1. Navigate to and open the desired page.
2. Add a component.
3. Double-click on the image icon and an edit window will open with the following options:
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Schools
- Arts and Science
- College of Arts and Science
- College of Dentistry
- College of Nursing
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
- Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- Graduate School of Arts and Science
- Institute of Fine Arts
- Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
- Leonard N. Stern School of Business
- Liberal Studies Program
- NYU Abu Dhabi
- NYU Shanghai
- Polytechnic Institute of NYU
- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
- School of Continuing and Professional Studies
- School of Law
- School of Medicine
- Silver School of Social Work
- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
- Tisch School of the Arts
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QuickLinks
- Academic Calendars
- Administrative Units
- Albert
- Apply for Jobs
- Athletics
- Bookstores
- Bursar
- Campus Map
- Career Development
- Emergencies
- Event Calendar
- Giving to NYU
- Housing
- ITS
- Libraries
- News
- NYU Apparel
- NYU Facts
- Policies
- Public Safety
- Registrar
- Student Health Center
- Student Resources
- Wellness Exchange
- A-Z
Bread Crumbs
Add an Image
- Title - Include a title with your image.
- Alt Text - Specify text that is to be rendered when the image to which it is applied cannot be rendered.
- Description - Add descriptive text about the chosen image, including captions and photo credits.
- Link - Hyperlink the image to a related webpage
- Width - Choose the column width for the image from a dropdown menu.
- Alignment - Choose the alignment for the image.
- Uses Images Path Checkbox - Check this box if the image will be drawn from a directory of multiple images that will rotate when the page is refreshed. See our tutorial on creating a rotating image sequence for more information.
- Images Path - Select directory from which images will be pulled.
- Map - Link the image by creating an image map.
- Crop - Crop the image.
- Rotate - Rotate the image clockwise or counterclockwise.
- Clear - Remove image from component.
Note: Before an image may be used in a page, it must first be added to the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system.
4. Drag and drop an image from the Asset Finder (on the left-hand side) into the component area.
Note: The Asset Finder only displays up to 30 assets at a time. To find a specific image, refer to the Locating an Image in the DAM instructions below.
5. Double-click on the image and you can edit the basic information about the image; in the Advanced tab, specify a title (if applicable), alternative text (required), a description, the column size width, and the image alignment.
6. Click the OK button to finish and to verify that the image has been added to the page.
7. Click the magnifying glass icon in the Sidekick to open the page in Preview mode to ensure that all additions are as expected from the end-user's perspective.
Locating an Image in the DAM
With so many assets in the DAM, finding a specific image can be difficult. You can search for images by their path in the Asset Finder.
- In the search bar, type: "path:/content/dam/nyu/".
- After that last "/" the system will start looking for folders within the DAM. Select or type in the target folder.
Looking for a University Stock Image
Shared University images can be searched in the asset finder to the left by the following tags:
- athletics (or by sport type ex. basketball, soccer, etc.)
- students
- activities
- global (by location)
- faculty
- nyuBuildings
- nyc
Examples
Drag and drop an image from the Asset Finder into the Image component under the Image tab.
Under the Advanced tab are multiple fields and options. The alt text is a required field. Authors can choose to scale the size of their image to 1-, 2-, or 3- widths. Please make sure that the width of the image is not bigger than the size of the container.
Helpful Tip
- Most content on NYU.edu is left aligned.