Manually linking files in Assets

Files that are stored in Assets Server often have a direct relation with each other. Some of these relations are automatically shown in the Linked panel:

• Files that are all part of the same Collection. These appear in the Linked panel as 'Contained by'.
• Files that are all placed on the same InDesign layout. These appear in the Linked panel as 'Referenced by'.

Files could also be related in other ways:

• A file is part of a source file (such as images placed on a Word document)
• A file is a localized version of another file
• A document describes copyright information or contains an e-mail conversation that applies to one or more files

To create such relations between files and make them visible in the Linked panel, a relation can be set manually.

These relations appear in the Linked panel as 'Linked'.

Linking files

Note: It is also possible to link a file to a Collection, or link a Collection to another Collection.

A link an be created to files that already exist in Assets, or while uploading a new file.

Linking existing files

Do one of the following:

• Select 2 files in Assets and do one of the following:
• Right-click one of the files and choose Link from the context menu.
• Use keyboard shortcut L.

• With Assets open in 2 Web browser tabs, open the Linked panel of one file in one tab and drag 1 or more files from the other tab onto it.

Uploading and linking a file

Open the Linked panel of a file, click the Upload and link button at the top of the panel and upload one or more local files. The files are uploaded and automatically linked.

Note: The uploaded files are linked as soon as the upload is completely finished.

Unlinking files

Open the Linked panel of a file, access the menu of one or more files that are marked as 'Linked', and choose Unlink.

Tip: Multiple files can be selected by clicking them while holding Ctrl (Windows) or Cmd (MacOS).