---
title: Add an Image with the Rich Content Editor
description: Use the Rich Content Editor canvas to add images in your content.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-rich-content-image.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Microsites, Creating employee communications, Authoring and managing employee communications, Employee Center Pro, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
---

# Add an Image with the Rich Content Editor

Use the **Rich Content Editor** canvas to add images in your content.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cd.content\_manager

Fill in the New content form fields. See [Create rich content](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-library-portal-rich-content.md)

Create the page layout using modules or columns.

-   Modules are predefined content layouts comprised of header, paragraph text, and images. See [Add predefined content layouts with the Rich Content Editor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/add-modules-rich-content-editor.md)
-   Columns are containers that enable you to define a custom layout. See [Add columns with the Rich Content Editor](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-rich-content-canvas.md)

## About this task

The Rich Content Editor supports the following types of images:

-   .jpg
-   .png
-   .bmp
-   .gif
-   .jpeg
-   .ico
-   .svg

    **Note:** Content Managers and Admins have the option to apply background colors to selected canvas elements, including images. Available features include the use of solid and gradient colors, as well as adjustments for color opacity. These settings can be accessed in the right-hand panel under the Settings Styling tab when adding rich content to a canvas element.


## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the canvas by selecting the **Open editor** button from the **Design** tab of the **New content** form.

2.  From the **Blocks** column, use a drag-and-drop method to move the **Image** component to your canvas.

3.  Click in the file picker pop-up to select an image.

    Or, if you have previously selected images, select the image from the available images on the right side of the **Select Image** pop-up.\[Omitted image "ec-rich-content-image.png"\] Alt text: Rich Content Editor - Image pop-up

4.  Navigate to **Settings** tab.

5.  Configure the following settings:

    **Note:** When adding images, videos, or text, there are several functional and convenient styling features that help create Rich Content and News Articles. Some of the right-hand panel options include the ability to enable different backgrounds, opacities and shadows, improved cells and buttons allow additional border settings, colors and types, as well as additional text styles, colors and fonts, and right-hand panel property setting improvements, which provide more available options when creating rich content.

<table id="table_zx2_tgw_jyb"><thead><tr><th>

Settings field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">

Styling

</td></tr><tr><td>

Display

</td><td>

Configure the appearance of multiple components within the same column, such as an image and a text component. Select from the following options:-   **Top and bottom** \(default\): Image appears above the other component.
-   **Side by side**: Image appears with the other component next to it.
**Note:** For best results, set the same display for the components. For example, if you have an image and text components in a column and want the image to appear on the left and the text to appear at the right, change the **Display** settings for both components to **Side by side**.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Horizontal align

</td><td>

Configure where the image appears in the container. Choose from the Right, Center, and Left icons.

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">

Advanced stylingWhen you insert an image into a container, by default the image is the full width of the container and the height auto-adjusts based on the image dimensions.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Width and Height

</td><td>

Specify the value by entering a number or dragging the sides of the image.Select the unit of measure:

-   px: pixel
-   %: percentage


</td></tr><tr><td>

Padding

</td><td>

Padding is the space between content and the border of an element. Specify the value for top, bottom, right, or left padding by entering a number.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Margin

</td><td>

Margin is the space between a row and another element/the canvas boundary. Specify the value for top, bottom, right, or left padding by entering a number.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Background Color

</td><td>

Background color to canvas element shows the background options for gradient, color and image. Toggle on and then select background options. **Note:** Color Opacity shows the gradient and color layer options. Since background image layer is first, opacity isn’t relevant. Gradient is **FFFFFF** and **OOOOOO** by default.

</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">

Properties

</td></tr><tr><td>

Alt text

</td><td>

Describe the appearance or function of your image for accessibility purposes.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Save** or **Save and Finish**.

    Selecting **Save** saves your content and you remain on the **Rich Content Editor** canvas. Selecting **Save and Finish** saves your record and returns you to the **New content** form.


## What to do next

-   \(Optional\) Translate your content.

    Request language translation for your content. For more information, see [Multilingual support in the Content Library](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-switch-language.md).

    **Note:** Only translate content after you are done modifying the content. For best results, we do not recommend that you add or remove components or change the formatting after translation.

    To create rich content that is formatted differently in different languages, duplicate the content and modify the formatting as needed. Then, use Audiences to target the content to users by language. See [Audiences](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ecpro-audience.md)

-   Preview your content from the **Publish** tab.

    **Note:** Content Preview is designed to provide a general idea of how your content looks. Content may look different once published due to variations in device resolution, theme difference, or mobile app style configuration.

-   Configure a publish plan to control where the content is delivered, the audience, and the period of time it is available: [Create a publish plan for your content](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/ec-content-library-publish2.md).