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| − | If you want to create a sub directory, you can do so using the Media Manager. Navigate to the directory you want the | + | If you want to create a sub directory, you can do so using the Media Manager. Navigate to the directory you want the 'Parent' directory. Click the "Create Folder" button in the toolbar to reveal the hidden element shown below: |
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:[[File:Create-Folder-hidden-element-screen.png]] | :[[File:Create-Folder-hidden-element-screen.png]] | ||
| + | #First field shows the folder location, not editable, and just for information purposes. | ||
| + | #Type name of New Folder in the next field. | ||
| + | #Then click the [[File:Create-Folder-button.png]] button to create the new folder. | ||
==Quick Tips== | ==Quick Tips== | ||
Revision as of 10:20, 17 December 2012
How to access[edit]
Click the Media Manager icon in the Control Panel, or click Content → Media Manager menu in the back-end of your Joomla! installation.
Description[edit]
The Media Manager is a tool for uploading or deleting files in the <joomlaroot>/images/ directory on a web server. Tools included are: uploading new file(s), deleting existing file(s), and creating sub-directories.
Screenshot[edit]
Toolbar[edit]
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
The functions are:
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- Delete. Deletes the selected images. Works with one or multiple images selected.</translate>
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- Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited.</translate>
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- Help. Opens this help screen.</translate>
Functions[edit]
Views[edit]
To alternate views between thumbnails and details simply select the view you want by clicking "Thumbnails View" or "Details View" by clicking on one of these icons. The folder tree can be seen in either view on the left sidebar. Click a folder, in the folder tree, to open the folder in the selected view.
Thumbnail View[edit]
The 'Thumbnails View' is shown below, it contains previews of images and icons for sub-folders:
- Navigation
- Click the folder icons or images. Folders icons will show more content of folder, image click a preview of the image.
- Use the carat ^ symbol
to 'go up' one folder level. - Click X to delete file or folder. Alternatively, click check boxes to mark folders and files for deletion. The click 'Delete' toolbar button located at the left, top.
Details View[edit]
The 'Details View' is shown below, it contains more details about the files. The benefit of the 'Details View' is the additional information on the files, dimensions: width x height in pixels(px) and file size: actual file disk size.
- Navigation
- Same as in the 'Thumbnails View', click on elements.
- Files shown in preview column, folder icon for sub-folders
- Click X to delete file or folder. Alternatively, click check boxes to mark folders and files for deletion. The click 'Delete' toolbar button located at the left, top.
Uploading Files[edit]
To upload images or other files to the <joomlaroot>/images/ directory (or any of the sub directories) simply open the directory desired to upload into by navigating to it using the current selected view, 'Thumbnail' or 'Details'.
- Click the 'Upload' button in the toolbar to reveal hidden upload element shown below:
- Click 'Choose Files' button
- Select file(s) from users native File Browser Explorer (Microsoft: Windows Explorer; Linux: Nautilus, Dolphin, etc.; Mac: Macintosh Explorer) window and complete selection(s).
- 'No file chosen' will change to reflect the number of files chosen to upload. Repeat step 2 if needed to select more files. Once you have all the files you want queued, then click the 'Start Upload'
button to start the uploading of selected files to the current folder being viewed.
Create New Folder[edit]
If you want to create a sub directory, you can do so using the Media Manager. Navigate to the directory you want the 'Parent' directory. Click the "Create Folder" button in the toolbar to reveal the hidden element shown below:
- First field shows the folder location, not editable, and just for information purposes.
- Type name of New Folder in the next field.
- Then click the
button to create the new folder.
Quick Tips[edit]
- The Media Manager's maximum upload size can be changed to an amount other than 10M in the Global Configuration.
- You can upload multiple files at the same time. Click on 'Start Upload' to upload all images displayed beneath it.
- Click on 'Clear completed' to delete the completed files from the uploading list. The images will not be removed from your /images directory.