Who can add content to Air?
👨👩👧👦 Supported on any Air plan
✏️ Anyone that has edit access to a workspace, library, or board
⬆️ Anyone that is a user of Air's content collection form
When working with Air, you have two main options for adding assets to your workspace: uploads and imports. In this article, we'll explain the differences between these two options and provide step-by-step instructions on how to add content to your workspace.
Methods for Uploading Content
There are several ways to upload content to your Air workspace. Let's explore each method:
Add Button - File Upload
The Add button allows you to upload content from your computer. Here's how you can use the Add button to upload individual files:
Select the Add button in the top right of any workspace view
Select File Upload
Choose the files you want to upload from your hard drive
Confirm the location (board, library, or All assets & files) where you want to upload the content
Select Upload
Add Button - Folder Upload
The Add button allows you to upload content from your computer. Here's how you can use the Add button to upload folders and folder structures:
Select the Add button in the top right of any workspace view
Select Folder Upload
Choose the folder you want to upload from your hard drive
Confirm the location (board, library, or All assets & files) where you want to upload the content
Select Upload
Drag and Drop
Air's workspace supports a convenient drag-and-drop option. Simply drag a file or folder from your desktop or hard drive and drop it into your workspace. Follow these steps to use drag and drop:
Open the folder from your local drive containing the file or folder you want to upload.
Select, click and hold the files and/or folders.
Drag selection to the desired location in your workspace.
Release the selection as prompted.
Confirm the location (board, library, or All assets & files) where you want to upload the content
Select Upload
Content Collection
With Air's Content Collection feature, collaborators outside of your workspace can directly add files to your boards. You can create a unique link and share it with others to upload assets. Here's how to use Content Collection:
Select files
From any live content collect form, choose 'Select files'
Choose the files you want to upload from your local drive
Edit the uploaded content as needed and select Submit items
Add content to destination workspace by selecting 'Submit items' and confirming submission
Drag and Drop
Open the folder from your local drive containing the file or folder you want to upload.
Select, click and hold the files and/or folders.
While holding, drag selection to the desired location in your workspace.
Release the selection as prompted.
Edit the uploaded content as needed and select Submit items
Add content to destination workspace by selecting 'Submit items' and confirming submission
From existing workspace
Workspaces and their libraries are built to be separate rooms in which assets are stored, but transferring assets from one workspace to another doesn't have to be difficult. Try adding an existing board and its assets to another Air workspace - no re-uploading needed!
Navigate to the board you wish to copy.
Under the Share button drop-down menu, select 'Share a link'
Ensure "Allow downloads" is enabled. Versions of assets will transfer to the new workspace by enabling the "Include versions" toggle.
From 'Link' tab, navigate to the "..." menu next to the generated URL and select "Preview link."
Select 'Save to Air workspace' from the "Save to..." drop-down menu.
From the 'Select workspace' modal, use the drop down to pick which workspace you'd like to copy the board
Select 'Save.'
Air Flow for Mac
Air Flow is a powerful desktop app that enables two-way syncing between Finder and Air. It provides local access to your Air content within Finder, making it convenient for creatives who work with editing software and creative suites. To use Air Flow for uploading to your Air workspace:
Open the folder from your local drive containing the file or folder you want to upload.
Select, click and hold the files and/or folders
Drag selection to the desired location in Finder
Release the selection in that location
Methods for Importing Content
There are several ways to import content to your Air workspace from other cloud storage solutions. Let's explore each method:
Dropbox
👾 Dropbox's API limits access and transfer of your content. You may not see your full Dropbox due to these limitations. To add content from Dropbox that is shared with you try any of the below:
Request a transfer of ownership of the content you wish to import to Air
Make a copy of the content in Dropbox and import the copy
Download the content to your hard drive and use one of Air's methods for uploading content
Select the Add button
Select Dropbox from the dropdown options
Link your Dropbox account
Allow air.inc to access the files and folders in your Dropbox
Select the content or Dropbox folders you would like to import
Select Import
Box
Select the Add button
Select Box from the dropdown options
Link your Box account
Grant Air Prod access to Box
Select the content you wish to import
Select Import
Google Drive
Select the Add button
Select Google Drive from the dropdown options
Link your Google Drive Account
Allow Air to access your Google Drive
Select the content you wish to import
Select Import
Custom Imports (Air for Enterprise)
Our Enterprise accounts benefit from access to custom imports. Our team of dedicated engineers in partnership with you and your account manager, help move your content and your content's metadata on to Air with ease. Contact your account manager directly to get started with this.
Click here to learn more about Air for Enterprise plan and book a demo with our team!
Adding content to your workspace is a snap. You'll love seeing their content in the dynamic large format previews of Air's gallery view. It's so satisfying to scroll through and get inspired. Don't stop there though! Get going with organizing your content using Air's metadata tools like boards, tags, and custom fields.