This page will tell you how to sprinkle your article with photos, like the Cribbage article does.
- 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 a decent upper limit on size. 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."
- IF you've ensured your photo is a reasonable size check the "Ignore warnings" box.
- 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? You'll get the hang of it in no time, and your articles will be that much more of a pleasure to read.