Navigation basics

Global Navigation bar
Asset Library
Browse Panel

Media Portal includes four major areas: Global Navigation bar, Asset Library, Browse Panel, and Media Cart.

Parts of the Media Portal screen.

A.: Asset Library
B.: Global Navigation bar
C.: Browse Panel
D.: Media Cart

Global Navigation bar

The Global Navigation bar, located along the top of the screen, offers the following buttons for performing different tasks:

Important: Whether the screen elements described here are available depends on your user role.

Upload (contributors and contributor-users only)

Opens the Upload screen so you can upload files from your computer or network to SPS. You can upload files from your desktop or by way of FTP.

See Uploading files .

Jobs

Opens the Jobs screen so you examine records of upload and export jobs.

Setup

Opens the Setup screen where you can choose Personal setup options for optimizing your use of Media Portal.

Help

Choose a Help option:

Help > Help Contents: Opens the Help system to the first page and index so that you can search for the information you need.
Help > About Media Portal: Tells you which version of Media Portal you are running.

Sign Out

Exits Media Portal.

Media Cart

Opens the Media Cart panel on the right side of the screen. Drag assets you want to export into the Media Cart before giving the Export command. See Exporting assets from Media Portal .

Asset Library

Use the Asset Library to organize the assets you are working with. Depending on your user role and the permissions you have, you can create folders and subfolders for organizing your assets in the Asset Library.

At the top of the Asset Library panel are commands for locating assets. You can search for assets as well as open the Filter by Asset Type menu to filter the contents of the Asset Library by asset type. Click the Trash icon at the bottom of the Asset Library to examine assets you deleted.

Note: You can click Asset Library controls to open or close the Asset Library and get more room to work onscreen. Select the Expand/Collapse control to expand or close the panel. These controls are located on the left side of the panel.

Browse Panel

The Browse Panel is where you do much of your work.

Select a folder in the Asset Library to view and work with its contents in the Browse Panel. The Browse Panel offers the File, Select buttons, and Sort menu for working with assets. You can also view assets in different ways by moving the slider or selecting the Grid View , List View , or Detail View button. Selecting the Detail View button or double-clicking an asset opens the asset in Detail view, where you can perform asset-dependent file operations.