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* Images must be uploaded either [[Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard|to Wikipedia]] or to [[commons:Special:UploadWizard|Wikimedia Commons]] before they can be used. |
* Images must be uploaded either [[Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard|to Wikipedia]] or to [[commons:Special:UploadWizard|Wikimedia Commons]] before they can be used. |
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* If you don't already have an account, you must |
* If you don't already have an account, you must {{External link|url = https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup|name = create one}} to upload images. |
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* Wikipedia prefers free images that can be reused commercially and modified. |
* Wikipedia prefers free images that can be reused commercially and modified. |
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* Non-free images may be used, but only in certain circumstances and if a free equivalent is not possible. |
* Non-free images may be used, but only in certain circumstances and if a free equivalent is not possible. |
Revision as of 04:35, 21 November 2015
Introduction
Adding images to Wikipedia
Uploading images
Worth a thousand words
Using an image
Adding it to an article
Summary
Review of what you've learned
Summary
- Images must be uploaded either to Wikipedia or to Wikimedia Commons before they can be used.
- If you don't already have an account, you must Template:External link to upload images.
- Wikipedia prefers free images that can be reused commercially and modified.
- Non-free images may be used, but only in certain circumstances and if a free equivalent is not possible.
- Wikimedia Commons only accepts free images, which can then be used by any of the other Wikimedia projects.
- To use an image in an article, insert:
[[File:Image name.jpg|thumb|right|Caption for the image]]
More detailed information
- Wikipedia:Uploading images
- Wikipedia:Picture tutorial (how to add images to an article)