How to Upload Photos and Graphics

Are you tired of seeing nothing but text on L5? Are you getting frustrated by photos that refuse to upload on their own? Would you like an easy way to add some color to your announcements? Click below to find out how.

To Add a Gallery

1. Log In

2. Click “Gallery” from the tool bar

3. Click “Add Gallery”

4. Type in an applicable name under “New Gallery” text box
4a. Click “Add Gallery”

5. Click “Upload Photos
5a. Select your images by click “browse”
5b. Select the gallery you wish to place them in (probably will be the one your just created)
5c. Click “Upload Images”

6. Click “Manage Gallery”

7. Select “Edit” next to the gallery you wish to post

8. Type in Captions for each picture (Make sure to put the same caption–you may cut and paste–into both the description box and the alt and title text box)
8a. Click “Save Changes”
8b. Select the radio button next to the word “ID” (this selects all the pictures)
8c. Select “Resize Images” from the drop-down menu
8d. Click “Ok”
8e. Repeat step 8b, 8c, except select “Set Watermark” instead of “Resize Images,” and 8d

9. To add the gallery (or just a picture from it) to a blog post, click “Write”
9a. Set up the post as you normally would.
9b. Add a gallery by clicking on the “Add NextGen Gallery” Icon (the one at the far right that looks like three photos on top of each other)
9c. To add a gallery, select your gallery from the drop-down menu and click “Insert”
9d. To add a single picture, click “Picture”, then select your picture file name from the drop-down menu and click “insert”

10. Click “Publish” to complete

To Add a Graphic or a Quick Single Picture

1. Log in

2. Click “Write”

3. Set up the post as you normally would

4. Click the “Add an Image” icon (the first one after “Add Media”)
4a. Click “Choose File to Upload”
4b. Select your file from your computer and click “Open”
4c. Add a caption, description, alignment, and size
4d. Click “Insert into Post”

5. Click “Publish” to complete