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How can I copy the URL or link of an image or file to paste elsewhere?

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
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By:  Leslie Rutter

How to copy the link for image or file in CMS editor

  1. ​​Navigate to image or file in media tab

    a-mediatab.png

  2. Double click to open image or file

  3. Click on "Options" or "Publish" button, whichever is displaying

    a-options.png

  4. Right click on the "Download this file" link

    a-publish.png

  5. Paste the copied link as needed 

    a-linkaddress.png


    ​NOTE: you will need to remove the text "edit" from this url 
    typically I paste this to Notepad or WordPad to remove any formatting and then update the url, and then copy 

​ex of copied link: 
https://edit-www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/it/who-we-are/storage-science.png

remove "edit-"
https://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/it/who-we-are/storage-science.png

Blog Topic:
MediaTips and Tricks