Go to the Content Editor
See the Familiarize Yourself with the Content Editor guide for more information
In the content box, click on where you would like to insert media
The position of the cursor marks where the media will appear
Click on the Add media icon
See Familiarize Yourself with the Content Editor to find the media icon
The "Select file" window will appear
Follow the instructions for each media location below
You can upload media from your computer, add media from the internet, or add media from SHANTI Texts
To upload media from your computer:
Click Browse
A window of files on your computer will appear
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
Click Open
Your file's name will appear in the "Upload" box
Click Upload
A loading bar will appear
You will be able to click on the file's name once it is uploaded
Click Next
Metadata fields will appear
Fill in the metadata for your file
Scroll down to see all fields
Click Save
Display options will appear
Click the "Display as" drop-down menu
Options will expand
Choose how the file will be displayed
Note: files may display differently than they do in the Content Editor
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
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:
Click on the Web tab
The Web tab is located at the top of the window
The tab will open
Paste a media URL or embed code from a media provider in the first field
Currently YouTube is the only supported media provider
Click Submit
The "Embedding" page will open
The title of your video and a video preview will appear at the top of the page
Click the "Display as" drop-down menu
Options will expand
Choose how the file will be displayed
Note: files may display differently than they do in the Content Editor
Fill in the metadata for your file
Scroll down to see all fields
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
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:
Click on the Library tab
Note: click on the My Files to see files you have previously uploaded
The Library tab is located at the top of the window
A tab with a list of thumbnails will open
Search for the media you want to add
Type a term in the "File name" field and press Enter on your keyboard
Thumbnails of search results will appear
Choose the media "Type" to refine your results
Change the "Sort by" and "Order" fields to modify how your results will display
Click on the media you want to add
The thumbnail will highlight
Click Select
An embedding page with additional options will appear
Choose display options for the media
Note: descriptions of each field are located below the field
Fill in metadata for the media
Note: descriptions of each field are located below the field
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
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