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Overview
Adding images, videos, and documents to a page can make all the difference when someone reads it.
A page with these elements will be more interesting to read than one that contains only text. Images and videos are also invaluable in illustrating how to perform a specific task in a difficult guide. Documents further illustrate your procedure and supply additional beneficial information. Use images, videos, and documents to make a plain page interesting or a confusing page clear.
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Selecting and Filtering Filetypes Site-Wide
The File Type Whitelist allows you to cherry-pick exactly which filetypes you wish to allow or block on your Dozuki site, providing a strong balance of flexibility and security.
Navigate to Configuration > Security on the Management Console, then scroll down to Supported Files.
Media Manager
The Media Manager is the tool used to upload images, videos, or documents to any page that supports them. Anytime you want to upload an image, video, or document, you use the Media Manager.
Delete All Files in your Media Manager
If you are finished working with the images in your shelf, you can use the Clear all images button in the bottom-right corner to clear all of them from your manager.
Guide Media
Images and Videos
- Image Requirements:
- Formats: JPEG, JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TIF
- 96px by 72px
- Maximum file size of 40MB
- Video Requirements:
- Formats: MOV, AVI, MP4, MPEG, WMV, OGG, FLV
- 592px by 444 px
- By default, up to 30 seconds in length
- Videos can be allowed to be longer than 30 seconds upon request. The absolute maximum supported is 5 minutes.
Attaching an Image or Video
Click on the Edit tab located at the upper-right of the page and go to the step to which you want to add the image.
Click on the image placeholder (the large gray square with a camera icon in it), and the Media Manager will appear.
Either drag the image or the video that you want to add into the Media Manager or click Add Media. Upload media from your desktop or device OR use a URL to embed an image or video from another website.
Once the image or video has uploaded, a thumbnail of it will appear in the Media Manager. Click on the thumbnail of the image or video, and it will be added to your guide.
Note: If the image or video uploads but it does not meet the requirements, an orange bar will appear at the top of the Media Manager. The bar tells you what you need to fix before the image can be uploaded.
Each guide step holds up to three images or one video. When viewing the page, drag the thumbnails around in the bar to adjust the order of the images. Whichever image is the furthest left will be the main image. After making all of your changes, be sure to click Save before leaving the page.
Editing an Image
Once you upload images, you are given the opportunity to edit them before you attach them to a page. You may also edit the image after it has been uploaded to a guide when editing the corresponding step.
Documents
Attaching documents to a step-by-step guide is a great way to supplement those guides with additional relevant information. Unlike images and videos, users must open the document in a new tab or window for viewing.
Clicking on the Documents tab in your Media Manage brings up a panel of your currently uploaded documents and the option to upload more.
Uploading a Document
All documents must be saved as .pdf files to be uploaded.
Add documents to your step-by-step guide on the "Details" tab of the Guide Edit interface.
Once on the "Details" tab, find the "Attached Documents" section at the bottom of the page and click Add New.
When your Media Manager opens up, upload a document by clicking Upload Media. Once the file has uploaded, click on the thumbnail of the file. The document will attach itself to your guide.
Uploading a New Version of a Document
Deleting a Document
You can remove a document from your guide by clicking the blue circle with a dash in the middle of it.
To remove a document from a Category, Item, or Wiki page, erase the wiki syntax that appeared when you added the document.
Category, Item, and Wiki Page Media
Images and Videos
Image and Video Requirements
- Image Requirements:
- Main Image: 96px by 72px
- All other Images: 96px by 72px
- Maximum file size of 40MB
- Video Requirement:
- Embedded Videos: No Required or Restricted Length
Note: Information on image size requirements is always displayed in the Media Manager, so you will never have to guess.
Editing an Image
Once you upload images, you are given the opportunity to edit them before you attach them to a page. To see the different editing options, click the Edit gear symbol in the lower-right corner of an image's thumbnail.
For an in-depth description of the editing options, check out Image Editing.
Adding a Main Photo
To add a Main Photo, the photo that will display as a thumbnail to represent the Wiki, click on the grey image placeholder on the right side of the screen.
The Media Manager pop-up will appear. Click on the Upload Media button and choose a file from your computer to upload.
Once the image has uploaded, click on the thumbnail of the image in the Media Manager, and it will be placed on the page.
Adding an Image to the Additional Information Section
Right above the Additional Information box, click on the photo icon.
The Media Manager pop-up will appear. Click on the Upload Media button and choose a file from your computer to upload.
When the image is attached to the page, you see a bit of code that looks like this:
[image|123381|size=standard]
That means that you have successfully attached the image. If the image is not where you want it, just cut and paste the code into the correct part of the text box. Be sure to click Save before leaving the page.
For information on how to modify an image that is attached to a wiki article, check out the Images section of our Wiki Syntax.
Adding a Video
To add a video to a Category, Item, or Wiki page, you will have to use Wiki Syntax. Click in the image editing box, and type the following wiki syntax where you would like your video to display:
[video|<link to video>|size=small,large|align=left,right,center]
See the video section of our wiki syntax page for more information.
Documents
Attaching documents to a Category, Item, or Wiki page is a great way to supplement the page with additional relevant information. Unlike images and videos, users must open the document in a new tab or window for viewing.
Clicking on the Documents tab in your Media Manager brings up a panel of your currently uploaded documents and the option to upload more.
Uploading a Document
All documents must be saved as .pdf files to be uploaded.
To add a document to your Category, Item, or Wiki page, begin by clicking on the Edit tab at the top-right of the page.
Right above the Additional Information box, click on the black photo icon.
The Media Manager pop-up will appear. Click on Upload Media and choose a PDF document from your computer to upload.
When the document is attached to the page, you see a bit of code that looks like this:
[document|10]
That means you have successfully attached the PDF. If the document is not where you want it, just cut and paste the code into the correct part of the text box. Be sure to click Save before leaving the page.
Editing a Document
Unlike images, there is not much editing you can do to a document once you upload it. Clicking the Edit button to the right of the document thumbnail, you will have the option to edit the Title or Summary. You also have the option to select the Feature button for the document.
Deleting a Document
Once the document has been added to your guide, you can remove it by pressing the X to the right of the document thumbnail.
To remove a document from a Category, Item, or Wiki page, erase the wiki syntax that appeared when you added the document.