Importing a Microsoft Document

You can import articles, blog posts, press releases, and documents into Brightspot from a Word document on Microsoft Drives.

To import a Microsoft Drives Word document:

1. In the header, click the search field to open the search panel.
2. Under Global Filters, in the Any Content Type filter, under External Types, select Microsoft Drives File.
   

   

3. Click the title of the Word document you want to import as an asset into Brightspot.
4. Under the Converter list, select one of the following:
   

   • Convert Microsoft Document—

     • Under Convert to Type, select one of the following:

       • Article—Imports the Microsoft document as an article draft. You can then modify the draft as described in Article.
       • Blog Post—Imports the Microsoft document as a blog post draft. You can then modify the draft as described in Blog post.
       • Press Release—Imports the Microsoft document as a press release draft. You can then modify the draft as described in Press release.

   • Import Microsoft File as Downloadable File—

     • Under Import Type, select one of the following:

       • Attachment File—Imports the Microsoft document as an attachment file that can be downloaded.
       • Document—Imports the Microsoft document as a published document. You can then modify the document as described in Document.
5. Click Import. Brightspot directs you to the content edit page of the asset draft you created from the import.
   
   Caution

   Brightspot recommends converting Word documents of 100 or fewer pages to avoid the possibility of a timeout.
   Note

   Any changes you make to an imported Microsoft Drives file in Brightspot are not reflected in the source file.