Pro+ feature In Kontainer, you can enrich your files with attributes, filters, tags, etc. These Custom Fields are helpful for keeping a good structure in your files and quickly finding, grouping, and sharing them. Note, you need minimum upload-rights to a folder to edit file data. Custom Fields can be set entirely after your individual […]
DAM - Basic functions
Creating Direct Links to Files
There are different ways to get a direct link to each file in your Kontainer. If you quickly want to share a single file with a user, here are different easy ways to go about it. Share Link Get external link Create a share link simply by right-clicking on a file and selecting share. […]
Album Folders
Pro+ feature Album folders are a convenient way to create redirects to original files in your Kontainer without creating duplicates of the original files. That means you can create selections of files across different folders, save space and keep your Kontainer ‘clean’. Let us go through some of the benefits and how you can use […]
An Introduction to Folders
In the following, we will look at the basics of folders in Kontainer. Create folders Create new folders by clicking on the New Folder icon in the top right. Choose, which folder type the new folder should be. And confirm by clicking create. Folder types Depending on your Kontainer plan, you can create the following […]
Reset Password
For your own user Go to your user profile icon in the bottom left corner and click edit profile. Select set new password and either manually type in a new password or autogenerate a password. Remember to hit save to confirm. For other users You need to be an admin user, to change/reset […]
Rename a File
Note that you need minimum upload-rights to a folder, if you want to rename files. You can easily rename any file in your Kontainer. Simply right-click on a file and choose Rename. Type in the desired file name and save the changes:
Move files in Kontainer
There are different ways to place an existing file in another folder of your Kontainer. Let’s have a look: Select a new folder Quickly move files around in your Kontainer by right-clicking on a single file or on a selection of files and choosing Move. Then select the new desired folder placement and confirm by […]
Comment on Files
Create approval workflows and communicate with your colleagues and other user groups of your Kontainer. For example, ask external agencies or the graphic department to make changes to a visual. Or if the merchandising department needs to approve the correct pack shot for a given market. This can be done with the commenting and question […]
View Information on Files
Here is how you easily can see all file information. Specifically, this information includes: Basic technical information about size, filetype, location, resolution, created date File data such as attributes and tagged data from custom fields (read more HERE) Metadata Comments and questions (read more HERE) File history Download Statistics (read more HERE) Direct URL and CDN […]
Access Meta Data on Files
Meta data describes different kinds of information about a file’s properties. Usually, all files have some kind of meta data, such as the document’s author or photographer’s name. Some examples of what this meta data could be: created date location and coordinates tags/keywords size author name of the photographer You can access and view all […]
Upload Files and Folders
Intuitively upload files to your Kontainer. Here we will give a brief introduction to how to go about it. File picker Find the folder in that you want to upload files to. In the upper right corner, hit “upload” and choose the desired upload method from the drop-down menu. Upload files Select single or […]
View Assets as Slideshow / Gallery
Use your Kontainer preview as a gallery and view your files in a bigger format by clicking on a file’s thumbnail. In that way, you can preview it and click through your files one by one. You can do this for most of your files, as Kontainer supports previewing of +100 file types. Images, videos, […]
Get Notified for New Files and Comments
Receive notifications when new files are uploaded and changed in your Kontainer; and when new comments are made on a file as part of your approval workflow. Read more on commenting and approving here. Enable notifications Notifications are available for the two user types that are linked to unique e-mail addresses: Admin users Normal […]