Managing (Uploading and Deleting) Files in Formatted Text and HTML Widgets

Overview

You can use the Formatted Text and HTML widgets to upload file resources into Jive so that you can link to them directly by using their URL.

This article provides the procedure for uploading and deleting files in Formatted Text and HTML widgets.

Information

You can upload any kind of static file from a menu inside the Formatted Text and HTML widgets. You can also see the available uploaded resources and copy their URLs so you can use them in your widget code. You can upload up to 300 files per place.

Please note that the resources you upload this way are posted on the Internet and can be viewed by anyone with access to the network. By design, they do not inherit the authentication requirements of your site or the permissions to the place where you upload them.

Process

To upload a file to, or delete it from the Formatted Text and HTML widgets:

1. Navigate to a Place.
2. Navigate to Manage > Overview page.
3. Under Layout, as required, navigate to either of:
   • Widgets > Other > HTML
   • Widgets > Other > Formatted Text
4. Click Manage Files, where:
   • To upload a file:
     1. Click Upload a File button.
     2. Choose the file to upload.
     3. Click Upload.
        Once uploaded, to copy the URL so you can use it to refer to the file in this or another widget, click Copy to Clipboard next to the uploaded file.
   • To delete a file, click the delete icon next to the file name.
     Deleting a file breaks links and references to the file. Make sure you are not using the file in any widgets before deleting the file.
5. When you are finished making changes to your place layout, click Publish Layout.

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