternative to uploading individual files, the system will accept and automatically unpack a compressed .goose egg file.

  1. On your computer, create a zipped archive of the items y'all wish to upload. The proper name of the file should be Annal.zip.
  2. In the CMS, select the binder in which the items will be placed.
  3. From the toolbar, select (+)Add Content > File Upload every bit in a higher place.
    Find the Zip Archive tool
  4. Select the Archive.aught file from your desktop past either dragging and dropping information technology or by browsing.
  5. Choose Yes under "Would you like to excerpt and save all of the contents into the electric current directory?
  6. Click the blue Unpack button in upper right
  7. You will see a Successfully unpacked message if the files are uploaded correctly.
  8. Mac users may see a folder Mac_OSX imported with your images. This binder and all its contents may be safely deleted. Mac OS folder

Updating/Replacing a File (PDF, paradigm)

If you've previously uploaded a file to Pour, you can update/supercede it with a newer version without starting from scratch. Replacing the file has a major reward: the links y'all and other web editors take created will be maintained past Cascade.

  1. Select the file you need to update. Click Edit.
  2. Using the Browse push or "drag and drib" functionality, upload the new version of the file to the CMS. For instructions, see "Uploading a File (PDF, prototype)" above. Once you select the file, its file name will appear next to Received file. Click Submit. The new file will announced using the sometime file name.
  3. While the file is selected, click on Relationships. The pages with links to the file will be displayed.
  4. Click Publish all relationships.
    Publish all button outlined in red

If yous demand to rename a file, follow the Move/Rename instructions.