Editing an Image

When editing an Image in the Easy Edit Suite, the Details, Metadata, Workflow, Linking and URLs screens are available, as shown in the figure below.

The screens available for an Image

You can use these screens to configure the general settings and content of the Image.

In this chapter, we will discuss the Details screen, which is different for a Image. For more information on the Metadata, Workflow, Linking and URLs screens, refer to the relevant Screen chapters in this manual.

Details Screen

The Details screen allows you to view the details of the Image asset, including the title and which image to use. Please note that the options on this screen are similar to those on the Details screen of an Image in the backend. For more information, refer to the Image chapter in the Core Assets manual.

The Details screen for an Image  is shown in the figure below.

The Details screen for an Image

Status

This section shows the current Status of the Image and allows you to change its Status. The following fields are available:

• Current: this field displays the current status of the Image. For example, in the figure below, the Status of the Image is Under Construction.

  
  The Under Construction Status

• View Future Status: this button will open the Future Status settings, allowing you to schedule a Future Status change for the Standard Page at a specified date and time. For more information, refer to the Editing a Standard Page chapter in this manual.
• Change: to change the Status of the Image, select the appropriate status from the list provided. The options available depend on the current Status of the asset, what permissions you have and whether or not Workflow is applied. For example, if the asset is currently Under Construction and you have Admin Permission, the available options are Approve and Make Live and Archive. If there is Workflow applied to the asset then the available options are Apply for Approval and Archive.

  Tip: You cannot change the Status of an asset if the current Status is Pending Approval, as Workflow is in progress.

• Cascade Status Change: check this box to cascade the Status change to all child assets.

  Tip: To cascade the current Status of the asset to its child assets, click Cascade Status Change and click Save. For example, if the asset is Live but the child assets of the asset are Under Construction, to make them all Live, click Cascade Status Change and click Save.

For more information on the Statuses available within Squiz Matrix, refer to the Squiz Matrix Concepts chapter in the Concepts manual.

Image Information

This section allows you to upload a new image to overwrite the Image asset as well as set the title and caption of the image. The following fields are available:

• Title: enter a Title for the Image. By default, the Title that was entered into the Title field when the Image was created will appear in this field.
• Alt Text: enter Alt Text to use for the Image. This text is used as the Alt attribute of the IMG tag. By default, the Alt Text that was entered into the Alt field when the Image was created will appear in this field.

  Tip: If the Image is being used within the content of a page, the Alt Text of that Image will not be updated when you change the Alt Text on an Image asset. For example, if you have inserted an image on the Home Page of your site and change the Alt Text of that image, the Alt Text displayed on the Home Page will not reflect that change.

• Caption: enter a short summary or Caption of the Image. This caption can be displayed on the frontend using the keyword replacements. By default, the Caption that was entered into the Caption field when the Image was created will appear in this field. 
• File Name: enter a file name for the Image. By default, the name of the image file that was used when the Image was created will appear in this field.
• Upload: this field allows you to upload a new image to overwrite the existing version of the Image asset. To upload a new image, click on the Browse button - the File Upload pop-up will appear. Locate the image that you want to use, left click on it and click on the Open button. The path of the image that you have selected will appear in this field.

Thumbnail

This section allows you to assign a thumbnail to the Standard Page. This thumbnail can then be used within the content of your Site.

In the Set Thumbnail field, select an Image or Thumbnail asset to assign as the thumbnail for the Standard Page. For more information, refer to the Editing a Standard Page chapter in this manual.

Previewing the Image

To view the content of the Image, click the Preview button on the Mode Switcher in the tool bar at the top of the screen. The Preview screen for the Image asset will appear, displaying the image and the name and size of the Image, as shown in the figure below.

Previewing an Image

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