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For some items in the Content Repository, you can add lead text for it as well as assign a leading image to it. Whenever the item appears in a Content Overview or Dynamic Content Overview element, the lead text and image are shown along with a link to the item.

Adding Lead Text

Enter text in the "Lead" field to add leading text . Drag and click [Save].

Adding a Lead Image

To add a lead image, drag and drop an image file in from a File Explorer window into the "Lead Image" field or click [Add image] to add a lead image to the item. Click . You have two choices: "Select from Content Repository" which allows you to select a file from the XperienCentral Content Repository and "Select File" which allows you to navigate to the file containing the image you want to add in File Explorer. Add the image and then click [Save] to save your changes.

Once you add a lead image, you will see the following metadata for it:


MetadataDescription
TitleIf the image is stored in the Content Repository, this shows its XperienCentral title. Click the title to navigate directly to the Image media item.
File NameThe (operating system) name of the file containing the image.
File TypeThe image type.
SourceSpecifies the source of the image. The options are "Content Repository" or "Local file" (from a local disk drive).
DimensionsThe height/width dimensions of the image in pixels.
File SizeThe size of the image file in kilobytes (KB).
Focus PointSpecifies whether a focus point has been defined for the lead image. If the source of the lead image is a local file on disk, you can set or modify its focus point by clicking [Edit Image] and selecting "Selecting Focus Point" (see below). If the source of the lead image is the Content Repository, you can set or modify its focus point by clicking [Edit Image] and selecting "Navigate to Image". See Defining the Focus Point for an Image for complete information.

Edit Image Options

Once a lead image has been added, clicking [Edit Image] gives you the following command options:


CommandDescription
Select from Content RepositorySelect a lead image from the Content Repository.
Select FileSelect a lead image from a file on a local disk.
Navigate to ImageIf the lead image is stored in the Content Repository, you can navigate to the image content item by selecting this.
DeleteDelete the lead image from this content item. The source of the image is not affected by this action.
Select Focus PointSet a focus point for the lead image. This is only possible for images whose source is a file on a local disk. If the source of the lead image is stored in the Content Repository, you can only set or modify its focus point in the image content item itself. See Defining the Focus Point for an Image for complete information.
Edit Focus PointIf the image has a focus point defined, select this option to modify or delete it.



Note
titleXperienCentral versions R32 and higher

Lead Text and a Lead Image can be assigned to a page. The Lead Text and Lead Image properties for a media page are read-only. Media pages inherit the Lead Text and Lead Image settings of the page version they reference.

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