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    Getting Started with AEM

    Assets

    Digital files, like images, videos, documents, and graphics, that are stored, managed, and delivered through AEM Assets to support content creation and publishing.

    Uploading assets

    1. From the Navigation page, click on Assets. You will land on the Assets navigation page.

    Screenshot of Assets navigation landing page.

    2. Click on Files, then on the folder for your site.

    3. From the folder page, you may edit or view an existing asset. To create a new asset, click the Create button in the top right corner. From the dropdown, select Files.

    An Assets folder with the Create dropdown open. Authors should select Files to upload local files onto AEM.

    4. Name the file, then click Upload.

    5. Click on the file, then Properties to edit the asset metadata, if desired.

    6. The file is now available for reference on the AEM site.

    7. To publish:

    a. Click Quick Publish to publish the asset alone. Use when publishing files to appear in Search Hubs. Go to the Search Hubs section  for more info.

    b. If the file is referenced on a page, it will be published when the page is published.

    Asset Properties

    Asset Properties can be edited by clicking on the asset file and selecting “Properties.” Most Asset Properties can be left in a default state, but some should be edited. These are listed below.

    Required

    • Under Basic tab: Title
      • When the asset is uploaded, the author adds a title, which is then used to populate the asset name. The title may be changed here.
      • Both the name and title may be changed by selecting “Move” from the asset’s information screen.
    • Under Basic tab: Description
      • If the asset is a photo and added to a page with the Image component, authors are prompted to add alternative text. By checking “Inherit from description of asset,” the field will autofill with the text added here.
    Asset Properties, with Title and Description fields filled out.
    Image component authoring dialog, where the selected image is the same as the example above. The description from Asset Properties appears by default in the "Alternative text for accessibility" field when the checkbox "Inherit from description of asset" is checked.

    Optional

    • Under Basic tab: Tags
      • Tags are more relevant for document uploads than they are for images.