How do I embed a YouTube video on The W?

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CRZ
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#1 Posted on 4.4.12 2233.14 | Instant Rating: 9.39

Observe this graphpic!

1. Click on the Share button to bring up this dialogue

2. Click on the Embed button

3. Make sure Use old embed code is checked, because we can't handle the "new" code

4. Optionally, bump up the width to UP TO 600 (but PLEASE don't go higher than 600)

Select the code, copy, and paste in your post over here!

HOORAY YOUTUBE

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#2 Posted on 5.4.12 0643.11 | Instant Rating: 3.96

Can stuff like this go in the FAQ? That's still where I click every time I need to remember if it is a / or a \ that closes those HTML thingies.

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#3 Posted on 5.4.12 1157.29 | Instant Rating: 9.39

Originally posted by samoflange
Can stuff like this go in the FAQ? That's still where I click every time I need to remember if it is a / or a \ that closes those HTML thingies.

It's a little long...I was planning to sticky it to this forum later. Would that be good enough?

(Actually, I could add a link to this thread to the FAQ, if you don't think that's too many hoops.)

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#4 Posted on 5.4.12 1440.25 | Instant Rating: 9.11

Originally posted by CRZ
(Actually, I could add a link to this thread to the FAQ, if you don't think that's too many hoops.)

DIng. Yes, thank you.

(edited by emma on 5.4.12 1342)

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