Information Technology Reference
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Figure 9.3
Hopefully, you never
meta data you didn't
like when describing
your image.
8.
Click Update Media to save the information, with any changes you've made, to the Media
Library. The file and the accompanying information—called
metadata
, in case you hear anyone
use that term with regard to images—will be added to the Media Library.
caution
WordPress users often get confused, when in the Media Library, about how to get an image into a post. When
you're looking at an image in the Media Library, WordPress would not easily know
which
post to put the image
into. Instead, you have to leave the Media Library, choose Add Post or Edit Post, navigate to the spot in the post
where you want to insert the image, click the Add Image button, and then get the image from the Media Library.
Similarly, WordPress users who are adding an image to a post often miss the Add an Image button partway
through the process and end up clicking the Save All Changes button, which saves the image into a gallery
without inserting it into the post. Then, confused, they go directly to the Media Library and find the image, but
can't insert it from there. Follow the steps in the “Using an Image from Your Computer in Your Post” section to
successfully get the image into your post.
Editing an Image After Uploading
WordPress now gives you the option of editing an image after you upload it, as shown in Figure 9.4.
However, you have to get the image into an acceptable format (meaning GIF, JPEG, or PNG) before
