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as described in the previous section (Title, Caption, and Description), plus additional fields spe-
cific to placement of the image in your post. The dialog box is shown in Figure 9.5.
Figure 9.5
Get your image into your posting.
3.
Enter the Title, Caption, and Description, as described in steps 4-6 from the previous section.
These three fields go with the image into the Media Library. The remaining fields, described
next, are specific to the placement of the image in the post
you're creating or editing.
tip
You should only have text flow-
ing next to your image if there's
room. A good rule of thumb is to
only flow text next to an image if
it takes up half the main text
area or less; otherwise, text can
look odd in the narrow remain-
ing area. Centering an image,
while flowing text around it on
both sides, is rarely a good idea;
the text around a centered
image is incredibly hard to read.
4.
Enter the link URL by clicking one of the buttons: None, File
URL, or Post URL. This URL gives your blog visitors access to
the image. In most cases, you'll want to choose Post URL, as
this will make sense to your visitors and provide a permanent
link to the graphic. The file URL option is used if you don't
enter anything.
5.
Choose an alignment option: None, Left, Center, or Right. The
alignment options are confusing because they don't explain
key information. If you don't want text flowing next to your
image, choose None. You can then left-align, center, or right-
align the image using buttons in the Add/Edit Post page. If
you want text flowing next to your image (space allowing),
