Upload, Insert & Publish Images
Images are important, but they must serve a purpose on the web. Your images should deliver a sense of place to future students.
Remember: images are NOT the most important part of your pages.
Size
- General rule: No larger than 600 px wide and 1 MB.
- Large images make the pages difficult to load, and certain browsers will always display
the image at full-size.
- Before inserting, images should resized to be as close as possible to the size the
images should be viewed.
Steps to Add Images to OU Campus
Upload
Upload your image file to the images folder in OU Campus. |
Insert
Insert your image on your page in OU Campus.
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Publish
Make your image live for everyone to experience! |
how to Upload a New Image
If you are working on adding a new image that is not already in your department's
OU Campus Images folder, such as a headshot of a new employee, you will need to follow
these steps to upload it:
- In Edit Mode, place your cursor where the picture needs to be inserted.
- Click the Insert/Edit Image Icon icon on the second row of the toolbar.
- Click the Source button icon to the right of the Source field.
- Click the Upload button in the upper right-hand corner.
- Click the +Add button.
- Select the image file you would like to add from your computer files.
- Click Open.
- Rename the file to comply with file naming conventions. (all lowercase, hyphens instead of spaces, no special characters)
- Click Start Upload.
- The new image file will appear in the Images folder list.
(Note: If an image is not appearing correctly after inserting, follow steps to publish.)
You can upload multiple images at a time.
How to insert an Image on your page
- Navigate to the direct editable region where you want your image to appear on your
page.
- Click the Insert/Edit Image Icon icon on the second row of the toolbar.
- Click the Source button icon to the right of the Source field.
- Find and click the Image file name.
- Describe the image's message with text in the Alternative Description field.
- Click Save. Your image should appear in the Editor where your cursor was placed.
How to Publish an image file
After you add upload or edit a new image, you should publish the image file to make
the changes live and viewable to your web page's visitors. Follow these steps to publish
your image file:
- On the global OU Campus Navigation, Click Content.
- Click Pages.
- Find and click your directory's Images folder. (Note: usually your files will be listed
in alphabetical order, but you can also find files clickly using the Filter.)
- Find and Click the name of the file you would like to Publish.
- Save any changes made.
- Click Publish.
- Click Publish in the dialog box to confirm. (Note: We do not require Version Descriptions
of Images, but you might find it helpful if you have multiple versions of the same
image.)
Image Resources
We have many resources to help you find, select and edit the right images for your
department's web pages.
Photo Archive
Currently housed in Box, we have an archive of photos for you and the media to use.
All photos are property of Augusta University and have been taken by our photographers.
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Images Work Request
Fill out our Images Work Request form to request an archive, event, headshot, or feature
photo.
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Editing Software
It is always best to edit your images prior to uploading them to OU Campus. OU Campus
has an Image Editor, but Photoshop and Pixlr will provide for higher quality edited
images.
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Videos
All videos should be housed on a university sponsored YouTube account. Please contact
Digital Services for more information.
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OU Campus Training
Join another OU Campus - Beginner training. Join the last half of the session for
a refresher on Images & How to Use Them.
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Accessibility
Images and Accessibility go hand in hand.
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