Collections

A collection is a group of related assets in a Brandfolder.

Who can use this?

Plans:

  • Brandfolder

Permissions:

  • Owner
  • Admin

Find out if this capability is included in Smartsheet Regions or Smartsheet Gov.

Collections mentioned in this article refer to a Brandfolder feature. For collections in Smartsheet, see the collections in workspaces overview

Brandfolder Collections allow you to provide the right assets to the right audience. Most Brands can benefit from collections. However, we’ve put together a few points that might help make your decision easier. 

  • Do you need the ability to hide certain assets from specific Brandfolder users?
  • Do you want to share a set of assets (which can change over time) with specific users?
  • Do you want to share public assets from your private Brandfolder?
  • Do you want to share the same asset with different groups of users?
  • Do you need your partners or clients to upload assets but only see what’s pertinent to them?

Create a collection and add assets

  1. Select the assets you want to add to the collection on the Brandfolder level.
  2.  Select the + Add to button in the bulk actions toolbar and select Add to Collections.
  3. Create a new collection or pick any existing collections in the new modal.

     The asset(s) appear in the collection. 

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Add assets from another collection

1. Navigate to the Collection level and select the assets you want to move.

2. Select Add to, Collections.

3. Choose the Collection(s) you want to add the assets to, and select Save

Add users to a collection

1. Open the Collection you would like to add users to.

2. Select the Users icon at the top right of the Collection view. 

3. Within the bulk invite text box, enter or paste the email(s) of the users you wish to invite. 

When providing multiple email addresses, make sure you are using a comma-separated list.

4. Click the Send Invite button to email all the users an invitation to your collection. 

Pro tips:

  • Collections are subsets of your Brandfolder. Assets only need to be updated in one place.
  • Sections are only visible in a Collection if you add assets from that section.
  • Collections can have unique pinned tags and privacy settings.
  • Collections can have a customized header image.

Make a collection public

  1. Open the collection you want to make public.
  2. Select the Private button from the Admin control bar. 
  3. Toggle to Public. Your changes save automatically.
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Remove assets from a collection

To remove assets from one collection,

  1. Navigate to collection.
  2. Select the asset(s).
  3. Select Remove on the bulk toolbar. 

This action does not delete the asset from the Brandfolder; it only removes it from the collection.

To remove assets from all collections,

1. At the Brandfolder level, select the assets you want to remove

2. Select + Add to on the bulk action toolbar and select Add to Collections

3. In the new window, select Remove from all Collections

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Delete a collection

  1. Open the collection you want to delete.
  2. Navigate to Settings > General Settings > Advanced.
  3. Scroll to the bottom and select Delete Collection.
  4. Enter the URL, then select Delete.

Deleting a collection cannot be undone.