Using images multiple times

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  redqueenmusings · Member · Apr 14, 2011 at 7:53 am

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  Hi all, I sometimes need to use the same image more than once. Until now I have been uploading each time but is this necessary, can I just go to my media and select the image again – will it appear in more than one blog OK or by doing this will I mess up 2 blogs LOL. Thanks in advance.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 14, 2011 at 8:50 am

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  While in the post or page editor (which ever is appropriate) click on the insert image icon and then at the top of that screen, click on the media library tab and find the image you want to use and then insert it just like you would if you uploaded it.

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  redqueenmusings · Member · Apr 14, 2011 at 8:54 am

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  So just to get this straight, the media library is like a store room, once a photo is in there I can use it any number of times wherever I like on my blog?

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  thesacredpath · Member · Apr 14, 2011 at 9:10 am

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  That is correct.

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  redqueenmusings · Member · Apr 14, 2011 at 9:13 am

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  Thank you so much. x

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  ryanettetrips · Member · Apr 27, 2011 at 6:22 pm

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  Can you select multiple images and add them to a new post or you have to do one by one?

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 27, 2011 at 6:30 pm

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  One-by-one would be the usual way, but if you know the image ID number, you could add them as a type of “Gallery” using “includes”.

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  http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/gallery/#gallery-shortcode
  http://agallerydemo.wordpress.com/2011/03/15/include-from-media-library-gallery/

  If you want to display the full size (for your theme) images, modify the Gallery shortcode in the HTML Editor to add “size=”full”.

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  redqueenmusings · Member · Apr 27, 2011 at 6:33 pm

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  You can add multiple images in a ‘gallery’ in a post. The way I do it and it seems to work is select several that I want to upload in one go, then once they have all uploaded, save and you will see the button for gallery, choose order and number of columns. The photos will then show as thumbnails.