Adding Videos

Adding Videos to your Website with YouTube

Sites like YouTube are making it easier for you to add interest to your website. See how Datum Connect sites such as www.communitytube.co.nz are using You Tube to create their website.


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Step One - Login to You Tube

Go to www.youtube.com  or www.youtube.co.nz  

Create an account or log in with your existing account information.

Step One - Login to You Tube
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Step Two - Upload Your Video

Follow the simple steps to upload your videos - these can be from devices such as digital camera and mobile phones!

Take the "embed" code. Highlight all the code and copy.

Step Two - Upload Your Video
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Step Three - Enter the code in Web Central

Select the page of your webstie that  you want the video to display on. Create a new free form text box.

Click "source" in the top left hand corner.

Paste the code into the word editor box.

Click save

Step Three - Enter the code in Web Central
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Making the video display smaller

If you want the video to display smaller adjust the  height and the width in two places in the code. 

The number displayed is in pixels, we wouldn't recommend making it lower than 250 pixels.

Making the video display smaller
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