Details of the External Content editor

You use the External Content editor to configure an External Content item for a document. Before you configure an External Content item, you must know:

• Network location of a document

• Media type of the document

• Content type(s) of the layout pane that will host the External Content item

  

  	Commands to save, save and close, and close the External Content editor.
  	Name of the External Content item.
  	URL or URI that specifies the location of external media using a standard format. See Specify the URL of External Content for the format of a URI or URL A warning message appears if the document cannot be located during runtime.
  	A media type is a two-part identifier that specifies the type of application required to process or view remote content. A media type can be entered in the field or selected from a drop-down list. See Specify media types for External Content for the format of a Media type value. A warning message appears if a media type is specified that does not have an associated viewer application.
  	Content type assigned to the external media that enables ViewApp algorithms to place content in specific panes during runtime.
  	Drop-down list with options to browse for an external content file or specify a URL using HTTP or HTTPs.
  	Validates the location of external media specified in the URL or URI field. An attempt is made to display the external media in an application assigned as the default by the operating system, not the app specified for the external content media type. A warning message appears if the content cannot be found at the location specified in the URL or URI field.
  	Suggest is optional. When selected, it automatically selects a media type based on the entry in the URL or URI field. The entered value can be changed if the suggestion does not match the expected media type. Note: Ensure the suggested media type is correct. The external media does not appear if the media type is incorrect.
  	Drop-down list of commonly used media types. Media types that have apps in the Galaxy capable of servicing them are shown in bold text.
  	Drop-down list of content types that can be used at preview\runtime to assign the external content to panes of a matching content type. Note: None is not a content type. Instead, it simply means a content type has not been assigned to the pane.