Attach a file (document, image, PDF, etc.)

Attaching file without editing the page

1. Navigate to the page you want the attachment to be associated with. If the attachment is something that will be used throughout the space, consider attaching it to the Home page.
2. Hover over then click on 'Attachment'
3. Browse your computer to find the file you wish to attach.
4. Optional: In the comments section, enter information that describes the attachment. This can something as simple as the title of the document or a brief description of an image.
5. Click the 'Attach' button.

Attach a file while editing the page (Rich Text editor only)

NOTE: This will attach the file to the page you are editing and create a link to the file.

1. Open the page for editing. Make sure you are using the Rich Text editor.
2. In the menu bar above the editing pane, click on
3. Scroll down the list to select 'Attachment'.
4. Browse your computer to find the file you wish to attach.
5. Optional: edit the Link Text if you want to display something other than the file name.
6. Click on 'Insert'.

Insert an image in a page

1. Open the page for editing.
2. Click on the Insert Image Icon to insert an image.
3. Browse for an image on your computer, or select an image that has already been attached to the page.
   • Use 'From the Web' link to insert an image from a website.
   • Use Wiki Markup to insert images attached to other pages (see examples)

* image attached to current page: !insert_image.png!
* image attached to a different page: !Home^word.gif!
* image in a web-accessible location: 
  !http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/img/red_new.gif!

Updating an attachment

• Follow the steps above for attaching a document, making sure that the new document has the exact same name as the document you want to update.
  NOTE: document.doc is NOT the same as document.docx
• The newly attached document will be the most recent version displayed, and all links to the attachment will point to the new version.

Linking to an attached document

1. Navigate to where you want to place the link.
2. Click on the Insert/Edit Link icon at the top of the editing window.
   • If the document is attached to the current page, click on the Attachments link in the left-hand column.
   • If the document is not attached to the current page, use the search box to find the document.
     
3. Select the attachment you want to link to.
4. Edit the Link Text (if desired), then click on 'Insert'.