Insert Images with the Easy Editor

Inserting images involves several steps.

1. Click the Insert Image Button . After the you click the button the "Add an Image to a Treehouse Page" window will open. From here you can find an image to insert or upload a new image to the ToL database.
2. Search for an image to insert. Follow the tips in the search box or for extra help visit Follow the tips in the search box or for extra help visit Help Finding Media in the ToL Database. You will search the ToL database for all of the images that are not restricted by the original contributor.
• For example, if you would like to find an image of a bighorn sheep to illustrate a section of your page, you could type "bighorn sheep" into the Text in Any Image Data Field.
  
3. Once you have found the image you want, click the link for "options" (on the far right) in order to select a size for the image you will insert into your page.
   
4. Next, you will choose a size to use in your page by selecting the link for the size that you would prefer. Note that soon we will have buttons to increase and decrease image dimensions in the Easy Editor toolbar and this step will not be necessary.
   
5. After you have completed this last step, the image will be inserted into your page! The image is inserted along with its copyright information and scientific name if available.
6. You can add additional information to the image caption by clicking into the caption area and typing text. Note that you must not change or erase any of the information that was automatically inserted into the caption.
7. To format the image, click on it, then use the image formatting buttons in the second row of the Easy Editor. See the section directly below, Formatting Images, for help styling your images after they are inserted.
8. Note that if you want to move and image to another part of the page it is best to delete it and reinsert it in the spot you want it. If you don't do the If you are familiar with HTML you can also choose to see the HTML and move you image in that manner.

Formatting Images

• The default is for images to be inserted with a center alignment, no border.
• To change the default you must click on the image you have inserted in order for the formatting choices to become activated in the toolbar.
• View formatting options directly below.

• Border/No Border buttons
• Block: Align Left, Center and Right. Choose these buttons if you want the image to display as a block element, e.g. appear alone, with all other text or images displayed either before or after the image.
• Float Left and Right. Select these buttons if you want the text to wrap around the image. Floating can look very nice but there are techniques to optimizing the display of floated images. For example, it's best to widen and narrow your browser window after you have applied a float to an image to see how it displays at different browser sizes.
• Inline: Align Bottom, Middle and Right. Choose these buttons if you would like other text or images to be included on the line with the image you have inserted. Unlike floating, only the contents of one line of the page will display with the image.

 

Insert Media with the Easy Editor

You can now insert media (movies, sounds, documents) into your treehouse page using the Easy Editor. Simply select the Add Media button , and search for media in the same manner as you would for an image (see above).

Insert Media/Images without the Easy Editor

1. In the text box, type TOLIMG (the ToL code for images) in the place where you want your image to go. If you will add a sound or movie type TOLMEDIA
2. Type the image or media ID# next to the ToL code for images or media. For example, for images: TOLIMG1234, or for sounds, movies or documents: TOLMEDIA1234
• To find the image/media file ID number open the Add Media link and click on the add media button.
• Next, you must type in some criteria to search for the image/media file you would like to insert. Follow the tips in the search box or for extra help visit Help Finding Media in the ToL Database.
• Once you find the image/media file that you want, click back on the treehouse editing form and type in the image/media file ID number.
• Don't close the search window because you will need to access the copyright information for step #6.
3. Add the Copyright Information after the image/media file. For example, TOLIMG1234 Copyright © 2005 Patty Sanchez. The copyright information is available in the media search results window. If the image/media file is in the public domain, you do not need to add copyright information, however you can add other information such as the name of the organism, the creator, and the source of the image/media file.