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title: "End-user guide"
url: "https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/end-user-guide/"
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language: "en"
published: "2025-12-10T12:35:46+00:00"
updated: "2026-03-27T11:12:11+00:00"
summary: "Below, you’ll find our standardized end-user guide for Kontainer DAM. Every client will use and style the Kontainer DAM to match their brand, identity and needs. Colors, structures, data sets, a…"
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# End-user guide

Below, you’ll find our standardized end-user guide for Kontainer DAM.

Every client will use and style the Kontainer DAM to match their brand, identity and needs. Colors, structures, data sets, and more will therefore depend on the individual settings of the Kontainer you are using. This guide gives a simple overview of standard functions.

### In this guide

- [H*ow to: **Navigate***](#chapter1)
- *[How to: **View**](#chapter2)*
- *[How to: **Share**](#chapter3)*
- *[How to: **Download**](#chapter4)*
- *[How to: **Search**](#chapter5)*
- *[How to: **Edit profile**](#chapter6)*

If you have any questions, please contact the admin users for the Kontainer you are accessing. You are also welcome to contact our *[customer success team by email](mailto:support@kontainer.com)*.

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### **How-to: Navigate**

General layout of Kontainer.

- Logo/home page button
- Folder structure
- Search
- View preferences

![Navigation areas marked in Kontainer DAM](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_Navigate-scaled.png?v=1767606865)

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### **How-to: View**

*Grid/box/list view*

Options:

- View file data
- Select download format
- Share files selected
- Star files*
- Access more menu

**create a temporary selection for sharing or downloading.*

![File viewing options from grid view in Kontainer DAM](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_grid-view-scaled.png?v=1767606850)

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### **How-to: View**

*Gallery/full page*

Click image to open gallery mode.

- Tab through images
- View file data
- Select download format
- Share file
- Star file*

**create a temporary selection for sharing or downloading.*

![File options from gallery view in Kontainer DAM](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_gallery-view-scaled.png?v=1767606849)

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### **How-to: Share**

*Settings*

Five settings to consider:

- Link expiry
- Download options
- Field (tagged data) visibility
- Usage notification*
- Send email* or get link

**for user accounts with email.*

![Options when sharing files and folders in Kontainer DAM](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_share-options-scaled.png?v=1767606882)

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### **How-to: Share**

*Options*

- A selection of files
- A single file
- A folder
- From the star “basket”

[Embedded media](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_sharing_video.mp4?_=1)

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### **How-to: Download**

*Custom*

Download the original file, use a download template or use the custom formatter.

[Embedded media](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_Download-Custom-video.mp4?_=2)

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### **How-to: Download**

*Templates*

The download will either start immediately, or you might have to select a crop first.

[Embedded media](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_Download-Templates-video.mp4?_=3)

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### **How-to: Search**

Locally or globally by:

- Keywords
- Filters
- Open values
- Exact values
- Expanded

To find out more check out the [search guide here](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/search-guide/).

[Embedded media](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_Search-video.mp4?_=4)

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### **How-to: Edit Profile**

Profile icon at bottom left corner.

- Profile details
- Language settings
- Adobe and Office plugins*
- Subscribe to notifications**

***[*Adobe*](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/install-kontainers-adobe-plugin/) *and* [*Office*](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/article/kontainer-office-plugin-guide/) *guides*

***for user accounts with email.*

![Profile settings in Kontainer DAM](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Kontainer-DAM_End-user-guide_profile-scaled.png?v=1767606869)

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Thank you for visiting our guide.

If you have any questions or need inspiration [*email Customer Success.*](mailto:support@kontainer.com)

## Other languages

- [Deutsch](https://helpdesk.kontainer.com/de/endnutzer-guide/index.md)