How do I embed images from the web in the Rich Content Editor?
You can use the Rich Content Editor to embed images from the web, or images previously uploaded into Canvas, or images found on Flickr.
Note: If you want to embed an image not already uploaded into Canvas, you can upload your image through the Content Selector.
Open the Rich Content Editor
Open the Rich Content Editor using one of the Canvas features which support the Editor.
Choose Picture Icon
Click the Picture icon.
Embed External Image
Paste or type in the URL of the image you want to embed [1].
The Attributes field will populate the Alt text [2], which is the name of the image, along with the image's default dimensions [3]. Dimensions are referenced in pixels, width x height.
Change Attributes Alt Text
To change the Alt text, type the new text in the text field.
Change Attributes Image Dimensions
To change the image dimensions, type in the number of pixels you would like for the new image width [1]. Then click the tab key on your computer keyboard. Since Canvas maintains the aspect ratio of your image, the entry for the image height will be changed automatically [2].
Embed Image
Click the Update button.
Note: As a future shortcut, if you do not need to change any of your image's attributes, locate your image and simply double click the name of your image. The image will be embedded directly to your post.
View Embedded Image
View your embedded image in the Rich Content Editor.
Edit Embedded Image
If you need to edit your embedded image, click the image [1], then click the Picture icon [2]. The insert/embed window will appear to make changes.
You can also use the handles around the image to visually change the image size [3]. To do this, click the image, then hover over one of the white bounding boxes until your cursor becomes an arrow. Drag and resize the image. Please note that the image will always retain its aspect ratio as to not become distorted.
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