Asset Manager is an internal repository for the media that you curate and include in your account's messages and templates. Asset Manager (and its content) is available:

as a standalone page in the Admin interface and
as an overlay window in Template Designer and Message Designer.

NOTE: You can access Asset Manager in the Admin interface by navigating to Messages > Asset Manager. For information, see Asset Manager in Admin.

This article describes how to access Asset Manager and how to upload images from it in:

Template Designer when creating and editing a template via the Messages > Templates page and
Message Designer when creating and editing a message via the Messages > List page.

NOTE: Asset Manager can house several types of media. However, in the template and message designers, only images can be uploaded from it.

Having direct access to Asset Manager from within the designers simplifies accessing your account's images and expedites getting those images into your templates and messages.

Access Asset Manager - Template Designer

This section describes how to access Asset Manager from within Template Designer.

Asset Manager is available on the Build sub-tab of the designer when you add (or edit) any of the:

logo-based or banner-based Headers or
image-based Static Elements (shown below).

When you drag one of these onto the canvas (or click to select one already on the canvas), the Image Properties panel opens on the left with the Content tab selected.

There are three possibilities:

If there is not an image, click Select image.
If there is an existing image, click X to delete it and then click Select image.
If there is an existing image, click the file name.

Asset Manager opens in an overlay dialog:

Refer to Using Asset Manager in the designers, below, to learn about the features and functionality of Asset Manager.

Access Asset Manager - Message Designer

This section describes how to access Asset Manager from within Message Designer.

Asset Manager is available in the designer when you add (or edit an existing) any of the image-based content blocks (shown below) that are available from the Add Content button menu.

When you add one of these onto the canvas (or click to select one already on the canvas), the Image Properties panel opens on the left with the Content tab selected.

There are three possibilities:

If there is not an image, click Select image.
If there is an existing image, click X to delete it and then click Select image.
If there is an existing image, click the file name.

Asset Manager opens in an overlay dialog:

Refer to Using Asset Manager in the designers, below, to learn about the features and functionality of Asset Manager.

Using Asset Manager in the designers

This section describes the features and functionality of Asset Manager.

Image-collection dropdown

In the upper left, click the dropdown to choose which collection of images you'd like to import from.

Your Images contains images that have been added to Asset Manager and which are unique to your account.
- This maps to the Files repo that is described in Asset Manager in Admin.
Common Images is an out-of-the-box collection of a wide range of common images.
- This maps to the Common repo that is described in Asset Manager in Admin.

NOTE: You can "manage" (e.g., add folders and upload images) the Your Images collection. You cannot manage the Common Images collection or its contents.

Search feature

In the upper right, you can search for images.

In the Search field, specify any valid characters (letters, numerals, special characters) and click Search.

Asset Manager refreshes and displays the results.

Notes

The search is exclusive to whichever collection is selected in the dropdown.
The search queries the entire collection, irrespective of where you are in the structure of the collection when you initiate the search.
The search queries file names only, and displays all matching files, as in the following example in which the letter "m" was searched on.

Click the Clear button to clear the search field and return to where you were in the collection structure.

Upload a new File

You can upload an image "on the fly" and insert it into the current message or template.

Click Upload a new File.
Upload an image file by either:

- dragging it into the field from your computer or
- clicking into the field to navigate to the file.

The popup displays a preview of the image, its dimensions, and its name (which you can edit).

Click the Edit button to open Image Editor and modify the image.
Click the Upload button to add the image.

A preview of the image displays in the Image Properties panel along with the file name; the image displays in place on the canvas.

TIP: You can manage the properties of the image in the fields on the Content tab and the Style tab as described in Image Properties panel settings.

Use External Image

You can link to an external image and insert it into the current message or template.

Click Use External Image.
Specify the URL (web address) of the image. Do not include the protocol (https://) when you input the URL.

Click Insert.

NOTE: The system validates the URL. If there is an issue, an error message displays. Review the URL and make any necessary corrections.

A preview of the image displays in the Image Properties panel along with the file name; the image displays in place on the canvas.

TIP: You can manage the properties of the image in the fields on the Content tab and the Style tab as described in Image Properties panel settings.

Select an image

The lower portion of Asset Manager is devoted to displaying the available image files.

You can:

Navigate through the folder structure in Asset Manager. As you do, your path displays as "breadcrumbs" in the upper left. You can click an up-level folder to quickly navigate directly to that folder in the structure.
Hover on an image file to display the file name. This is especially useful if a "long" file name has been truncated.
Hover on an image file to display the pencil icon. Click the icon to open Image Editor to modify that image.

Insert an image

When you find the image that you want to include in the template or message, click it.

The image is immediately added to the design canvas and to the Image Properties panel, where you can manage its properties on the Content and Style tabs.

Save, review, and test

Whenever you are creating or editing a template or a message, you should:

Frequently save your work (in addition to the default auto-save functionality).
Visit the Review & Send tab to preview your work in order to ensure that it renders as you expect. This enables you to make changes before you proceed too far along.
Consider running the Personalization Test (if applicable) and Virtual Inbox Test to also catch potential issues before using the template or sending the message.

Asset Manager in Admin provides a comprehensive look at Asset Manager, and includes information about:
- file types and size limits,
- file folders,
- editing and deleting files, and
- fixing broken inserted-image links.

Asset Manager in the Designers