Sakai 25 - Lessons: How do I embed an image with a caption on a Lessons page?
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How do I embed an image with a caption on a Lessons page?
Go to Lessons.
If you titled your page something other than Lessons, select the title of the page as it appears in your Tool Menu.
File upload: Click Add Content, then Embed Content on the Page.
From the Add Content menu, select Embed Content on the Page. This displays the Embed Content dialog box.
Click Choose Files.
Locate and select the file on your computer.
Click on the file you would like to upload to select it and then click Open.
Click Save.
If you would like to upload more than one file, you may select Choose Files again to upload additional items.
View embedded image.
After saving, you will return to the Lessons page with the image embedded.
To add a description of the image, click on Edit.
This displays the Edit Multimedia dialog box.
Add a description.
Enter a description in the Item Description text box. Optionally adjust the width or height (in pixels), and then click Save.
View image on page.
Notice the image file location in Resources.
Note that the image file was automatically uploaded to your Resources in a folder with the same name as the Lessons page.
Linked image: Click Add Content, then Embed Content on a Page.
From the Add Content menu, select Embed Content on the Page. This displays the Embed Content dialog box.
Click on Add new URL and then enter a URL into the field provided.
Paste the image URL in the Or add a URL or "embed code" box, and then click Save.
Note: You may add a custom name for the URL if desired.
View embedded image.
After saving, you will return to the Lessons page with the image embedded.
To add a description for the image, click Edit.
Add a description.
Enter a description in the Item Description text box. Optionally adjust width or height, and then click Save.
View image on page.
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