Adding images into the discussion board (or any place you have a text editor) can be done three different ways. You can use the Rich Content Editor to embed images from the web, or images previously uploaded into Canvas, or images found on Flickr.

Click Picture icon from the Rich Text Editor.

Rich text editor

1. Locate the image you want to embed. When you have located the image, click the Update button.

Image source view

2. You can embed images from your Personal files in Canvas into the Rich Content Editor. You can only embed images that have been previously uploaded to your personal. That means if you need to embed images to the Discussion, you must upload the image files in the Personal Files before you posting to a Discussion.

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3. You can embed images from Flickr Creative Commons. Although an image may appear in the Flickr Creative Commons, not all images have the same license. Some Flickr images require an attribution to appear within the image. You may want to confirm the image copyright before using it in your course. Click the image to view it directly on Flickr. In the search bar, type in a word or phrase to search for images. Then click the Search icon.

flickr image source