Adding images to your website is recommended, as it adds variety to your page. You can choose to place an image created by IUP, or add a new image. 

If you are adding an image that is not yet in Cascade, it needs to be uploaded first.

Add an Image

Resize Your Image

Images need to be a specific size on our website to look their best across all devices. Please resize your images before uploading them to the CMS. 

  • Half-width or smaller images: 737 pixels wide
  • Full-width images: 750 pixels wide
  • Image resolution: 72

How to resize images with Photoshop.

Additional image sizes for the IUP website.

Upload an image into Cascade:

If you want to add an image to a page, but the image is not yet in Cascade, it first needs to be uploaded.

  1. Place your cursor at the beginning of the paragraph that you want the image to appear next to. Click the Insert/edit image icon from the toolbar to open the Insert link toolbox.

  2. Click Choose File and browse for your file. Find and select your image:

    1. Click the image's name from the Recent list, or

    2. Click the Browse link to locate the image by its folder, or

    3. Search for an image by its file name, and click the image name.

  3. Click the blue Choose button.

  4. Edit the default Image description so it describes the image contents, including a copy of all text included in the image. (Do not choose "decorative image" unless the picture has a text caption.)

    • Please do not change the dimensions. The images should be resized before being uploaded. 

  5. Remain in the Insert Link toolbox and Style the Image.

Style the Image

If the image is full-width, then no further editing for it is needed. But if the image will be half-width or smaller, then style it as follows*:

  1. In the Insert/Edit Image window, select one or more styles (e.g., float right and half-width). Holding down Ctrl/Cmd will let you select multiple options.

    • Float: Unless an image is full-width, it should always float right or left so the text flows next to it.

    • Width: You should also select the width of the image, so it appears as quarter-, third, or half-width on the page.
  2. If you would like to add extra white space around the image, click the Advanced tab and enter the number of pixels in the Vertical space or Horizontal space fields.

  3. Click Ok when complete.

  4. Select Show Edit Preview for a split-screen view while editing, or choose Preview Draft in the upper right.

  5. If the image looks the way it should, then choose Submit > Check Content and Submit.

*Image styles, such as float left, currently do not display in the editor. However, they will appear correct in preview and when published. You can select Show Edit Preview for a split-screen view while editing, or choose Preview Draft. (Cascade automatically makes images responsive, so their apparent size will adjust to display on mobile devices and different screen sizes.)