Open a markdown component for editing

After you import a markdown file as a component, you can edit the content even though it's stored as a Binary file. When you open a markdown component for editing, Inspire locks it so other users can't change it while you're working.

Tips and tricks

  • If you don't want to edit content, you can just view it and keep it unlocked for other users to work on. Follow the steps in View a markdown component without locking it.
  • After you open a component in Oxygen, Inspire remembers the folder where it's stored. When you want to open another file or insert an image, the Select Component screen shows you the last folder you used.
  • Large maps and topics may time out. If a topic is so large that the loading process times out, use the Edit Structure option. This option open the component in Oxygen without resolving all of the referenced content. You see all the content in an outline view and can use all of the relevant options on the Oxygen toolbar. Follow the steps in Use Edit Structure to open large files.

To open a markdown component for editing:

  1. Click Components_TopMenuOpt Components.
  2. In the Folders pane, navigate to the folder where you've saved the markdown component.
  3. In the Components pane, select the markdown component you want to open.
  4. To open the markdown component in the Oxygen editor, double-click it.
    You can also open a component in the following ways:
    • Select the row, click it, then right-click and select Edit.
    • Select the row, click it, then click and select Edit/
  5. For help with the next steps, read Edit a markdown component.