---
title: "Editing Images"
description: "Change image size, alignment, send folks to a different page, or make your image more accessible by adding alt text."
url: "https://support.helpdocs.io/article/9gnl50xb2r-editing-images"
category: "Classic Editor"
updated_at: "2026-08-06T15:05:47Z"
---

# Editing Images

We've got a bunch of options to help you format your images and make them look stellar in your docs 🌠

You're able to change image size, alignment, send folks to a different page, or make them more accessible by adding alt text.

This is an article about the Classic text editor. We recommend using our Blocks editor. Learn more about how to upgrade yours [here](/article/5vru9sph6l-upgrading-to-the-blocks-editor) ✨

Wanna learn how to insert images instead? [This article](/article/3dmo4uwe2o-inserting-images) will help you out

[Edit Image Formatting and Links in a Guidebook Article](https://demo.arcade.software/mGFCzg2yXvQepkLC5Qku?embed&embed_mobile=tab&embed_desktop=inline&show_copy_link=true)

### Changing the Image Size

1. Click on the image to see the **Edit Image** menu
2. Head to the **Format** tab
3. Type in the **Maximum Height** and **Maximum Width** of your image
4. Click **Apply Changes**
5. Hit **Save**

Any valid CSS string will work like **100px**, **75%**, or **2em**

### Changing Image Alignment

1. Click on the image to see the **Edit Image** menu
2. Head to the **Format** tab
3. Choose between **Automatic**, **Left**, **Center**, or **Right**
4. Click **Apply Changes**
5. Hit **Save**

When you change image size or alignment, the text editor won't show what your customers see. Hit the **Preview** button to see the changes

### Link to a URL

1. Click the image to see the **Edit Image** menu
2. Head to the **Link** tab
3. Paste the URL in the **Link to URL** field
4. Click **Apply Changes**
5. Hit **Save**

### Adding Alt Text

📗 Read about the alt tag and accessibility on images [over here](https://www.a11yproject.com/posts/2013-01-14-alt-text/#a-few-tips-on-how-and-when-to-use-the-alt-attribute%3A)

1. Click the image to see the **Edit Image** menu
2. Click the **Format** tab
3. Describe the image in the **Alt Text** box
4. Click **Apply Changes**
5. Hit **Save**

### Replacing an Image by URL

1. Click the image to see the **Edit Image** menu
2. Paste your new image URL into the **External Image URL** field
3. Read the prompt
4. Click **Apply Changes**
5. Hit **Save**

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