Creating a Multimedia Component
You create a Multimedia Component by uploading a local or network file to the Content Manager or creating a reference to an external resource, such as an image on your server.
Before you begin
To create a Multimedia Component, you must have Component Management rights and Write permissions for the containing Folder.
About this task
You can create a Multimedia Component that identifies a specific binary file. You can then use the Multimedia Component directly on a Page or as a Component link within another Component. For more information about this, see Multimedia link fields and Component link fields.