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Steps to embed a image into your WordPress Site
Create or edit a post on WordPress
To create a new post on WordPress click the Create a New Post button in the top right of the website.
![Create a New Post](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=1465&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252016_01_25-New%2520Post%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=FfZxJufllzxrYtL&scalingup=0)
To edit a previously created post click the Edit link at the bottom of a previously created post.
![Edit Post](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=1465&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252016_05_15-Blog%2520Posts%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=MaWGOugl4cNsMov&scalingup=0)
Add the image as 'Media' to the post
Click the Add Media button in the top left of the editor
![Add Media Button](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=1465&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252016_07_16-Edit%2520Post%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=wHfuguD1ILyFQib&scalingup=0)
Add an image to your Media Library from your computer or from a URL using the buttons in the top left of the Media Library window
![Media Library](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=1465&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252016_10_54-Edit%2520Post%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=AGZgoPikFNxytDi&scalingup=0)
If the image is not already selected, select the image you want to embed by clicking on its thumbnail
![Click thumbnail](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=1465&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252016_14_55-Edit%2520Post%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=FnaHjAuyezVPLkf&scalingup=0)
Once an image is selected it will be highlighted in blue (see above image)
Click the Insert button in the lower right of the Media Library to embed the image
![insert button](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=1465&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252016_16_44-Edit%2520Post%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=Bn2upL5iBpnGKb7&scalingup=0)
You should now have an image embedded in your post
![embedded image](https://filehost.lanecc.edu/index.php/apps/files_sharing/ajax/publicpreview.php?x=944&y=577&a=true&file=2015-11-16%252017_13_58-Edit%2520Post%2520%25E2%2580%25B9%2520academictechnologyblog%2520%25E2%2580%2594%2520WordPress.com.png&t=soth9GABatIHwen&scalingup=0)
For more information embedding multimedia in WordPress, please refer to their codex: Inserting Images into Posts and Pages