How do I upload photos while writing a story?

Steps

1. Open Choose an image and go to the Upload tab.
2. On a phone or tablet: the screen says "Pick photos from your phone's gallery, or take a new one." Tap Choose from your photos to pick from your gallery, or tap Take a photo to use the camera. There is no drag or paste on a phone.
3. On a laptop: drag photos onto Drag photos here, click Choose photos, or paste a copied image with Ctrl+V or ⌘V.
4. Photos start uploading as soon as you pick them. Wait for each file. States are Waiting, Uploading … and Preparing sizes….
5. Under Describe the image (alt text), write what the photo shows.
6. Tap Insert. Alt texts are saved first.

Good to know

• Several files upload at the same time, up to 3 at once.
• Alt text is "Read aloud to blind readers and used by Google. Also names the image file."
• A summary shows how many are done and failed.
• You can tap Edit image on a finished upload.
• Insert stays off while an upload runs.

Common problems

• "Your role can’t upload images. Pick one from the library or ask an editor." Ask your site owner to change your role.
• "… is not a supported image type." See supported formats.
• "… is too large. Images can be up to … MB." Make the file smaller.
• "Upload failed. Check your connection and try again."

Questions

Related

• Choose an image
• Add an image from a web address
• Supported image formats