12 Days of Confluence Elements: Day 6 - Images, videos, gifs, and files

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, how many words is a gif worth?

Add an image, video, GIF, or file to a Confluence page by selecting the Add image, video, or file button. You can upload the media from your computer or display an image from another web page using its URL. You can also drag and drop files, such as images, multimedia, Office files, and PDFs, from your computer directly into the editor.

Resizing images and videos

You can resize images and videos by dragging the handles on their sides. Media will proportionally grow or shrink based on how much you drag the mouse in and out.

Guides

Guides appear to help size and align your media width with other media on the page.

Image and video settings

When you select an uploaded image or video, a floating toolbar appears. You can use this toolbar to:

Add a caption — Add more information about the image or video. The text size and alignment can't be changed, but you can apply other formatting.
Border options — Add borders and change their color and size.
Image alignment — Determine how the image or video is aligned on the page
Text wrapping — Let text flow around your image or video.
Width and Height — Set the width or height of an image or video.
Link (images only) — Add a link to a Confluence page or an external URL.
Alt text — Add supplemental text accompanying an image or video for all users. Alt text can help add more context and meaning to the image or video and can be very effective in assisting users of all types to understand the image or video better.

File display settings

When you insert a file into a page, it will appear as an inline tile or a thumbnail. You can use the floating toolbar to control the following:

Change view — Display the file inline or as a thumbnail.
Preview — Open the file in viewer mode
Download — Download the file to your computer or device.