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This page explains how to upload an image and how to use it in any page.

How to upload an image

How to use an image

Visual editor

Source editor

This section describes the image markup language, i.e. the set of "markers" (rules or conventions, coded expressions) to add images, illustrations, and graphics to Appropedia pages. After having uploaded an image (of your creation or an open-source license image), you can insert it by referencing the filename as an internal link, for example:

[[Image:Example.jpg | thumb | Caption for the image.]]

For instance, if you just uploaded a file named AEFprevfilt2.jpg, you can insert it by typing [[Image:AEFprevfilt2.jpg where is the image filename, thumb is a parameter for the default formatting of the image, and caption is the short text that describes its content. The following table will describe some of the options that you may use to format your images.

Description You type You get
Image only [[Image:AEFprevfilt2.jpg]] AEFprevfilt2.jpg
Thumbnailed image [[Image:AEFprevfilt2.jpg|thumb]]
AEFprevfilt2.jpg
Captioned thumbnail [[Image:AEFprevfilt2.jpg|thumb|Fig 1: Cleaning out the old filter]]
Fig 1: Cleaning out the old filter
Captioned thumbnail with center alignment [[Image:AEFprevfilt2.jpg|thumb|center|Fig 1: Cleaning out the old filter]]
Fig 1: Cleaning out the old filter

Galleries

Use galleries to organize images in a grid.

<gallery>
Image:Example.jpg | Caption 1
Image:Example.png | Caption 2
</gallery>

Using images from Wikimedia Commons

Images hosted on Wikimedia Commons can be easily used on Appropedia. For example, you can display this image hosted on Commons on Appropedia by using the standard wikitext code: [[File:Rocket-Stove-Envirofit-G3300.JPG|thumb|center|Rocket-Stove-Envirofit-G3300]] (notice that it only requires the filename, similar to a local image). The image will appear on the page as a local image. The copyright licenses on Appropedia are compatible with Wikimedia Commons, but we advise you to always check the licenses of all external content.

Rocket-Stove-Envirofit-G3300

See also

External links

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Keywords appropedia help, files
Authors Chris Watkins, Lonny Grafman, Irene Elizabeth, Aaron Antrim
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 90 pages link here
Aliases Help:Add image tutorial, Add Image Tutorial, Help:Galleries, Help:Gallery
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Created June 5, 2006 by Irene Elizabeth
Last modified July 13, 2023 by Emilio Velis
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