3. Find the file you would like to upload by clicking on the Choose file button.

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1 How to add an in-text image to a news item In most cases you will want to add an in-text image to your news item. This breaks the text up and makes the story more engaging. 1. Click on the New button in the top left of the menu bar. 2. Select Image under the Files tab on the left. 3. Find the file you would like to upload by clicking on the Choose file button. You will have to already have your image the correct size before uploading it to Squiz. See image sizes for Squiz. 1

2 4. The File Upload window will be displayed. Navigate to where you saved your image and click on the Open button at the bottom of the window. 5. Enter a name for the image and the Alt text. Alt text is used to describe an image for people who may have certain functionality turned off or are using a screen reader, e.g. users with vision impairment. Alt text is critical to ensure we achieve WCAG 2.0 compliance. 6. Change Show in menu option to No. 7. Click Select New Location. 2

3 8. In the Asset Finder navigate to where your news item is saved (University of Newcastle > Newsroom), click on news item and then click Select. 9. Click Create. 10. Your in-text image has been created in the system. Click Edit. 3

4 11. You will be taken to the Details screen where you will need to change the Title to the same name as the news article. You should also double check your file name and Alt text. You should not need to make any other changes. 12. Select Apply for approval in the Change? dropdown box only do this once you are satisfied you have completed all the necessary steps. 13. Click Save in the top right. 14. Once your image has been approved you will need to re-open the image asset, navigate to the details screen and select Make live in the Change? dropdown box. 15. Click Save. 4

5 16. To place the photo in your news item s content click on the Asset Finder button on the top right. 17. Within the Asset Finder, navigate to your news story (this should be under University of Newcastle > Newsroom) and click Select. 18. Click on the Content screen and click within your content. Click where you would like the image placed. 5

6 19. Click the Add image icon. 20. In the pop-up click on the target finder button to find your image. 21. In the Asset Finder, navigate to where you saved your image (it should be under where your news story is saved or, if you are reusing an image you have already uploaded, you can navigate to its location within your site s folders). Click on the image and then click Select in the bottom corner. 22. Your image should now appear in the Insert Image pop-up box. Check that it is the right image and click on Update Changes at the bottom. This will insert your image into the story. Note: Ensure that the Alt text reflects the context of the page. DO NOT USE IMAGE OF before your Alt text 6

7 23. If you would like to change the justification of your image you can do this by ensuring the image is selected (with the grey boxes in the corners) and clicking on the Justification icon where you can select left, right or centre justification. 24. If you would like to make small changes to the size of your image, rescale it by dragging the grey buttons that appear in the bottom corners in or out. You should not make significant size changes in this system. If your image is not the right size, you should rescale it in another program including Microsoft Picture Manager and Adobe Photoshop, and resave it into Squiz. You can override the current image with the new version by locating the image and navigating to the image information section on the Details screen. Select Upload and then Browse for the new version of your image. Once you have hit save, your image will automatically be updated. 25. Click Save in the top right of the screen. 7

8 26. Click on the Preview button in the Mode Switcher to see how your image will appear on the site. 1. Navigate back to the Details screen when you are happy with how your image is sitting. 2. Select Apply for approval in the Change? dropdown box only do this once you are satisfied you have completed all the necessary steps. 3. Click Save in the top right. 4. Once your article has been approved you will need to re-open the page asset, navigate to the Details screen and select Make live in the Change? dropdown box. 5. Click Save. 8