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Adding a Gallery Page

A Gallery Page displays a set of thumbnail images. You can click on an image to view it full size, scroll through the gallery, and see other information like an image captions.

About this task

Default content
When you create a Gallery Page, new Components are created for you containing dummy content. You can edit or replace the content. By default, the following items are included in the layout:
  • a main article Component
  • a list Component containing two image items
Ordering of content
The Multimedia are displayed in the Gallery in the order they are specified in the list Component. The images are displayed in a 4-column layout.

Procedure

  1. Open your Web site in Experience Manager.
  2. In the Home tab of the Ribbon, New Page.
  3. From the library page, select Gallery Page.
  4. Specify the following properties:
    • Page Title—enter the internal name of the Page
    • File Name—enter the name of the Page as it appears in the browser address bar
    • Page Location—accept the default, or click Change and select the section of the Web site you want the Page to appear in.
    • Folders for Components—if you want to store the default Components containing dummy content that are created when you create a Section Page in a different location, click Configure Folders for Components, select a new Folder and click Apply to confirm your choice.
  5. Click Create Page.
  6. Change the main article page inline:
    1. Change the image—browse to and select a new background image
    2. Change the text—enter body text, subheading and content
    3. Add media—add additional multimedia and captions
  7. Click Show Properties in the top right corner of the Component and in the Metadata section, click Edit. Modify the following properties:
    • Metadata Description—used in search engines
    • Short Title—used in navigation
    • Intro Text—used as summary text
  8. You can change the Gallery Heading inline, but to modify the Gallery content, you need to click Open in Form View, where you can, for each item:
    1. Change the Subheading - this appears as the image caption
    2. Change the Media Image
    3. Content and Link elements are not used in the Image Gallery
  9. Add content items:
    1. Click Open in Form View.
    2. Click the plus sign to add an item.
    3. Enter a Subheading to define the text that appears above a content item.
    4. Enter Content for the main body text (a Format Area containing the formatted text).
    5. Click the Media option and browse to and select a Multimedia Component link that points to a multimedia item that appears inline
    6. Click Publish and select the Target Type that Publishes to your Staging Web site.
    7. Click Save and Close.
  10. Reorder items (items are displayed in order they are specified in the Component):
    1. Click Open in Form View.
    2. Drag the item to a new location.
    3. Click Publish and select the Target Type that Publishes to your Staging Web site.
    4. Click Save and Close.
  11. Remove items:
    1. Click Open in Form View.
    2. Click the delete icon next to an item.
    3. Click Publish and select the Target Type that Publishes to your Staging Web site.
    4. Click Save and Close.