How to embed a YouTube video in your blorum post

Sharing your favorite YouTube video in your post is as simple as copying and pasting text. Follow the simple instructions below to embed a video directly in your blorum post.


Part A: Copying the code
Open a new browser window and go to the page that contains the YouTube video you would like to post. In the box to the right of the video, find the "Embed" field. (See #1 in the below illustration.) [Note: If there is no "embed" option visible then the creator of the video did not want their video embedded in outside pages.]

Simply click your mouse within that field and all the text will be highlighted. Hit the Control and "C" keys on your keyboard to copy it to your clipboard. [Command and "C" keys on a Mac.]



Part B: Pasting the code
Come back to the browser window that contains the Unity blorum page. [Did you remember to log in?]

Once you have hit the "Add Post" button you will see a blorum editor panel that looks like the one below. Click the "Source" button at the top left of the panel, so that all the other buttons become grayed out. (See #2 below.)

Then bring your cursor down and click in the body area of the panel. Hit the Control and "V" keys—Command and "V" on a Mac—to paste the code in the body. (See #3.)



You can always add more text to your post before publishing by clicking the "Source" button again to toggle you back to the regular editor mode with all buttons available.

When you are finished and have selected all your options for posting, hit the "Create" button at the bottom of the screen. (See #4 above.)

That's it!
You're done! Now others can play the YouTube video from within your blorum post.



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