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These procedures are intended as a quick guide (high-level) to the key actions of authoring page content with the touch-optimized UI of AEM.
They:
- Are not intended as comprehensive coverage.
- Provide links to the detailed documentation.
For full details about authoring with AEM see:
Before giving the overview of specifics here is a small collection of general tips and hints that are worth bearing in mind (especially if you are used to the classic UI).
- Create
- This button is available in many consoles - the options presented are context sensitive so can vary according to the scenario.
- Re-ordering pages in a folder
- This can be done in List View; the changes will be applied and be visible in other views.
- Changing your UI
- This can be done from various locations. See Selecting your UI.
- This can be done from various locations. See Selecting your UI.
- Navigating Links
- Links are not available for navigation when you are in Edit mode. To navigate with links you need to preview the page using either:
- Workflows and Versions are no longer started/created from the page editor; this is now done from Timeline (accessible from the console).
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Open the Sites console (using the Sites option in the Global Navigation - this is triggered (drop down) when you select the Adobe Experience Manager link (top left).
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Navigate down the tree by tapping/clicking on the appropriate page. How the page resources are represented depends on the view you are using - Card, List or Column:
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Navigate up the tree using the breadcrumb in the header; this allows you to return to the selected location:
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Navigate to the location where you want to create the new page.
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This opens the wizard that will guide you through collecting the information needed when creating your new page. Follow the on screen instructions.
You can select a page so that you can take action on it. Selecting a page will automatically update the toolbar so that the actions relevant to that resource are shown.
How to select a page depends on which view you are using in the console:
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- Enter selection mode by selecting the required resource with:
- Mobile device: tap-and-hold
- Desktop: the quick action - tick icon:
Note:
Once in selection mode the Select icon (a tick) will change to the Deselect icon (a cross).
- Enter selection mode by selecting the required resource with:
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Navigate to the page you want to take action on.
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Navigate to the page you want to edit.
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Open your page for editing using the Edit (pencil) icon; for example:
This can be accessed from either:
- Quick Actions (Card View/Desktop Only) for the approprate resource.
- The toolbar when your page has been selected.
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When the editor opens you can:
- Add a new compenent to your page by:
- opening the side panel
- selecting the components tab (the components browser)
- dragging the required component onto your page.
- Edit the content of an existing component on the page:
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click. Use the Edit (pencil) icon to open the dialog.
- Open the in place editor for the component with either tap-and-hold or a double-slow-click. The available actions will be shown (for some components, this will be a limited selection).
- To see all actions available enter full-screen mode using:
- Configure the properties of an existing component
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click. Use the Configure (spanner) icon to open the dialog.
- Move a component either:
- Drag the required component to its new location.
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click. Use the Cut then Paste icons where required.
- Copy (and Paste) a component:
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click. Use the Copy then Paste icons as required.
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click. Use the Copy then Paste icons as required.
Note:
You can Paste components to either the same page, or a different page. If pasting to a different page that was already open before the cut/copy operation, then that page will need a page refresh.
- Delete a component:
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click, then use the Delete icon.
- Open the component toolbar with either tap or click, then use the Delete icon.
- Add annotations to the page:
- Select the Annotate mode (speech bubble icon). Add annotations using the Add annotation (plus) icon. Exit annotation mode using the X at top right.
- Select the Annotate mode (speech bubble icon). Add annotations using the Add annotation (plus) icon. Exit annotation mode using the X at top right.
- Preview a page (to see how it will appear in the publish environment)
- Select Preview from the toolbar.
- Return to edit mode (or select another mode) using the Edit drop down selector.
Note:
To navigate using links in the content you must use Preview mode.
- Add a new compenent to your page by:
There are two (main) methods of editing page properties:
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From the Sites console:
- Navigate to the page you want to publish.
- Select the View Properties icon from either:
- Quick Actions (Card View/Desktop Only) for the approprate resource.
- The toolbar when your page has been selected.
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When editing your page:
- Open the Page Information menu.
- Select Open Properties to open the dialog for editing the properties.
There are two (main) methods of publishing your page (and also of unpublishing):
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From the Sites console:
- Navigate to the page you want to publish.
- Select the Publish icon from either:
- Quick Actions (Card View/Desktop Only) for the approprate resource.
- The toolbar when your page has been selected (also gives access to Publish Later).
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When editing your page:
- Open the Page Information menu.
- Select Publish Page.
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Navigate to the page you want to move, copy and paste or delete.
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Select the copy (and then paste), move or delete icon as required using either:
- Quick Actions (Card View/Desktop Only) for the required resource.
- The toolbar when your page has been selected; this can sometimes be in the drop down accessible by three dots (...).
- Copy:
- You will then need to navigate to the new location and paste.
- Move:
- The wizard will open to collect the information needed to move the page. Follow the on-screen instructions.
- The wizard will open to collect the information needed to move the page. Follow the on-screen instructions.
- Delete:
- You will be asked to confirm the action.
- You will be asked to confirm the action.
Note:
Delete is not available as a Quick Action.
Locking a page prevents other authors from working on it while you are. The Lock (and Unlock) icon/button can be found:
- The toolbar when your page has been selected.
- The Page Information drop down menu when editing a page.
- The page toolbar when editing a page (when the page is locked)
The lock icon is, for example:

Quick access to references to/from a page are available in the References Rail.
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To open the Timeline rail, select Timeline using the toolbar icon (either before or after selecting your page):
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Select Timeline using the toolbar icon (either before or after selecting your page):