How to insert an image on a wiki page

  • Open your browser of choice (Firefox or Internet Explorer)
  • Access the MIT Wikis Dashboard 
  • Select Libraries Monograph Cataloging
    • Consider bookmarking this page for ease of access at later dates
  • Navigate to the page in which you plan to add an image
    • For the purposes of this training, we will use Cataloging work-supply as an example
  • Run your mouse over the ADD button in the upper right-hand corner. In the drop-down menu, select ATTACHMENT.
  • Use the BROWSE button to locate the image file that you plan to insert in the page.
    • NOTE: the file must be an image file (.gif, .tif, or .jpg). Any other type of file will not work.
    • NOTE: If you plan to add more than one image to the page, click the ATTACH MORE FILES link to attach as many as 5 images at a time.

  • After you have selected your file(s), click the ATTACH FILE(S) button to attach the image file to the page.
  • The resulting page should reflect that your file has been attached. The file name, size, creator, and dates will appear within a green line.
  • Next, click on the page in which you plan to add the image from the crumb trail at the top of the page within the black bar.

  • Click the Edit button in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

  • An editing pane will open, defaulting to the Rich Text tab.
    • Ignore the text found at the top of the page, from “Monograph Cataloging Documentation through "column:width=68%." DO NOT EVER MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THIS TEXT! It sets the parameters of the page and should be left alone.

  • Insert your cursor in the place where you would like to insert the image, then click on the INSERT/EDIT IMAGE button on the toolbar (it looks like a photo of mountains)

  • A dialog box will open prompting you to “insert image.”

  • All images attached to your page should appear in the middle of the dialog box (see #1, above). Click on the appropriate image, then click OK.
  • The image should now appear within your documentation in the Rich Text tab.
  • To preview your page, choose the Preview tab.

  • When you have finished adding all images, click the Save button in the lower right-hand corner.

  • After clicking save, you will see the final page. 
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