I realized recently that I’d never posted anything to Blog Boot Camp about how to embed video. Shame on me! I realize this may be a bit remedial for some, but if you’ve not yet posted a video clip and always wondered how to do so, this tutorial is for you.

Step 1. Figure out if the clip you want to post is embeddable. If it’s something you found on YouTube or APP.com or one of the other Gannett NJ sites, you’re in luck. All you want to do is look for an embed code or button somewhere around the video.

On YouTube.com, the embed code is usually found to the right of the videos in a little “Embed” window. If you click on the gear icon, you can customize what your embedded player will look like. Remember to highlight the whole chunk of code.

If you’re looking at a YouTube video that’s already been embedded on another blog or website, you can quickly get to the embed code simply by clicking on the button in the lower right-hand corner.

If you’re on one of the Gannett NJ sites, there are two places where you’ll typically find the embed code: either to the left of the video player, in a little “embed” window, or by clicking on the “embed” button at the bottom of the player.

Step 2: Copy the embed code.

Step 3: Add the code to your post. Figure out where in a post you’d like to add the video. Click on the HTML tab at the top of the post. Paste the full embed code.

You can then go back to the visual editor by clicking on the “Visual” tab at the top of the post. The video will show up as an orange, block-shaped placeholder, but if you click on “View Post” or just go ahead and publish the post, the embedded video will show up. Simple as that.

For more details and a better walk-through on how this works, watch the video — no, make that the embedded video! — below.