Introduction
To get started, click the Resource Manager button on the main toolbar, and choose which folder you would like to upload the files into. Click the green link on this page which says 'Use the Cubik Asset Uploader'. You’ll need to install Microsoft Silverlight 3. If you have not done so, a link to the install page is provided – it only takes a minute or two to install.
Using the Asset Uploader
Choose your files
Use the ‘Add Files’ button to select the file(s) you want to upload. You will initially be asked to allow the Asset Uploader to access 100Mb of storage on your computer. It won’t actually use all of this space, but it needs it while it is running. You must agree to this to continue. Once you have clicked Yes to allow access to the storage, you may need to press the 'Add Files' button again.
Choose the file(s) you want to upload. The file(s) you’ve chosen are shown in the Asset Uploader. You can use the red cross button to remove any of your selected files. The maximum combined file size for upload is 100Mb.
Add options
Click ‘Next – Set Options’ to move to the second page. You can add a Name, Title (Display Name) and Description for each file.
If you are uploading JPG images, the first page that you see is entitled 'DEFAULTS'. On this page you will see a list of scales that you can choose to upload the images at. What you choose on this page will be applied to all the images that you are uploading (you can change them individually later). If you do not want to resize the images, simply choose 'Original Size'.
If you would like to change the available scales, maybe so that you can add images that are the correct size for your right column, or to fit into the main body content area, we can modify the scales on the asset uploader for you. Just send an email to support@cubik.co.uk and let us know what size you would like to be added. Please note that the scale only works on one side of the image (e.g. 300px wide, 300px length or 300px on the longest edge).
Keep clicking ‘Next asset’ to move through each file, or use the big ‘Skip this step and upload assets >’ button to skip straight to uploading your files. Please note that if you are uploading JPG images, you must choose at least one scale option for each image.
Uploading
Each file is then uploaded to your Resource Gallery. The current file is shown with a progress bar. The progress bar at the bottom shows overall progress.
Once your uploading has completed, use the ‘Close’ button to close the Asset Uploader.
Feedback
Please let us know what you think of the Asset Uploader using our Feedback form.
