Note: Commons posts can include any combination of text, links, and images.
Select Commons.
![Select Commons](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/950/545/original/c1d824a3-968c-4f05-afe6-8c47615041bc.png)
Select the Commons tool from the site's Tool Menu.
Add text.
![Add text](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/110/432/original/4011d3e3-d48e-41c0-ad1a-dcd234b70861.png)
Type your text into the text field.
Add a link.
![select the link icon, enter display text, insert a URL, choose whether to display a thumbnail, and select Insert](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/110/435/original/cacc4c0a-f1cb-43dd-8d2c-d16f62298d4f.png)
To add a link (URL):
- Select the link (i.e., chain) icon.
- Enter text in the Display text field. This is the text site members will see.
- Type or copy and paste the URL in the Link to field.
- Choose whether to load a thumbnail image from the URL.
- Choose whether to make the post High-Priority (marked as important within the tool)
- Select Insert.
Link displays.
![link displays](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/110/437/original/b92c59e6-7fe3-4082-9215-dc5a6190e7e2.png)
The link, including a thumbnail with preview (if selected), displays in the text field.
Add an image.
![select the image icon and select Choose File](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/950/552/original/73e37de4-da53-4041-8810-8120cc9eb862.png)
To add an image file:
- Select the image icon.
- Select Choose File to browse your computer for a file.
Select the file.
![Locate image and select open](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/110/439/original/aaeae5fc-5cfc-4dd3-9a4c-72ca7a33be55.png)
Locate and select the image file. Then select Open.
Select Insert.
![select Insert](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/004/950/556/original/5a5c9c40-e689-4f1a-84ac-7c46aae0f422.png)
Select Insert to add the image file to your Commons post.
Select Post.
![Select post](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/110/441/original/d8164308-3666-48d6-8559-e16dd7e53f27.png)
Select Post to submit the post to everyone on the site with access to view it.