Learning how to upload new image and document files is an essential part of being
a web publisher. Documents should be inserted as links (from the documents folder or from Box) and
images are inserted (from the images folder).
Quick Tips
- Save all documents as a PDF.
- Compress all images to 1 megabyte or less.
- Upload documents and images to their folders.
- Utilize Box for a document that changes frequently.
How to Upload a New Image
How to Upload a New Document
Note: Newly uploaded must be published.
Note: Users should use PDFs instead of Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). PDFs are more accessible, easily downloaded, and not easily changed.
- In Edit mode, place your cursor where you want the image to appear on the page.
- Click the Image image icon button on second row of the toolbar.
- Click Source button upload icon to the right of the Source field.
- Click Blue Upload button in upper right corner.
- Click +ADD button.
- Select an appropriate image from your computer.
- Edit file name if invalid.
- Click Start Upload.
- Once finished, Click Insert.
- In Edit mode, highlight your text that will go to your document.
- Click the Insert Link button, represented by the chain icon.
- Click the URL button upload icon to the right of the URL field.
- Click the documents folder.
- Click Blue Upload button in upper right corner.
- Click +ADD button.
- Select the PDF from your computer.
- Edit file name if invalid.
- Click Start Upload.
- Once finished, Click Insert.
Extra steps for PDFs
Convert Documents to PDFs
Do not scan documents as images. Instead, follow steps to quickly convert Microsoft
Office documents to a PDF.
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Forms
Consider making your PDF a fillable form or request our team to make you a form for
your page.
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Learn about Accessibility
Take our Web Accessibility Compliance or Siteimprove courses to learn more about and
how to check your PDF's Accessibility.
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