Administrators may find it useful to add images to a bulletin to make its content more engaging and informative for users. They can provide visual instructions or examples related to the bulletin content, or simply display a logo, organizational branding, or other visual assets that are relevant to the bulletin's purpose.
While it's possible to copy an external URL to an image, the image or URL may change in the future depending on the hosting service. The Shared Files feature in Apricot is the most secure way to upload an image to your site for use within a bulletin.
Important: To learn how to use Shared Files, click here. This is a prerequisite for the rest of this article's content.
Follow the steps listed below after you've uploaded a Shared File to learn how to use the image in a bulletin:
Step 1: Copy the image URL
In the Administrator tab, expand the Workflow Station category of the navigation bar and select "Shared Files". Click the black arrow next to the category your desired image is saved under, then hover over the Actions menu next to the image name. Highlight the "Download" option without clicking on it, then right-click to select "Copy link address" from the menu and copy the image URL.
Note: Depending on your operating system and/or browser, the wording may be slightly different but it should function similarly.
Step 2: Edit the bulletin
In the same Workflow Station category, select "Bulletins" from the navigation bar. Then, locate and edit the HTML bulletin you want to add the image to.
Above the text box, select the picture icon to open the "Add Image" pop-up. Paste the URL you copied in Step 1 into the text field and click "Insert".
Note: The URL should have "https://apricot.socialsolutions.com/upload/download/" at the beginning, otherwise it was not copied properly.
The image will automatically generate into the text box with any existing bulletin content.
Step 3: Save the bulletin
Select "Save Bulletin" within the Bulletin Options palette to save your changes.
Then, click the "My Apricot" tab to view all active bulletins and the image should be present within the appropriate bulletin.
