Adding an image from the Web

To add an image from the Web after you click the Add an Image icon, follow these steps:
1. Click the From URL tab in the Add an Image window.
The Add Media File from URL window opens.
2. Type the URL (Internet address) of the image in the Image URL text
box.
Type the full URL, including the http:// and www portion of the
address. You can easily find the URL of any image on the Web by rightclicking (PC) or Command-clicking (Mac), and then selecting Properties from the pop-up menu that appears.
3. Type a title for the image in the Image Title text box.
4. Type a description of the image in the Alternate Text text box.
The alternative text appears in a browser for visually impaired people
who use text readers or if, for some reason, the image doesn’t load prop-
erly. Although alternate text gives the visitors to your site a description
of what the image is, it can also improve your SEO (search engine optimi-
zation) efforts. Search engines read the alternative text (also called ALT
tags) to further categorize and define your site in listings and directories.

5. (Optional) Type the caption of the image in the Image Caption text

box.
The words you type here appear below the image on your blog, as a
caption.
6. Specify an alignment option by selecting the None, Left, Center, or
Right radio button.
7. Type the URL to which you want the image linked.
The option you select determines where your readers go when they click the image you uploaded:
• None: You don’t want the image to be clickable.
• Link to Image: Readers can click through to the actual image itself,
where the image file loads in their browser window.
8. Click the Insert into Post button.
WordPress inserts the appropriate HTML markup in the body of your
post so that the image gets displayed when visitors to your site view
your post.