http://community.elgg.org/mod/groups/topicposts.php?topic=26144&group_guid=23300

To Embed a media file into your page:

1. Make sure you have the "Embed" plugin enabled

• Go to top nav administration and click on "Tools Administration"

2. Create a blog post: (blog plugin needs to be enabled)

• click on top nave tools >> blogs
• click on "Write a blog post"
• enter title
• enter some text in the editor

3. To embed media into blog post

• click on Add/Remove editor link on bottom right corner of editor
• notice the HTML editor is turned on
• click on Embed / upload media link on top right corner of editor
• Upload new media or choose existing media
• notice html code is inserted into the html editor
• click on Add/Remove editor link on bottom right corner of editor

and..... wahhlaaaaaa you now have inserted your media into your post