It is one of the new feature in SharePoint 2013. Using Promoted links we can Promote your links on various pages.we can see the tiles in SharePoint 2013 team site.
Now we are going to add promoted list part to show our custom links tiles. To add Promoted links web part,we need to add new app called "promoted list" navigate to "site contents" by clicking on " Add apps" here we can find "Promoted links"app and create new list called "SP Promoted Links" as shown in fig below.
Enter title, Background Image location and link location. click on "Save" button. I have it for Ms Office , Windows Azure.
1) In Page navigation
2) Dialog and
3) New tab
In Page navigation
By selecting "In Page navigation" option, when we clicking on the image, we can see Target location in the same tab.
Dialog
The Target location will show in the same page with dialog box.
New Tab
Here we can see the Target location in new tab.
Now we are going to add promoted list part to show our custom links tiles. To add Promoted links web part,we need to add new app called "promoted list" navigate to "site contents" by clicking on " Add apps" here we can find "Promoted links"app and create new list called "SP Promoted Links" as shown in fig below.
Open the "Promoted List" , and click on "All Promoted Links" -> "new item" as shown in fig below. one more option to find Add new item in the list, by clicking on the ribbon add new item.
Note: In "Launch Behavior" we have three options.
2) Dialog and
3) New tab
In Page navigation
By selecting "In Page navigation" option, when we clicking on the image, we can see Target location in the same tab.
Dialog
The Target location will show in the same page with dialog box.
New Tab
Here we can see the Target location in new tab.