The Content Explorer is the master content view for managing content in the pro client content system. It delivers a folder and item interface similar to the Windows Explorer tool - allowing users to organize and manage their content and folders. The Explorer is just one of the ways of viewing content in the content manager toolset - however, it has the richest functionality.
Explorer Workspace
The Folders icon in the content manager takes users into the "explorer" view (yellow arrow below):
Tabs
The tabs at the top of the page (orange highlight above) reflect the Pyramid folders where the discoveries, presentations, and publications that you have access to are seen. Change tab to change which files are shown. The folders are:
- My Content: A personal domain of content accessible only to you.
- Workgroup: A shared workspace for users that belong to the same security role as you. Content creators save content to the Workgroup folder when they want to share that content with all users who belong to a certain security role.
- Public: Another shared workspace, but unlike the Workgroup folder, here content creators can set security permissions per folder and per content item.
Navigation Bar
The navigation bar, which can be seen in various forms across most content views.
Folder Navigation and Breadcrumbs
The folder navigation bar (purple arrow) shows the folder you are currently in. It acts as a Breadcrumb trail, allowing you to click on a segment in the trail to jump to a previous folder in the tree. There are also navigation buttons (Up, Left , and Right) that allow you to navigate the tree exactly as you would in any explorer tool; for example, Windows Explorer:
- Back and Forward: Allow you to go back and forward to previously selected folders.
- Up: Allow you to go up the folder tree structure to the current folder's parent folder.
Quick Search
The Quick Search field (orange arrow) lets you search for items by their name or description within the context of the current selection. In the Explorer view, this means within the current folder, including its sub-folders.
Add Folder
Add a new sub-folder to the currently selected folder. This option (blue arrow) is only enabled in folders where you have write access.
Item Display
The Item Display (purple highlight above):
- Details View: The detail list shows a grid-like display of content items with various details.
- Content View: This is similar to the detail list but shows small thumbnails of the items.
- Tiles View: This shows all the content items as large tiles with thumbnails.
Content Type Filter
There is also a Content Type Filter (green arrow below) that filters the items in the current view by type. For example, you can select the Discovery checkbox only to show those discoveries that are visible in the view.
Paste clipboard item
If you currently have a cut or copied item on your clipboard, the Paste option (purple arrow below) is shown in Explorer's Navigation Bar:
Navigate to the folder where you'd like to paste your item and do one of the following:
- Click Paste to paste the copied or cut item into the new location.
- Open the Paste drop-down and then Deep Paste from the sub-menu, to paste your selected item and the entire tree of items beneath your selected item into the new location. For more information, see Deep Paste.
Note: The option will be disabled when you are in locations where you cannot paste.
Main Body
The item listing is visible in every content view. It shows a list of items that match the selections, search, filters, and so on. It contains files of all of the content types available to the Viewer user (items created in Discover, Present, and Publish).
Context Menu
When you right-click your content items or folders, a context menu opens with the following functions:
- View: Content items. Open the content item for viewing and interaction.
- Open Folder: Folders only. Open the folder. This is equivalent to clicking the thumbnail.
- Go to Item Location: Go to the item's location in the Content Explorer.
- Add to Favorites: Add the item or folder to your favorites list.
- Remove from Favorites: Remove the item or folder from your favorites list.
- Rate Item: Apply a rating out of five.
Note: There will be additional options on the context menu if your content item or folder is saved to the My Content location. This is the case, even if you are in one of the other views. See below for more information.
"My Content" Context Menu
The following context menu actions are only relevant to content items or folders that are saved to your My Content directory.
Copy, Cut, and Paste
- Copy: Copies the item into memory, awaiting the next Paste. When it is pasted, it will be copied to the new destination.
- Cut: Cuts the item from the page, copying it into memory, awaiting the Paste. When a cut item is pasted, it will be copied to the new destination and deleted from the current location.
- Paste: Paste the items that you currently have on your clipboard into a new location. You can either perform a simple paste, pasting the copied or cut item into the new location, or a Deep Paste, pasting your selected item and the entire tree of items beneath your selected item. For more information, see Deep Paste.
Delete and Rename
- Rename: Rename the current item.
- Delete: Delete the current item from the content system.
Move (Drag and Drop)
You can simply drag and drop content items into another folder in the view. The functionality is, basically, cut and paste and, as such, is limited to content items that are saved to your My Content directory.