Multimedia components

Multimedia components are used to upload files into, such as .DOC, .DOCX, .XCL, .XCLX, .PPT, .CSS, .JS, etc., into Tridion. Below are instructions for uploading your files.

Tip: If you don't know which component schema is right for your file, just use Default Multimedia Schema - Tridion will figure out your file type for you.

Component Schemas

CSS
If you have a .CSS file to upload, this is the schema to use. Below are the fields to complete, along with tips for completing them.
1. Name: enter a name for your component.
2. Schema: select CSS
3. Multimedia Type: Cascading style sheets is the only option for this field.
4. Resource type: we recommend leaving this field at the default setting Uploaded. You can select either Uploaded or External from the menu:
  1. Uploaded - if you select this option, a "Load from Disk" button will appear under the drop-down menu. Click this button, navigate to the CSS file you wish to upload, and select it. The file will upload into Tridion. If your file is large, look to the lower left corner of the page to see a status uploading bar, and make sure it gets to 100% before saving and closing the component.
  2. External - if you select this option, a field will appear below where you can enter the URL that links to the multimedia file on another website. We generally don't recommend using this setting, because you can link to external files from pretty much all other component types in Tridion. Entering it here will complicate your work and add extra steps for changing/removing links.
CSV or TSV data file
If you have a .CSV or .TSV file to upload, this is the schema to use. Below are the fields to complete, along with tips for completing them.
1. Name: enter a name for your component.
2. Schema: select CSV or TSV data file
3. Multimedia Type: select either Plain text or CSV from the drop-down. If you are unsure which applies to your file, you can click the "Load from Disk" button and Tridion will automatically determine this setting for you when the file is uploaded.
4. Resource type: we recommend leaving this field at the default setting Uploaded. You can select either Uploaded or External from the menu:
  1. Uploaded - if you select this option, a "Load from Disk" button will appear under the drop-down menu. Click this button, navigate to the file you wish to upload, and select it. The file will upload into Tridion. If your file is large, look to the lower left corner of the page to see a status uploading bar, and make sure it gets to 100% before saving and closing the component.
  2. External - if you select this option, a field will appear below where you can enter the URL that links to the multimedia file on another website. We generally don't recommend using this setting, because you can link to external files from pretty much all other component types in Tridion. Entering it here will complicate your work and add extra steps for changing/removing links.
Default Multimedia Schema
This schema is flexible and can accommodate all multimedia file types accepted by Tridion. Below are the fields to complete, along with tips for completing them.

Tip: Tridion has a file size limit of 32 MB and will not allow large files to be uploaded. Most audio and all video files cannot be uploaded into Tridion. Please use YouTube for hosting video files. For all other files, please connect with us to discuss static account options we offer for hosting large files.
1. Name: enter a name for your component.
2. Schema: select Default Multimedia Schema
3. Multimedia Type: If you are unsure which applies to your file, you can click the "Load from Disk" button and Tridion will automatically determine this setting for you when the file is uploaded.
  
  Or, if you know your type, select it from the following drop-down options:
  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Bitmap image, Cascading style sheets, Configuration settings, CSV (comma or tab delimited data), Encapsulated postscript, Excel, Executable, Favicon (ico), Flash file, GIF, Java script, JPG, Microsoft Embedded OpenType, Microsoft Word Template, MP3 Music, MPEG video, MSAccess database, OpenType Font, Quicktime, PDF, Plain text, PNG, PPT, Real player, Rich text, Scaleable Vector Graphics (SVEG), Sound file, TrueType font, Visio Document, Web Open Font Format, Word, Zip Compressed
4. Resource type: we recommend leaving this field at the default setting Uploaded. You can select either Uploaded or External from the menu:
  1. Uploaded - if you select this option, a "Load from Disk" button will appear under the drop-down menu. Click this button, navigate to the file you wish to upload, and select it. The file will upload into Tridion. If your file is large, look to the lower left corner of the page to see a status uploading bar, and make sure it gets to 100% before saving and closing the component.
  2. External - if you select this option, a field will appear below where you can enter the URL that links to the multimedia file on another website. We generally don't recommend using this setting, because you can link to external files from pretty much all other component types in Tridion. Entering it here will complicate your work and add extra steps for changing/removing links.
Image
If you have an image file to upload, this is the schema to use. Below are the fields to complete, along with tips for completing them.
1. Name: enter a name for your component.
2. Schema: select Image
3. Multimedia Type: select GIF, JPEG, or PNG from the drop-down. If you are unsure which applies to your file, you can click the "Load from Disk" button and Tridion will automatically determine this setting for you when the file is uploaded.
4. Resource type: we recommend leaving this field at the default setting Uploaded. You can select either Uploaded or External from the menu:
  1. Uploaded - if you select this option, a "Load from Disk" button will appear under the drop-down menu. Click this button, navigate to the file you wish to upload, and select it. The file will upload into Tridion. If your file is large, look to the lower left corner of the page to see a status uploading bar, and make sure it gets to 100% before saving and closing the component.
  2. External - if you select this option, a field will appear below where you can enter the URL that links to the multimedia file on another website. We generally don't recommend using this setting, because you can link to external files from pretty much all other component types in Tridion. Entering it here will complicate your work and add extra steps for changing/removing links.
JS
If you have a Javascript (.JS) file to upload, this is the schema to use. Below are the fields to complete, along with tips for completing them.
1. Name: enter a name for your component.
2. Schema: select JS
3. Multimedia Type: Java script is the only option for this field.
4. Resource type: we recommend leaving this field at the default setting Uploaded. You can select either Uploaded or External from the menu:
  1. Uploaded - if you select this option, a "Load from Disk" button will appear under the drop-down menu. Click this button, navigate to the file you wish to upload, and select it. The file will upload into Tridion. If your file is large, look to the lower left corner of the page to see a status uploading bar, and make sure it gets to 100% before saving and closing the component.
  2. External - if you select this option, a field will appear below where you can enter the URL that links to the multimedia file on another website. We generally don't recommend using this setting, because you can link to external files from pretty much all other component types in Tridion. Entering it here will complicate your work and add extra steps for changing/removing links.
LESS
If you have a .LESS file to upload, this is the schema to use. Below are the fields to complete, along with tips for completing them.
1. Name: enter a name for your component.
2. Schema: select LESS
3. Multimedia Type: LESS Stylesheet is the only option for this field.
4. Resource type: we recommend leaving this field at the default setting Uploaded. You can select either Uploaded or External from the menu:
  1. Uploaded - if you select this option, a "Load from Disk" button will appear under the drop-down menu. Click this button, navigate to the file you wish to upload, and select it. The file will upload into Tridion. If your file is large, look to the lower left corner of the page to see a status uploading bar, and make sure it gets to 100% before saving and closing the component.
  2. External - if you select this option, a field will appear below where you can enter the URL that links to the multimedia file on another website. We generally don't recommend using this setting, because you can link to external files from pretty much all other component types in Tridion. Entering it here will complicate your work and add extra steps for changing/removing links.

Component Templates

Multimedia components are used to upload files, but are not inserted directly into webpages. Thus, they don't have any component templates.