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Telligent Community provides you with three ways to upload a media file:

  • The Quick Post widget "Leave a message" tab.
  • The Quick Post widget "Share a file" tab.
  • The New Post button - On a group Home Page, media gallery Home Page, or media gallery post page.

If you create a new post at the site root (http://<yoursite>/m/default.aspx), the New Post button drop-down list will be scoped to up to 20 first-listed alphabetical names of any media gallery in the entire site where you have permission to post.

Upload a file with Quick Post

Use the "Leave a message" tab to upload

When you upload a file on this tab, it is not added to the file list on your profile or to a media gallery.

  1. On the Quick Post widget, click the Leave a message tab.
  2. Enter text, such as a description or reference to the file you're uploading in the Share what's on your mind field.
  3. Click the Attach: File button at the bottom of the tab. The browse field opens under the message field.



  4. Click Browse. A browse window opens for your computer.
  5. Navigate to the desired file and click Open. The file appears under your status message entry.



  6. Hit Enter on the keyboard. If you want to find the attached file later, it is located in the "status messages" folder visible on your profile > Files tab.

Use the "Share a file" tab to upload

When you upload a file on this tab, it is added to the file list on your profile and to the media gallery you specified for the post.

  1. On the Quick Post widget, click the Share a file tab.



  2. If you have the ability to publish to multiple media galleries, select the desired one from the Publish to media gallery drop-down list.
  3. In the Attachment field, click Browse and navigate to the file you want to upload. A browse window opens for your computer.
  4. Navigate to the desired file and click Open.
  5. Click Save in the upload file dialog box.
  6. Enter a title for the post in the Title field.
  7. Enter text in the Your post field.
  8. Click Share. If you want to find the shared file later, it is located in the Files tab of the group you chose for your post. For example, if you shared a file to the Sample Group, the file is located in the Sample Group > Files tab.

Upload a file with New post

When you upload a file on this tab, it is added to the file list on your profile and to the media gallery you specified for the post. However if you link to a URL (described below), the image will not be in your profile Files tab.

  1. On a group Home Page, media gallery Home Page, or post page, click New post.
  2. If you have the ability to publish to multiple media galleries, select the desired one in the drop-down list that appears under the widget. The Upload/edit file window appears.



  3. To upload a file from your computer or link to a file located at an external URL, click Specify file/URL. The Upload file dialog box appears.
    1. If you want to upload a file from your computer, select Upload file and browse to the file. A thumbnail of this file will appear in the Media Gallery - File List widget for this post.
    2. If you want to link to an image at an external URL, click Link to URL and enter the information. You will not be able to save this change unless you specify a valid URL.
    3. Click Save in the dialog box.
  4. Enter a name for the post in the Name field.
  5. Enter a description for the post in the Description field.
  6. If you want to be emailed comments to the post, select the Email me comments to this post check box.
  7. If you want this post to appear in featured content, select the Make post a featured item check box.
  8. Specify new tags for the post or select from provided tags in the Tags field.
  9. Click Post. If you want to locate the file later, it is in the group's media gallery.