Views in AEM sites and assets

Use this guide to learn how to view, navigate and select pages and assets using Views.

Views in Adobe Experience Manager

You can change views by selecting the Views drop-down option on the top right of your screen. This is the bars icon below the global navigation menu.

There are three different views to choose from:

column
card
list.

Each view includes most of the same basic functions, however there are some small differences in the way you select and navigate through your pages and assets and the information you can see.

Column view

This view displays all your pages and assets in columns.

Navigate in column view

Select the page or asset name to move forward and backward through your pages and assets. Your selection will turn blue to indicate the folders and files or pages you have selected.

Select in column view

Select the icon to the left of the page or asset name to activate the Actions toolbar. This menu bar appears across the top of your screen.

You can also see more details about the page or asset, including the published status, when it was last modified and by which user.

Card view

This view displays all your currently selected pages and assets as large icons stacked on top of each other.

Navigate in card view

Select the thumbnail icon to move forward through your pages and assets.

To move backward select the name of the currently selected page or asset in the top-middle of the screen. For example in the screen shot you would select About our school to move backward.

Select in card view

Move over the thumbnail icon to activate the Quick action options. One of these options is a tick in the top left of the thumbnail icon.

Select the tick to activate options in the Actions toolbar that appears across the top of the screen. Selecting the tick will display some details about the page or asset, including the published status and when it was last modified.

Quick action icons

You can also select other Quick action icons.

Edit

Select the pen icon to open the page in edit mode.

Download

Select the cloud icon to download the image or file asset. If you are selecting an image or file asset, the Edit option will be replaced with Download.

Properties

Select the information icon to open the page or asset properties windows and to edit metadata.

More actions

Select the ellipsis to open options to Quick publish, Copy and Move.

List view

This view displays a list of all the pages or assets in the currently selected level.

Navigate in list view

Select the name of the page or asset to move forward through your pages and assets.