Uploading a document

Pangea CMS lets you upload a single document or multiple documents simultaneously using the Document BETA tool.

What's inside this article:

• Upload a single document
• Upload multiple documents
• Troubleshooting

Upload a single document

To upload a single document to Pangea CMS:

1. Click New > Multimedia > Document BETA in the top menu.

   

2. Select the file you want to upload using either method below:
   • Click the file that you want to upload and drag and drop it into the box.
   • Click Browse files and navigate to the location on your device where the file is saved. Double-click the file.

     

The Upload document dialog changes to Document edit as soon as the upload starts.

The following options are available:

• Start editing
• Let the document upload in the background

Start editing

You can start configuring the settings for the document while the upload is in progress. For information about the options available on the Document edit screen, refer to the following article:

• Editing a document

Let the document upload in the background

Optionally click Close to close the Document edit screen and let the upload complete in the background.

You can edit the document later using either method below:

• Click the Upload manager icon in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS. Hover your cursor over the relevant panel and click Edit (the pencil icon).

  

• Find the document using the Pangea CMS Search tool. The document is saved with the status Draft and the title matches the name of the document file.

  

For information about the options available on the Document edit screen, refer to the following article:

• Editing a document

Upload multiple documents

To upload multiple documents to Pangea CMS:

1. Click New > Multimedia > Document BETA in the top menu.

   

2. Select the files you want to upload using either method below:
   • Ensure all the files you want to upload are selected, and drag and drop the files into the box.
   • Click Browse files and navigate to the location on your device where the files are saved. Select all the files you want to upload and click Open.

     

The Upload document dialog disappears and the Upload manager appears in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS.

The following options are available:

• Start editing
• Let the documents upload in the background

Start editing

You can start configuring the settings for any document while the upload is in progress. Hover your cursor over the relevant panel and click Edit (the pencil icon).

For information about the options available on the Document edit screen, refer to the following article:

• Editing a document

Let the documents upload in the background

To minimize the Upload manager and let the uploads complete in the background, click elsewhere on the screen. When the Upload manager is minimized, you can re-open it by clicking the Upload manager icon in the top panel.

You can edit a document later using either method below:

• Click the Upload manager icon in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS. Hover your cursor over the relevant panel and click Edit (the pencil icon).

  

• Find the document using the Pangea CMS Search tool. The document is saved with the status Draft and the title matches the name of the document file.

  

For information about the options available on the Document edit screen, refer to the following article:

• Editing a document

Troubleshooting

If you experience issues using the Document BETA upload tool, it is possible to use the classic upload tool instead. To access the classic upload tool, click New > Multimedia > Document in the top menu.