You may be asked to share or post images or video to Discussions. You can post media from websites using a URL, upload a file from your computer, or add embed code.

Post An Image

Open Image Upload Tool

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Click the Images icon and select the Upload Image option.

Note: To view the Images icon, you may have to click the Options icon (three vertical dots).

Upload Image from Computer

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By default, the Image Upload Tool displays the Computer tab. Click or drag and drop an image file to the image uploader to upload a file from your computer. You can also add Alt Text and Display Options.

If you click to browse,

Select File

Select the image file and click the Open button and view the file to confirm it loaded.

Next,

Click Submit.

Note: The image will flash before it embeds.

View Embedded Image

Note: You can also click on the image to add alt text tags and manage the image display options.

Save

Click the Post Reply button (for a Discussion) or Submit Assignment button (for an Assignment).

Post a Video or Audio File

Open Media Upload Tool

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Click the Media icon and select the Upload/Record Media option.

Note: To view the Media icon, you may have to click the Options icon (three dots).

Upload Media from Computer

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By default, the Media Upload Tool displays the Computer tab. Click or drag and drop a media file to the media uploader to upload a file from your computer.

Select the media file and click the Open button and view your selected file. The uploader displays a preview.

Next, to embed your file

Click Submit

To embed your selected media file, click the Submit button.

Note: The file will flash before it embeds in the New Rich Content Editor.

View Embedded Media

View your uploaded media file.

Save Changes

Click the Save button.

Note: When in Discussions, the Save button may appear as the Post Reply button.

View Content

Post Using Embed Code

You can also use the Embed option to paste embed code from media outside of Canvas. In the file uploader, click the Options (the three dots) and Embed (cloud) icon.

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You can then paste your embed code in the Embed Code field and click Submit.

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Save

As always, once you've added your content, don't forget to save or click Post Reply (in a Discussion).

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