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Once you have locked a content item, you can edit its properties on the Authoring tab. If you just created the item, you will be shown a series of screens (a 'wizard') which will let you edit the most important data of the item (that is: basic properties, body text, and categories). In all other situations, you can choose which data to edit via the Authoring tab.
The Authoring tab consists of several 'steps', which are listed on the left side of the screen. Each step lets you add or modify some properties of the content item. The exact nature of these steps will slightly vary depending on the type of content item you have created
When creating a new item, you will be shown a series of screens (a 'wizard') covering basic properties, body text, and categories. You can choose other optional steps such as adding images and files from the Authoring tab.
The 'basic properties' screen will be displayed which shows the properties you have just entered plus allows you to add the description. This is used as the summary for search so this needs to be written carefully. Other content types will offer different properties. In the case of an article, you would be able to edit its 'title' and add the 'description'.
click on the edit link
enter the new values
click on Save
Please use 'basic properties' instead of 'high-level attributes' and 'property values'. the section called “Text” explains how to do this in more details.
When creating an item, this screen will be automatically be displayed for a core content type. By completing these three key stages of an item, you will have input key fields to the metadata during authoring. Items require at least a 'subject' category for the metadata and a 'navigation' category so that items can be found by browsing on the website. This is explained in the section called “Categorising and placing content items”
The 'Image' link takes you to a screen where you can upload or select the image(s) to include in the content item. the section called “Images” explains how to do this in more details.
Content types may give you the option to attach files. To learn how to attach files, see the section called “Files”. Users with accessibility issues may not be able to access these files, and therefore the content will be lost to them. Try whenever you can to include all information in the body text of a content item, rather than as a file (attached file or File Storage Item).
Generally, rather than attaching a file to a content item, you should create a separate File Storage Item (see the section called “File Storage Item”). Creating a File Storage Item has several advantages:
Metadata can be added about the file, which you cannot do with a simple attached file
One copy of the file can be linked to several content items
Searching for this file is only possible for file storage items
Finally, remember that users with accessibility issues may not be able to access these files, and therefore the files' content will be lost to them. Try whenever you can to include all important content in the body text of a content item, rather than as a file (attached file or File Storage Item).
The Metadata screen lets you enter additional information about the content item. When you create an item, compulsory metadata fields (Name, Title, Description, Language, Creator/Contact, Subject) will be automatically entered into the metadata.
If you want to modify these values, or fill in optional fields:
click on 'Metadata' on the left side of the screen
click on 'edit'
add new information or edit an existing entry
click on Save
To learn more about metadata, see the section called “Metadata”.
Some content types let you add links to other content items or external information sources. To learn more about links, see the section called “Links”.
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