Typically, when you open files for editing, ContentCenter downloads a copy of the file to a temporary location on your local system. After you edit the local copy you must upload it to the Content Server. ContentCenter’s Local File Manager handles upload and download transactions.

Although most users edit content locally, you can edit files directly on the Content Server. See Configuring Local Files Manager Settings for instruction about how to set up direct edit.

You can open files for editing in many locations throughout the ContentCenter interface. Your ability to edit content depends on many factors including your role and access permissions; action links are gray, or not displayed at all, when you can not perform an action.

To edit a file in the Content tab:

1. Select the Content tab.
2. Navigate to the workarea location that contains the file you want.
3. Click the file’s corresponding Edit action link to open the file in its associated application, or select the file and select Edit > Edit with to open it in a different application.

To edit a file attached to a task:

1. Select Workflow tab > Tasks.
2. Select the task that contains the files you want.
3. Scroll down to the Attached Files area of the bottom pane.
4. Click the Edit action link that corresponds with the file you want.

To edit a file listed in the Resolve Conflicts screen that is displayed when you submit files that conflict with the staging area, select Edit from the Actions menu that corresponds the file you want.

Related Information:

Editing Files in an Application You Choose

Previewing Content

Other File Operations

About the Local Files Manager