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Spreadsheet

This guide explains how to add a spreadsheet to Brightspot. Spreadsheets are effective for sharing data-heavy assets, like ones that include figures detailing a company’s recent financial performance. These are just examples, and your use cases for these asset types may vary greatly.

You can add the following file types of spreadsheets:

  • .csv
  • .xls
  • .xslx
  • .ods
  • .numbers
Note

Whether or not a file renders on your site depends ultimately on the browser and browser version that the user has. If running into trouble, Brightspot suggests converting the file to one of the types listed above.

For a wire frame example of what this content type can look like on your site, see Spreadsheet design.

tip

Before beginning these steps, make sure you save the spreadsheet on the drive you are working from, or obtain its URL from the internet.

To add a spreadsheet:

  1. In the header, click .
  2. From the Create list, select Spreadsheet.
  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the spreadsheet.

After you publish your spreadsheet, you can use it in assets such as pages and sections. You can also add spreadsheets to text you compose in the rich-text editor.

Spreadsheet fields​

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

FieldDescription
File

Do one of the following:

To upload a spreadsheet from your computer, select New Upload. Click Choose and navigate to the spreadsheet.

To link to a spreadsheet on the Internet, select New URL and paste the spreadsheet's link.

TitleEnter a title for this asset. This title is visible to the visitors to your site.
Internal NameEnter an internal name for this asset. Brightspot uses this name internally, such as in the search panel and recent activity widget. This name is not visible to visitors to your site.
DescriptionEnter a description that describes this asset. This description is visible to the visitors to your site.
Date UploadedDate indicating when you uploaded this asset's file.
Attachment File Mime TypeThe MIME type of the asset.
SourceEnter the source of the asset.
TagsSelect the tags associated with this asset.
Asset Access Management
FieldDescription
Expiration DateSet the date and time when this asset expires.
Discoverable After ExpirationToggle on to allow users to still access this asset after expiration.
Downloadable After ExpirationToggle on to allow users to still download this asset after expiration.
License TypeSelect an existing license type for this asset, or create a new one.
Promo Overrides
FieldDescription
Promo TitleEnter text to override this asset's title when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Promo DescriptionEnter text to override this asset's description when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
Promo ImageImage appearing in the asset's image when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.
Promo File SizeAsset's file size as displayed in its promo.
Promo File TypeAsset's file type as displayed in its promo.
Extracted Data
FieldDescription
TextText extracted from this asset.
ThumbnailThumbnail image for this asset.