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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.
* If you don't already have an account, you must [[Wikipedia:Create an account|create one]] to upload images.
* 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.
* Wikipedia prefers free images that can be reused commercially and modified.
* 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.
* 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]]


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