Instructions below are also on this googledoc.
1. When creating a new discussion, in the Discussion Message box, click on the Insert/Edit Image button above the text box 
2. After you have clicked that button, you will see the Insert/Edit Image pop up window.
3. Copy and paste the URL of your image into the “Source” section. At the URL it must include .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, or .png. Hint: If you right click an image on the web, click "Copy Image Address".
For example: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/ppmsca/18700/18772v.jpg
4. If you want to use a picture that is on your computer or does not have a unique URL, upload it to Imgur.com or search for the image on Google to see if someone else has uploaded it to the web already.
5. You can set the alignment of the image by clicking on it and using the 
left, center, or right alignment buttons in the discussion box.
6. If the image is too big, click on the image in the Discussion Message text editor. Click and hold a corner and drag your cursor to resize as shown below. It will automatically resize the image with a fixed ratio.
7. If you are not sure whether or not your image is big or small enough, save the discussion and see how it looks. You can always click on the gear icon then “Edit Discussion” on the top right of your discussion post to edit the size of the image.
See below:
8. To make it easy for TPS Teachers Network members to find any loc.gov image you have inserted, remember to copy and paste the URL of the About this Item page below the image.
And yes! You can upload gifs too!
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Great tip. I forsee a slew of animated gifs making their way into discussions!
As an addition to point #4, I would guess that you could also upload the image to Google Drive, make it available to view for anyone with the link, and then use that link to embed. I haven't tried it here, but throwing it out for consideration. If someone tries it before me, let us know!
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Unfortunately, it won't work if you upload it to the Google Drive and use that link because the URL must end in the format source (.jpg, etc.). Google Drive uses the drive URL, but not the source image.
Edit: Plus, uploading to a third partying like Imgur, ensures that the image doesn't have any embedded hidden files.
Thanks for the tip. I would have tried it and you've saved me the trouble. Imgur it is!
Very nice tutorial: thanks! And thanks for pointing to Imgur.com -- I wasn't familiar with that site.
ThanK YOU, Kyle. I love these postings even though I "think" I know how to do this. I learn something new every time so keep those tutorials coming. They are so valuable -- to the alleged veterans of TPS.
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