# A new-user's experience - embedding album art

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-new-users-experience-embedding-album-art/55237
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [November 26, 2021, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-new-users-experience-embedding-album-art/55237 "2021-11-26T15:50:49Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [November 26, 2021, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/a-new-users-experience-embedding-album-art/55237/4 "2021-11-26T16:46:39Z")

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> [@SarasotaSlim](#):
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> So my thought (suggestion) would be to add a FAQ entry (and maybe a "getting started" example) on "Basic use of Mp3Tag", showing/describing how to embed an existing cover-art file into an existing MP3 music file.

I usually find it a pity when new users make suggestions for features or functions that are already there.  
E.g. a "getting started" section, called "[First steps](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/first-steps)" can be found on the first page of the [help](https://help.mp3tag.de/index.html).  
Advice on how to

> [@SarasotaSlim](#):
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> embed an existing cover-art file into an existing MP3 music file.

is the problem that you chose to be the first - and for the clarification of how to do things, there is a forum section ["HowTo](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/howto/30)".

Then there is the search and "embed cover from file" would lead to a thread like

> [@Updating embedded coverimage files in block](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-embedded-coverimage-files-in-block/14815):
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> Hi I have recently started to collect larger image files for cover art. Previously I used 200x200 file called folder.jpg, but now also have files in SOME folders called albumartlarge.jpg. I have an Action that embeds the folder.jpg image file into each mp3. I have created a copy of this and changed folder.jpg to albumartlarge.jpg. Trouble is not all folders currently have the larger image file, so I need a bit of code that does something like this. I want to make this change in block across a…

which offers some advice.  
And if you haven't found what you are looking for then you can still start a new thread - which will probably lead to a quick response.  
Uh, and on the topic of the folder where MP3tag looks for a cover ... set File\>Options\>Folders the folder for pictures to `%_directory%\` and the search should start in folder of the select file (but there are users that have a "Download" folder where they save the results of their search - so remembering that folder would be more convenient for them. Workflows differ, MP3tag is adaptable).

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