Blogs at Penn State Community

Note: The blog supports GIF, JPEG and PNG formats.

You can view the video or read the text how-to below:

1. Log in to http://blogs.psu.edu and enter your blog.
2. Click the Write Entry tab to begin writing an entry, then click the Insert Image button in the formatting toolbar.
   
3. In the Insert Image window, click the Upload New Image link in the top.
   
4. In the upload window, click Browse and navigate to your image file on your local drive.
   
5. For Upload Desitnation, you can select the option for the current date in the drop-down menu. This will allow you to find images more easily at a later date.
   Note: If no path is set, the image loads directly into your /blogs directory on your Penn State Personal Web site.
6. Click the Upload button to upload the image. A new window will open with additional options.
   
7. Fill in a descriptive title in the Name field. This will help you search for images more quickly
   Note:The Name field will become the ALT tag used by screen readers and the text that is seen when an image fails to load
8. Add a description and appropriate tags separated by commas.
9. Select an alignment option (left, center or right) for you want your image to be placed in reference to your text.
10. Check Display image in entry if you want to see the image within a blog entry.
11. Check Use thumbnail if you want to reduce the width of an image
    Note: The recommended maximum width is width is 500 pixels.
12. Check Link image to full-size version if you want users to be able to click on a image and see the original size.
13. Click Finish to complete the image insertion process.

Using the Same Image in Another Entry

1. Click the Insert Image button following steps #1-2 above.
2. The Insert Image window will show a list of previously used images (called Assets). Select the button next to the appropriate image, then click the Next button.
3. Complete the File Options process as listed in Steps #6-12 above.