Embedding+a+file+in+your+wiki

= **Embedding a file on your wiki** =

When you upload a movie from a folder on your computer the wikipage knows to embed in a simple player like below:
media type="file" key="How to do Standard Deviation.flv"

When you upload a podcast, the wikipage knows to embed it in a simple audio player like the one below:
media type="file" key="Maths_ 01 Newton and Leibniz.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Basically - we need to use a widget and load the widget up with the source code.
First we need the embed code of the video. Look for a button that says "Share" or "Embed". As an example, I'll get a video from YouTube:

Here's the video I want:



I'll now click on the Share button. This happens:



The URL address is shown, but this is only useful if I wanted to link to the video. So I'll now click on the Embed button. The source code is shown. I copy this:



Now go to your wikipage where you want to embed a video. Click on EDIT.



Now click on WIDGET. This screen appears:



Click on Video. You get this screen:



Click on YouTube and you get:



Paste the embed code into the blank box and press Save