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Adding Images And Documents
You can add a wide variety of image, media and document files to the wiki. Here's a list.
You can upload images ahead of time using the Media Manager. Or you can add them as needed while editing a page - this way is a lot easier.
The Steps
It looks a little intimidating, but once you've done it a time or two, it's easy.
- Position the cursor where you want the image or file link to be displayed
- Click on the
Insert image or file optionin the edit bar:
- The Media Configuration window will appear.
- Click on the icon to the left of
Image or document file: - Another window will appear, Media Files.
- This window allows you to upload an image or file (if needed) and select the file to be used.
- If you select and image, a Link Settings window will appear where you can select the initial size and location of the image.
- Your selection is copied back to the Media Configuration window. You can just click
OKat this point. - Take a look at the results. If you want to make changes, click on the image or file link to get back to the Media Configuration window.
Media Configuration window
This window is used to select the image or file and select how it will be displayed.
Media or file
| Image or document file | This identifies the media file to be displayed or linked.Use the  icon to select the file. It will bring up the Media Configuration window, described below. |
|---|---|
| Caption / link text | Adds a caption for an image file or the text to display if using a link, like for a PDF file. |
Dimensions
| Width (px) | The width of the image, in number of pixels. If an image is too big or too small, adjust the number accordingly. | If you leave both Width and Height blank, the original image size will be used.If you specify both Width and Height, the image will be reduced so that it fits inside the space specified. |
|---|---|---|
| Height (px) | The height of an image, also in pixels. You usually leave this empty. The height will be adjusted automatically. |
Alignment
| Default | The image will appear inline with the text -or- on the left if in a paragraph by itself. | This is the image  using the default option. |
|---|---|---|
| Left | The image will appear left justified on the page. Any following text will appear to the right of the image. | This is the image using the left option. |
| Center | The image will be centered on the page, with no text to the left or right, | This is the image using the center option. |
| Right | The image will appear right justified on the page. Any following text will appear to the left of the image. | This is the image using the right option. |
Linking
What happens when you click on this media item.
| Default | Uses the “standard” way to handle this type of media file. |
|---|---|
| Direct | When an image is clicked, it goes to a page displaying the details for this image or file. |
| No Link | When clicked, does nothing. Normally used only with image files. |
| Link Only | Just display a link to the file, rather than the file itself. Especially useful with LARGE image files. The default for document files like PDF's. You really need a Caption / link text with this option. |
Caching
Use Default.
Media Files window
This window allows you to upload media files and select the one you want to use.
There is a lot of things you can do with this window. To learn all the options, click here. Here are the ones you'll want right away.
Upload a new image or file
To upload a new image or file:
- Click on
Select files…and select the file you want to upload. -or- just drag and drop the file over theSelect files…button. - The file name will be displayed in a text box. You can change it as needed.
- Click on the
Uploadbutton to upload the file. - After it's uploaded, click on the file name displayed to select it.
Select an existing file
To select an existing file, scroll down thru the list and click on the file name you want.
If the file is in a different namespace
If the file is in a different namespace, click on the left hand tree links to select the namespace where it's stored. then select the file.
If you have no idea where the file is stored, you can use the regular Media Manager and its Search function.
Link Settings window
When you select an image in the Media Files window, this window can pop up.
Use the Alignment buttons to select Default, Left Alignment, Centered, or Right Alignment. This corresponds to the Alignment options above.
Use the Image size buttons to select Small, Medium, Large or Original image size. This will set a number in the Width field above.
Click on Insert to complete the selection and return to the Media Configuration window.