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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

How to Insert an YouTube Video

How to Insert an YouTube Video

  1. Log on to YouTube
  2. Upload your video onto YouTube
  3. Look at the url of your video that you uploaded, you can find it on the right hand side of the page on YouTube, an example would be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TWu0_Gklzo
  4. Enter the exact letters and numbers in the web address on the YouTube to your WikiDoc page using the code listed below. Thats is all you need to do to insert a video.

You type what is in the box (Make sure you put a space between the word youtube and the v or it wont work): {{#ev:youtube|7TWu0_Gklzo}}

This is what plays: {{#ev:youtube|7TWu0_Gklzo}}

How to Insert A Twitter Video

How to Insert A Twitter Video

  • Step 1: Copy the web address of the tweet that contains the video (For example: https://twitter.com/WHO/status/865112913924808704).
  • Step 2: Replace the url in the following syntax with the web address.
<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="_____URL_____"></a></p></blockquote>
  • Step 3: The video will be displayed as follows:

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