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This chapter covers a detailed use of DAM for Sitecore and its tools. As an editor, the tool used the most is the Asset Browser.

The Asset Browser is a tool in which all assets can be browsed and selected. Furthermore, it is also a tool used when uploading new assets to the DAM or working with assetsThe Digizuite Media Library is an embedde version of Digizuite™ Media Manager, which is loaded in an IFrame. In this guide we will describe the general use of the tool. You find a more detailed description here MM5.7 Use of the product.

2.1 Tour of the

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On the left-hand side of the Asset Browser, the filters are found. Above the tree navigation, there is a large, blue upload button.

Digizuite Media Library

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The is the main desktop view. At the left side you have the filters, which are configuable. The primary area on the right-hand side has a toolbar at the top and a contain a list of assets below that.

If you click an asset is selected, a preview is shown:.

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Image RemovedThe Asset Browser Preview is a detailed view of the Asset, which shows additional information about the asset. From here you can inspect and edit metadata. Download and crop the asset.

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The toolbar contains some practical tools, both for sorting and searching. This subsection covers the toolbar from left to right.

Sorting
When selecting one of the options, the list will be sorted accordingly.

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The default sorting is Newest first.

Freetext search
On the right side, there is a free text search field. The free text search automatically uses wild card searches. The search covers these fields:

• Title

• Asset number

• Description

• Asset type

• File extension

• Importedby

Is is possible to add other fields to the free text search through configuration.

2.1.2 The Preview of an Asset

A detailed preview is shown when an asset is selected or the list is navigated using the keyboard.

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If the asset has any edited versions, they will also show up. An edited version of an asset is an asset that is created from another asset. In the example above there are four edited versions and each version is a cropped version of the original asset. They exist as separate assets, but the system knows that they are spawned from the original asset.

It is possible to select one of the edited versions and press insert, and that asset that will be inserted into the content item.

Sometimes edited versions are also called Derived assets or Sub-asset because they descent from another asset.

The detailed view also offers a toolbar. The toolbar in the preview provides a fast and easy access to different features.

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From left to right the features are:

• Download

• Metadata editor

• Asset in use

Action button

Functionality

Download

The download button will download the raw format of the asset. Meaning the original asset uploaded.

Edit metadata

The Edit metadata button opens the metadata editor. Use the metadata editor for a more detailed metadata preview as well as editing metadata. This option is only available for users who has write access to the asset item.

Asset in use

2 Insert Asset

As an Sitecore editor you have 2 options how to insert an asset.

1. Click the 3 dots and select Insert asset. Then select the quality you want to insert.

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2. One click insert will insert the source quality.
   

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Multiselect

When using the field type Assetlist, then you have the option to multiselect assets.

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2.3 Using crops

If the asset has crop variants, then you can insert then like this. Click the 3 dots, ths menu Crop, will tell if it has crops.

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2.4 Asset in use

With this feature you can see if an asset has ben used in any content page in Sitecore. Go to the detailed preview page of the asset and click the tab Sitecore pages. If the asset is used on any pages in Sitecore, they would be listed here. You can click the button in the action column and go to the specific page.

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