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3. Add an Image, Video, or File to a Discussion Forum Post

After the dropdown opens (or a new window opens) that displays the text editor for creating a forum post, you can add various attachments in two different ways - insert and attach.

**Be sure to read your forum instructions before choosing. For example, if the instructor wants your material attached, you will need to use the Attach a File instructions. If they want the images embedded, you will need to use the Insert content instructions**

1. Insert an image directly into the Text Editor field.

Step 1: Make sure your file meets the requirements for uploading to Moodle - do not exceed 5MB in size.

Step 2: 

OPTION A: Drag & Drop/Copy & Paste

  • You can drag and drop images from your computer hard drive directly into the text field
  • You can copy + paste images from a separate digital space directly into the text field

OPTION B: Insert the file directly

  • Select the appropriate Photo/Image icon from the insert media icons in the text editor menu.
    Displays text-editor icons for photos, media, and recording audio and video.

    Left to Right: Photo/Image, Kaltura Video, Record Audio, Record Video

  • You can upload any standard image file and insert it into the text field. 

Step 3: Select Post to Forum

2.  Insert a video directly into the Text Editor field

OPTION A: Inserting a self-recorded video via Kaltura

Step 1: Make sure your video file meets the requirements for uploading to Moodle.

  • Try not to upload more than 10mins of video - if necessary, split your video into two parts
  • Reduce your file size - try to keep the video size at 1280x720 (720HD) if possible
  • More information on uploading Kaltura media

Step 2: Select the appropriate media icon from the insert media icons in the text editor menu.

Displays text-editor icons for photos, media, and recording audio and video.

Left to Right: Photo, Kaltura Video, Record Audio, Record Video

  • Kaltura Video: you will need to upload your video file to the Kaltura bank in order to insert it here.
  • Record audio/video: The automatic recorders allow you to record 4 minutes of content directly from your computer's camera and microphone. Video files are automatically saved to your Kaltura bank. Audio files are saved to the file server.

OPTION B: Embed a video file from YouTube or elsewhere using embed code

Step 1: Copy embed link from "share" function on externally-hosted video

Step 2: Paste the embed code into the source code HTML view of your forum post

  • Select the "HTML" link:  to open the source code view
  • Paste the embed code
  • Select the "HTML" link again to return to your editing view and see the embedded video

OPTION C: Embed YouTube video with Shortcodes

Note: this only works for YouTube

Step 1: Copy the YouTube video URL

Step 2: Enter the Shortcode as follows: 

Open square bracket, "video" then "videourl=", followed by the link you copied inside quotations, then close square bracket.

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Step 3: Select Post to Forum


3. Add a file via the Attachment section (eg. pictures, documents, videos, etc.) 

Step 1: Navigate to 'Advanced', located to the right of the Post and Cancel buttons below the text-editor window. This will open the post in a single window and display an attachment field below.

Step 2: You can drag and drop files into the Attachment field or upload from your computer using the add new file icon  .

This option is useful for other file-types that are not images or videos:

  • word documents
  • slideshows
  • PDFs
  • etc.

Step 3: Select Post to Forum

Note: Make sure you fill out the required fields such as Subject and Message. Otherwise you will not be able to save and post to the forum. Once you are finished click on the “Post to forum”.

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