The following steps show you how to add an image to your project, without inserting it into a content file. If you follow the steps for inserting an image, the image file is added to the project as well.
How to Add an Image File to a Project
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Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:
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(Recommended) Right-Click In the Content Explorer, right-click on a folder and from the context menu select New > Image.
Tip When adding a new file to the Content Explorer, the recommended method is to right-click on the folder in the Content Explorer and use the New menu option. This is the most efficient way to direct the new file to the folder where you want to store it. That's because the Add File dialog opens when you add a new content file, and this method ensures that the folder you want is already selected in that dialog.
- Ribbon Select Project > New > Image.
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- Click the File Type field at the top of the dialog and select Image.
- In the Source area select to add a new file from a template or choose an existing one. For images, you most likely will select New From Existing, then click
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(Optional) The Folder field is automatically populated with the folder that has focus in the Content Explorer. If you want to place the file into a folder that you previously created in the Content Explorer, in the Folder field click
and select the subfolder. Otherwise, keep the default location. Non-Topic File Type
Recommended Default Folder in Content Explorer
Branding
Resources > Branding
Image
Resources > Images
Micro Content
Resources > MicroContent
Multimedia
Resources > Multimedia
Page Layout
Resources > PageLayouts
Snippet
Resources > Snippets
Stylesheet
Resources > Stylesheets
Table Stylesheet
Resources > TableStyles
Template Page
Resources > TemplatePages
- In the File Name field, type a new name for the image file.
- (Optional) If you want to apply condition tags to the file, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the Condition Tags field, click and select the conditions you want to apply. Click OK.
- (Optional) If you want to apply file tags, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the File Tags field, click and select the file tags you want to apply. Click OK.
- Click Add. The image file is added to the Content Explorer.
