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Edit file properties

1. From Site explorer, click Files. Files appears.
2. Select a file and click Edit. The File properties screen appears.

Note: To search for files, use the Search tab. You can search by name, description, and site.

3. In the Name field, edit the name of the file.
4. In the File URL field, edit the end of the URL for the web page that stores the file. By default, the URL includes the file's folder, name, and extension. You can edit the folder and name in the URL, but this does not affect the file's name or the folder where it is stored. You cannot edit the file extension.
5. To approve the file for your website, select Approve.
6. To replace the file, click Browse beside the Choose a different file field. A choose file screen appears. Select a file on your hard drive or computer network.

Warning: Files cannot exceed size limitations. The default is set to 4 megabytes, but the system administrator can adjust the limit in the web.config file. For example, to increase the size to 8192, add <location path="FileUpload.ashx"><system.web><httpRuntime maxRequestLength="8192"/></system.web></location> to the configuration node of web.config.

7. To enter security settings, select the Targeting & security tab. For information about security settings, see Targeting & Security Tab.
8. On the Tags tab, enter keywords or phrases to identify the file. The Tags tab allows files to be included in the results for Suggested Content parts. For information about tags, see Tags Tab.

Note: You can use a file's tags as search criteria on the Search tab in Files. The tags are not included as hyperlinks on Tag Display parts.

9. Click Save. You return to Files.