Files

User level: Site Owner; Site Administrator; Site Editor; Site Author

 

The 'Files' tab under 'Manage Content' allows you to upload and manage your media content (e.g. images and documents).

files screen

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To upload a file to your site:

  • Go to Manage Content > Files
  • Click 'Add file(s)'
  • On the file upload screen, drag the file(s) you want to upload into the upload field (1) and click 'Next' (2)
    file upload field
  • The platform's anti-virus check will scan each file. Once all files are scanned, they will be added to the site's media library
  • The Manage Content > Files screen will be reloaded, and the new files will be visible at the top of the files list

Media upload size limits

Different upload limits apply depending on user role. For details of the user roles' media upload limits, see the Users documentation.

Accepted file extensions

A range of extensions can be uploaded to Mosaic. Some file types can be rendered using relevant display methods, e.g. jpg files can be rendered as images; an audio player can be displayed for mp3 files; a video player can be displayed for mpeg files. Other file types can only be displayed by embedding a link to the file in a WYSIWYG widget. See the table below for details of these two groups of file types.

Display method available Embedded as a link only
jpg

txt

jpeg

doc

gif

docx

png

xls

svg xlsx

mp3

pdf

mov

ppt

mp4

pptx

m4a

pps

m4v

ppsx

mpeg

odt

avi

ods

ogg

odp

oga xml
ogv zip
wav enz
weba eps
webp tif
webm tiff
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  ics

 

  1. Click on 'Edit' next to the file's entry on the Manage Content > Files list 
  2. On the Edit screen, click 'Choose file' under the Replace file options 
  3. Select the file you want to use from your PC and click 'Open' 
  4. A blue 'Replace' button will appear in the Replace file options -- click this 
  5. When the Edit screen reloads, the file will be replaced with the newly selected one