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==Uploading Pictures== | ==Uploading Pictures== | ||
All pictures are uploaded to the Halopedia site by using this page, [[Special:Upload]] (You have to have an account and be logged in to upload an image. | All pictures are uploaded to the Halopedia site by using this page, [[Special:Upload]] (You have to have an account and be logged in to upload an image). Pictures should be under 100k in size. Just press the browse button and find the picture that you've saved on your computer. Select and if possible choose the correct copyright license. Then press the "Upload File" button. The page will take a while to load depending on your internet connection. You can add a summary if you want to, however it is optional. | ||
=Adding an image to an article= | =Adding an image to an article= | ||
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==Standard Image Format== | ==Standard Image Format== | ||
However the above code offers no | However the above code offers no formatting options and so all images should follow the [[Wikipedia:Extended image syntax|Wiki image markup language]]. The wiki markup language will only work if no capital letters are used. Most images on Halopedia should follow this Wiki format: | ||
<pre><nowiki>[[Image:D-Halo.jpg|thumb|right|Example image caption.]]</nowiki></pre> | <pre><nowiki>[[Image:D-Halo.jpg|thumb|right|Example image caption.]]</nowiki></pre> | ||
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*'''Caption''' : The image should always have a short description which would replace the "Example image caption" text on your image | *'''Caption''' : The image should always have a short description which would replace the "Example image caption" text on your image | ||
{{Thumbnail|Image:Coffeebreak.jpg}} | {{Thumbnail|Image:Coffeebreak.jpg}} | ||
==Advanced Image | ==Advanced Image Formatting== | ||
Options can be combined, and vertical bars ("|") are used to separate options from each other. The options can be put in any order. An unknown option is taken as the caption text, but this seems to appear only if <tt>thumb</tt> is specified. If there are two or more unknown options, the last one upstages the rest. | Options can be combined, and vertical bars ("|") are used to separate options from each other. The options can be put in any order. An unknown option is taken as the caption text, but this seems to appear only if <tt>thumb</tt> is specified. If there are two or more unknown options, the last one upstages the rest. | ||