Boost engagement by embedding linked content and media in your Lucidchart documents and Lucidspark boards. You can embed many different types of content including media from other websites, files from your Google Workspace, and other Lucid documents. Read this article to learn how.

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Embed videos, images, and rich media

Lucid partners with Embedly so you can easily add engaging content to your Lucidchart documents and Lucidspark boards. Embedly supports over 700 providers including YouTube, Imgur, and Prezi. To see a complete list of all providers, visit Embedly’s website.

To embed a video, image, or other rich media:

Copy the public URL or share link of the content.
Open a Lucidchart document or Lucidspark board.
Paste the public URL or share link to generate an embedded link on the canvas.

Embed links

With embedded links in Lucidchart and Lucidspark, you can turn URLs from sources like Google Workspace, Microsoft OneDrive, Confluence, and Figma into thumbnails. These embedded links include the option to expand the thumbnail to view the webpage, or if the source is editable—such as a Google Doc—you can edit it from within Lucid.

Note: This feature is not available to users in the FedRAMP environment. To learn more, see our FedRAMP overview article.

To embed a link:

Copy the URL of the page you want to embed.
- If the page is from a non-public source such as Google Workspace or Microsoft OneDrive, be sure to use a shareable link.
Open a Lucidchart document or Lucidspark board.
Paste the URL into the Lucid document.
- The first time you go through these steps, you may need to authorize Lucid to access the URL’s source.

This generates an embedded link thumbnail on the canvas.

Manage an embedded link

Note: The video above uses Figma to demonstrate, but you can expect similar functionality and options with any supported type of embedded link.

Adjust the size of an embedded link thumbnail by selecting the shape’s edge and dragging to resize. You can also use the resize function to adjust how the thumbnail’s image is cropped.

To access more thumbnail options in Lucidchart, select a thumbnail to open the embedded link block panel to the right of the workspace. In Lucidspark, select the thumbnail to open the shape’s context menu. Keep in mind some of these options may appear on the embedded link thumbnail itself.

Depending on the type of URL, you have the following options to manage and work with the embedded link:

Expand the embedded link within the document or board to view or edit.
Open the embedded link in a new tab.
Refresh the thumbnail.
Replace the thumbnail image with an uploaded image.
Select an image to display on the thumbnail.
Extract a thumbnail’s image to use as a shape on the canvas.
Copy the source link in the embedded thumbnail.

The options to open the link in a new tab, refresh the source, replace the thumbnail image, and copy the source link are available for all embedded links. For details on whether a specific link type has the option to expand within the document, select a different thumbnail, or extract thumbnails, check out the table below.

	Expand	Select thumbnail	Extract
Lucid	Edit
Box	View
Confluence	Edit
Dropbox	View
Figma	View
Google Workspace	Edit
Microsoft OneDrive
Sharepoint	Edit

Tip: When embedding Google Slides, use the “Extract thumbnails” feature to select one or more slides to use as an image on the canvas.

FAQ

What types of URLs can I use to create an embedded link in my Lucid document?
Embedded links are currently supported for URLs from Lucid, Google Workspace, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Confluence, Figma, Sharepoint, Box, and more. For a full list, visit Embedly’s website.

Why can’t I edit an embedded link when I expand it within my Lucid document?
Expanding to edit is only available for links from Lucid, Google Workspace, and Confluence, and Sharepoint Content pages.

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