Editing content in the library

You can edit properties and assets that are associated with a content element that you have added to the Content Library. Folder permissions control the changes that you can make. Changes to a content element affect all communications that use the content element. The system warns you when you attempt to change an element that is used in one or more communications.

About this task

You cannot edit image, PDF, or video assets in the Content Library. The Message Editor does not provide an image, PDF, or video editor. However, you can replace the image, PDF, video added to a content element with another image, PDF, video.

You can edit text and HTML assets that are attached to content elements, including HTML assets that are designated as templates for email and landing pages.

Optionally, you can assign a reference label to the content element so that you can add the content to an email or landing page by reference.

Changes do not affect how an updated content element appears in an email or landing page that you published previously. However, the changes appear when you republish the communication.

Procedure

  1. Open a content element for editing. Use any of the following methods.
    • In the Content Library tab, right-click the content element and select Edit.
    • In the Content Library tab, double-click the content element.
    • In a document where the content element is added to a zone, right-click the zone and select Edit Asset.

      If the zone contains multiple content, double-click the zone to display thumbnails. Right-click the thumbnail and select Edit Asset.

  2. Change the content element or attached assets.

    Content edit tasks
    What you want to change Action required

    Attach a different asset to the content element.

    Applies to a single asset (static content).

    With Static content selected, browse to the file that you want to add. Save changes to display a preview of the asset.

    Attach a different file to an asset variation.

    Applies to multiple assets (dynamic content).

    With Dynmic content selected, double-click the name in the Filename field. Browse to the file that you want to add.

    Change the variation field for content that contains multiple assets.

    Select a different personalization field from the drop-down list. Changing the field clears the field values for all variations. You must enter new values for each asset variation.

    View an attached asset in a separate window.

    Select the asset or variation. Click The Preview asset icon

    Download an attached asset.

    For example, you might download an image file for editing and then upload the updated file.

    Select the asset or variation. Click The Download icon

    Edit an attached text file.
    1. Select the attached text asset or variation. Click The Edit Content icon. The preview changes to a text editor.
    2. Change the text and click Save content.
    3. Click Close to return to the preview.

    Edit an attached HTML snippet.
    1. Select the attached HTML asset or variation. Click The Edit Content icon. The preview changes to a text editor that displays the HTML source for the snippet.
    2. Change the code and click Save content.
    3. In the Message Editor toolbar, click Validate the content The validate icon. Make corrections if necessary.
    4. Click Close to return to the preview. The preview displays how the snippet appears in a browser.

    Edit an attached template.
    1. Select the attached HTML asset. A template cannot have asset variations. Click The Edit Content icon. The preview changes to a text editor that displays the HTML source for the template.
    2. Change the code and click Save content.
    3. In the Message Editor toolbar, click Validate the content The validate icon. Make corrections if necessary.
    4. Click Close to return to the preview. The preview displays how the template might look in a web browser
    5. Confirm that Is Template is selected.
  3. (Optional) Enter a reference label value for the content element.
    Reference label names must be unique within the Content Library. Reference label names are not case-sensitive, so changing capitalization is not enough to make the name unique.
  4. In the Message Editor toolbar, click Diskette image Save Changes.