Can I add multimedia to a snippet?

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Disclaimer: I am new to Text Blaze, understand many of the basics, but have not yet found an answer to this question:

When grading (Canvas), I am required by my school to include some type of multimedia. This can be a gif image, quick personal video, Canva presentation, etc.

Is it possible to add any/all of these to my snippets to avoid having to upload them into Canvas separately? I can add a 'static image', but how about a video or 'animated' image?

(side note: I have read embedding html code is not supported by Text Blaze. Is there some sort of work around to this?)

Thank you!

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Great question. That woulb be simply terrific.

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Yes, definitely a game changer for grading.

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Hi @Doris_Boyers,
Text Blaze support both static images and animated gifs. If it exceeds the size limit you can use the {image} command. {image: }

I'm not familiar with the Canvas UI - How would you upload a video if you were to do it manually?

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Thank you! The gifs I tried several days ago did not work. Must have been a glitch because after your response, I tried again..... and it 'worked'!

In Canvas, I have to go through the cumbersome process of clicking on a download button, locating the media file, and then waiting for it to upload. Was hoping I could somehow add media to snippets to save me time.

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Text Blaze can't upload videos, but you can include links to videos.

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Hi @Doris_Boyers In my grading snippets I include pictures, gifs, and links. You can use the picture button in the menu to add it to your snippet or just drag it into the snippet from your folder on your computer. You can also resize the picture within Text Blaze, however, just remember that although you might realize the picture in Text Blaze, the picture will be inserted in it's original size. If when you include an image into your snippet, it looks stretched or blurry, don't worry, it will still be inserted in the original quality to your snippet.

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