ARCOS Help: Find Media

Find Media

Simple Search

Simple search is the default search and is, in fact, very simple: just enter the Media file's ID or part of the Media file's title or URL and click Search. For a complete list of Media, leave the space blank and click Search. The search results appear below the search section.

Advanced Search

Advanced search allows you to be more specific about the Media you're trying to find. Fill in any or all of the fields and click Search. To restart your search with a fresh page, click Clear. The search results appear below the advanced search section.

After completing your search and finding the Media you are looking for, you can edit, check out, view, or delete the Media.

View Media

The view media interface lists the properties and content of a Media in a read-only version. To edit a Media click on Edit at the bottom of the View Media page.

Edit Media

If you need to make any changes to your Media, whether it is the actual file or changing the default caption, you will make these modifications on the Edit Media page.

This page contains three parts: Properties, Content, and Actions.

Properties

The top area of the Edit Media page defines the Media's properties. This information is not editable.

ID: Media ID is set by ARCOS when a New Media is created. This field cannot be changed.
Current Version: Read-only field set by ARCOS reflects the version number of the Media file
Published Version: Version of the Media that was last published. This may be different from the current version if changes were made to the Media after the last publish. This field is controlled automatically by ARCOS.
URL: The URL field is controlled by ARCOS. Although it appears as a non-editable field, modifying the Site and Category field can change it.
Create Date: The date your Media was created. This field is set by ARCOS and is not editable.

Content

Below Properties is the Content. This is where you enter specific information about your Media, such as its Site/Category and default Caption.

Type: Each Media has a Type. This is the type selected by you on creation of a New Media.
Title: Required field used to give your Media file a unique name
Site/Categories: Required field used to designate the URL of the site or category where you want to upload your media. Clicking the Choose button will launch a menu tree where you can find the correct category. From the menu tree click OK to accept your choice and close the function or Cancel to return to the New Media page.
Upload File: You may overwrite a previously uploaded file but if you decide to upload a different file the original file will be deleted from ARCOS. Click on Browse to find an image or other media you would like to upload.
Default Caption: Text field where you can enter a default caption to associate with your media. This is an optional field and may not appear within the output depending on the template configuration.
Default Copyright: Text field where you can enter a default copyright to associate with your media. This is an optional field and may not appear within the output depending on the template configuration.
Alt Text: Text field where you can enter a short description to associate with your media. Alt text is displayed on a web page when the image is not available or spoken by a screen reader.
Notes: Optional field where you can enter information about the image that will not be displayed in the story but can be viewed by other editors.
Contributors: A contributor can be any person, ex. Writer or photographer who contributed to the Media. Click on Edit Contributors to associate or disassociate your contributors.

Actions

At the bottom of the Edit Media page, there are buttons and different actions to choose from.

Revert: Revert to a previously saved version. Select the version number from the drop-down and click on Revert. If you prefer, you can also View a previously saved version.
Save: Save the Media file and return to My Workspace
Save & Stay: Save the Media file and remain on the Edit Media screens
Publish: Publish the media file immediately. If you would like to schedule a Media file to publish at a later date, click on Schedule at the top of the page and the Schedule Editor will open.
Reset: Reset all text fields to last saved version
Delete: Permanently remove this Media file from ARCOS

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