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Quick add

Learn how to quickly add a digital item and metadata using a simplified workflow in CONTENTdm.

To quickly add a digital item and metadata, follow the steps below.

  1. From the Add items screen under Draft items:
  2. Click the Quick add button. 
  3. Select the desired file by dragging and dropping the file into the box or selecting browse files
  4. Click Next.
  5. Optional. Add transcript. You can choose to generate a transcript with Optical Character Recognition (OCR). 
    • OCR will not override provided transcripts
  6. Add metadata. Enter the metadata information for the item.
  7. Determine whether to Save as draft or Publish.