| Willipedia is now back online as of 5/5/2019 |
| It has been several years since Willipedia closed. Please help get it updated! |
| Go to the Willipedia 2.0 Project to learn more. |
Difference between revisions of "Help:Pictures"
m |
(added some text; removed advice to ignore warnings. is it bad to let them see the 140 KB suggestion?) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | This page will tell you how to sprinkle your article with photos, | + | This page will tell you how to sprinkle your article with photos, as in the [[Cribbage]] article. |
| − | # To ensure a smooth upload, ensure your photo is a reasonable size. If you open it up with whatever photo program you use, and a zoom of 100% lets you count nose hairs, it's probably too big. 400KB is | + | # To ensure a smooth upload, ensure your photo is a reasonable size. If you open it up with whatever photo program you use, and a zoom of 100% lets you count nose hairs, it's probably too big. The software recommends a size limit of 140 KB; 400KB is as high as you should go. Most image programs have resize features to help you out. |
# [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] | # [[Special:Userlogin|Log in]] | ||
# Visit the [[Special:Uploadfile]] page. | # Visit the [[Special:Uploadfile]] page. | ||
# Select the image from your computer, and give it a '''unique''' Destination name. It's a good idea to include the approximate date, e.g., "Jimmy getting funky at Bhangra After-Party - May 2006.JPG") | # Select the image from your computer, and give it a '''unique''' Destination name. It's a good idea to include the approximate date, e.g., "Jimmy getting funky at Bhangra After-Party - May 2006.JPG") | ||
# Add any additional notes in "summary." | # Add any additional notes in "summary." | ||
| − | |||
# Click "Upload file." | # Click "Upload file." | ||
# Now your image should be on the server. To include it in your article, just type in something like: | # Now your image should be on the server. To include it in your article, just type in something like: | ||
Revision as of 23:33, May 13, 2006
This page will tell you how to sprinkle your article with photos, as in the Cribbage article.
- To ensure a smooth upload, ensure your photo is a reasonable size. If you open it up with whatever photo program you use, and a zoom of 100% lets you count nose hairs, it's probably too big. The software recommends a size limit of 140 KB; 400KB is as high as you should go. Most image programs have resize features to help you out.
- Log in
- Visit the Special:Uploadfile page.
- Select the image from your computer, and give it a unique Destination name. It's a good idea to include the approximate date, e.g., "Jimmy getting funky at Bhangra After-Party - May 2006.JPG")
- Add any additional notes in "summary."
- Click "Upload file."
- Now your image should be on the server. To include it in your article, just type in something like:
- [[Image:Jimmy getting funky at Bhangra After-Party - May 2006.JPG|right|thumbnail|Look at Jimmy go! After-party 2K6.]]
That is, you'll have "Image:" followed by the image name you chose, then a pipe ("|"), then the alignment you want ("left" or "right"), then the size (either "thumbnail" or some number of pixels, like "200px"), then another pipe ("|"), then the caption. All between two brackets. Make sense?
If you want to include a photo in the "info box" on a group page, just add something like this to the info box:
| image = Jimmy getting funky at Bhangra After-Party - May 2006.JPG
And it'll show up just below the group's name.
