There must be a simple answer to this, but I can't find it anywhere.

I need to add a title to a generic file upload field so that when I link to it via Views I can show the title instead of just the file name. I've looked everywhere I can think to in the interface, and enabled FileField Meta, but I can't find anywhere to enable a title or description field.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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quicksketch
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Use the "Content: FileField - data" field within Views to access the title, alt, and description.

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noah commented

Thanks -- my problem, though, is that with the "File Upload" widget type, there's nowhere to provide any of that information when the file is uploaded.

Should I just resort to pretending the file is an image, even though it isn't, in order to get these fields?

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quicksketch
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You can edit the File Upload field and enable the "description" field if you'd like, this is available on all filefields.

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noah commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Okay, I finally see it. I must have had a blind spot. Thanks for your patience.

(It's at the bottom of the "Manage field" form, in case anyone else comes across this.)