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Before you can add a picture to a page, you need to '''[[Special:ListFiles|locate the file]]''' or  '''[[:Special:Upload|upload]]''' the image first. Then you can use the following information to properly embed the image to the page as it benefits the page.
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:Before you can add a picture to a page, you need to '''[[Special:ListFiles|locate the file]]''' or  '''[[:Special:Upload|upload]]''' the image first. Then you can use the following information to properly embed the image to the page as it benefits the page.
  
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:'''Please use Thumbnails''' for the most part, unless the image ''serves a explanatory purpose'' or to ''decorate a lonely page''. It can be tricky to balance large images and text, so its best to just keep it small unless necessary.
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==Things to keep in mind==
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*Just use '''thumbnails''' or '''gallery''' when displaying multiple pictures, unless you need it big enough to read like maps.
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*Having alot of text can become overwhelming when crowded with big pictures.
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*Try to use '''<code>.png</code>''' format if possible, because then they will be better compatible with the many templates on our wiki and its better quality most of the time.
  
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==Uploading==
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===Uploading Files/Images===
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When you '''[[:Special:Upload|upload file]]''', you can always find them again on the [[Special:ListFiles|List of Files uploaded]]. To make it even easier to locate, add the file to a proper [[Help:Categories|category (help page)]].
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:When you '''[[:Special:Upload|upload file]]''', you can always find them again on the [[Special:ListFiles|List of Files uploaded]]. To make it even easier to locate, add the file to a proper [[Help:Categories|category (help page)]].
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===Replacing/Updating File===
 
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:*When you wish to replace a picture with a better one for whatever reason (''better quality or updating'') then simply find the original file and "''upload newer version of this file''"
 
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::'''This is to avoid having duplicates of the same picture or cluttering space with outdated informative images.'''
 
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:*You can only replace pictures with the same format file (''example:<code>.jpg</code> cannot be replaced with a <code>.png</code>'')
 
  
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==General Notes about Files==
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===Replacing/Updating images===
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*The format of the link should always be <nowiki>[[</nowiki>'''File'''|'''Commands'''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.
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*If you see a '''outdated picture''', then please use the "'''Upload a new version of this file'''" link located on the current file itself to replace it.
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::The order of ''commands'' does't matter, the wiki figures it out.
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**The new file needs to be the same format, <code>.png</code> can only be replaced by <code>.png</code> files and so on.
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*To place a image on the left ''without'' text wrapping, use <code>none</code> instead of <code>left</code> (example:<code><nowiki>[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|none|Description]]</nowiki></code>)
 
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==Thumbnails==
 
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Thumbnails are for adding pictures relating to the page.
 
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*'''Thumbnail examples:'''
 
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#<code><nowiki>[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|left|Description]]</nowiki></code> -''thumbnail will be on the '''left side'''''
 
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#<code><nowiki>[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|center|Description]]</nowiki></code> -''thumbnail will be in the '''center'''''
 
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#<code><nowiki>[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|Description]]</nowiki></code> -''thumbnail will be on the '''right side'''''
 
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#<code><nowiki>[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|100px|center|Description]]</nowiki></code> -''thumbnail will be '''100px wide in the center'''''
 
  
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[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|left|ThumbExample '''<code>Left</code>''']]
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==Compatible Filenames==
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[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|ThumbExample '''<code>Right</code>''']]
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:These are the current ''filename setups'' that will get your images displaying automatically with certain templates.  
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[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|center|ThumbExample '''<code>Center</code>''']]
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:*'''Remember that the wiki is Case Sensitive'''
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[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|thumb|100px|center|ThumbExample '''<code><nowiki>100px|Center</nowiki></code>''']]
 
  
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;Notes about Thumbnails
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{|class="bluetable" style="width:800px"
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*Thumbnails are by default on the ''<code>Right</code>''.
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!Filename ||Example ||Templates that use it
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*'''Text wraps around thumbnails''' when its either to the <code>Left</code> or <code>Right</code>.
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*Biggest thumbnail by default is <code>220px</code> on either side.
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|'''Species_element.png''' ||Aviaa_plant.png ||[[Template:CreatureGallery|CreatureGallery]] • [[Template:ElementsGallery|ElementsGallery]] • [[Template:Creature|Creature]]
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|'''Krafties_symbol_element.png'''||Krafties_symbol_fire.png||[[Template:Element|Element]]
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|}
  
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==Framed==
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:If the file you want to use has different name than the template uses by default, then you can usually add "<code>file=filename.png</code>" when using the templates, else there is always a manual on the individual template pages for more details.
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[[File:Felion.jpg|frame||Framed, displays picture in native size]] '''Framed''' is like a mix between plain picture and thumbnail.
 
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*It displays the image in native size, with a border and description same as the thumbnails, but it ''does not have the resize button'' next to the description.
 
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*Framed picture is on the ''right'' by default, and text wraps around.
 
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**<code><nowiki>[[File:Felion.jpg|FRAME|Description]]</nowiki></code> -''will display picture in it's native size by default, similar to plain picture, just framed''
 
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{{clear}}
 
  
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==Plain Picture==
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= See also =
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Plain pictures are only for explanatory purposes, as part of the text (not just referring to the topic, but specific parts of the page)
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* [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Images|How to use Images]]
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*Plain picture examples:
 
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**<code><nowiki>[[File:Krafties Crafting.png]]</nowiki></code> -''will be on the left side, no text wrap''
 
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*Plain images are on the ''left side'' by default.
 
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*Plain pictures display no caption/description.
 
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*Plain pictures are native size by default, the following picture has been shrunk to <code>500 px</code>
 
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[[File:Krafties Crafting.png|500px|]] *Text does not wrap by default. Plain pictures are in a line (so one line of text can be next to it)
 
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{{clear}}
 
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Special:ListFiles|List of Files uploaded]]
 
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* [[Help:Contents]]
 
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Picture_tutorial How to format pictures
 

Latest revision as of 10:20, 6 January 2016

Our Wiki Help Pages
General Mediawiki Helpguides
Before you can add a picture to a page, you need to locate the file or upload the image first. Then you can use the following information to properly embed the image to the page as it benefits the page.

Things to keep in mind[edit]

  • Just use thumbnails or gallery when displaying multiple pictures, unless you need it big enough to read like maps.
  • Having alot of text can become overwhelming when crowded with big pictures.
  • Try to use .png format if possible, because then they will be better compatible with the many templates on our wiki and its better quality most of the time.

Uploading Files/Images[edit]

When you upload file, you can always find them again on the List of Files uploaded. To make it even easier to locate, add the file to a proper category (help page).

Replacing/Updating images[edit]

  • If you see a outdated picture, then please use the "Upload a new version of this file" link located on the current file itself to replace it.
    • The new file needs to be the same format, .png can only be replaced by .png files and so on.

Compatible Filenames[edit]

These are the current filename setups that will get your images displaying automatically with certain templates.
  • Remember that the wiki is Case Sensitive
Filename Example Templates that use it
Species_element.png Aviaa_plant.png CreatureGallery • ElementsGallery • Creature
Krafties_symbol_element.png Krafties_symbol_fire.png Element
If the file you want to use has different name than the template uses by default, then you can usually add "file=filename.png" when using the templates, else there is always a manual on the individual template pages for more details.

See also[edit]

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