Add Media

1. Go to the Content Editor

   • See the Familiarize Yourself with the Content Editor guide for more information

2. In the content box, click on where you would like to insert media

   • The position of the cursor marks where the media will appear

3. Click on the Add media icon

   • See Familiarize Yourself with the Content Editor to find the media icon

   • The "Select file" window will appear

4. Follow the instructions for each file location below

To upload a file from your computer:

1. Click Browse

   • A window of files on your computer will appear

2. Select your file 

   • Note: files must be less than 30 MB

   • Note: allowed file types are jpg, jpeg, gif, png, txt, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, pdf, ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx, odt, ods, odp, mp3, mov, mp4, m4a, m4v, mpeg, avi, ogg, oga, ogv, weba, webp, webm
     

3. Click Open
   

   • Your file's name will appear in the "Upload" box

4. Click Upload

   • A loading bar will appear

   • You will be able to click on the file's name once it is uploaded

5. Click Next
   

   • Metadata fields will appear

6. Fill in the metadata for your file

   • Scroll down to see all fields

7. Click Save

   • Display options will appear

8. Click the "Display as" drop-down menu

   • Options will expand

9. Choose how the file will be displayed

   • Note: files may display differently than they do in the Content Editor

10. Click Submit

    • Submit is located at the bottom of the page

    • The media window will close

    • The media file will appear in the Content Editor

11. Click Save
    

    • Save is located at the bottom of the page

    • The "Edit book page" window will close

    • A message will appear confirming the update

To add media from online sources:

1.  Click on the Web tab

   • The Web tab is located at the top of the window

   • The tab will open

2. Paste a media URL or embed code from a media provider in the first field

   • Currently YouTube is the only supported media provider

3. Click Submit

   • The "Embedding" page will open

   • The title of your video and a video preview will appear at the top of the page

4. Click the "Display as" drop-down menu

   • Options will expand

5. Choose how the file will be displayed

   • Note: files may display differently than they do in the Content Editor

6. Fill in the metadata for your file

   • Scroll down to see all fields

7. Click Submit

   • Submit is located at the bottom of the page

   • The media window will close

   • The media file will appear in the Content Editor

8. Click Save
   

   • Save is located at the bottom of the page

   • The "Edit book page" window will close

   • A message will appear confirming the update

To add media from SHANTI Texts:

1.  Click on the Library tab

   • The Library tab is located at the top of the window

   • The tab will open