Embedding videos

To emphasize your point of view, embed Flash movies or YouTube videos in your blog or wiki entry.

Embedding a Flash movie

  1. Create or edit a blog entry or a wiki page.
  2. In the Rich Text field, place the cursor where you want to embed the video, and then click the Flash icon Insert Flash Movie icon on the toolbar.
  3. In the General tab, enter the URL for the Flash video. Flash videos usually have a .swf file extension.
  4. Override the default display settings by entering values in pixels for the width and height, as well as how much vertical and horizontal space to display around the video.
  5. In the Properties tab, update settings, such as the scale, quality, alignment, and playback options.

Embedding a YouTube video

  1. Create or edit a blog entry or a wiki page.
  2. From the YouTube video page, click Share and then Embed. Copy the embed information for the video.
  3. In the Connections blog or wiki entry, click the HTML Source tab and place the cursor where you want to embed the video.
  4. Paste the code that you previously copied between opening and closing <p> tags. For example: 
    <p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QbEPPnZWJOw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</p>