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Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joomla 2.5 includes a Media Manager, which allows you to upload and organize your images. Images that you\u2019ve uploaded using your Media Manager can easily be inserted when working with articles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now that you know the basics of creating articles and creating categories<\/a>, we will now show you how to add an image to an article.<\/p>\n

How to Upload and Add Images into Joomla 2.5 Articles<\/h2>\n

To upload and insert an image into a Joomla 2.5 article:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your Joomla 2.5 Dashboard<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Open an article for edit or create a new article<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. In your WYSIWYG editor, place your cursor where you want the image placed, and then click the Image<\/strong> button
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  4. Under the Upload Files<\/strong> heading, click Browse\u2026<\/strong> to find and select the image on your computer to upload. When the picture is selected, click the Start Upload<\/strong> button
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  5. When the image has been uploaded, you will see it listed in the image browser. Click on the image to select it, type in an Image Description<\/strong> and Image Title<\/strong>, and then click the Insert<\/strong> button in the top right
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  6. You have now added an image to an article! Save the article by clicking Save<\/strong> in the top menu, and then view your article to see how it looks.
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    Now that you know how to add images to articles, keep reading to learn how to link to another article within Joomla 2.5<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. Joomla 2.5 includes a Media Manager, which allows you to upload and organize your images. 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