Help:Adding images

Adding photos is a simple and great way to improve any article, and provide further detail and color.

Step-by-Step

 * To start, you must log in to your account, and then click the Edit button on the page you would like to add a photo to.
 * Once in edit mode, click on the photo upload button Photo_button.png on the right rail of the editor toolbar.
 * Edit_toolbar_image_upload2.png


 * A pop-up will appear, which will allow you to upload a photo from your computer. You can also search for photos already added to the community by others or on Flickr.com.
 * Addimages-alreadyuploaded2.png




 * Once you choose a photo to add, click upload.
 * Next you will be able to adjust the size and placement of the photo. You can also provide a caption, which will display below the photo.
 * If you would like to provide more details about the photo, including giving it a new name and providing license information, click on the more options link.
 * Photo_description.png




 * After you have picked your options, click the Add photo button, and your photo will be added to the edit area.
 * Photos can be modified at any time in edit mode. Simply hover over the image and choose "modify", and the same pop-up window will appear.
 * Once you are done, click publish and your photo will be live on the page.

Directly viewing Photos
There are 2 ways to view a photo more directly:
 * By the lightbox.
 * By the file page.

Lightbox
The lightbox is a dialog that indicates a file in a closer look. There are many options for it, such as sharing it, viewing its filepage, seeing its full size, and more. The top bar contains details of who uploaded a file and in which article it is used in. There is a button at the bottom right corner which is the "bar pinning" button. Once clicked, it will make the photo no longer covered behind both bars. More images can be viewed by clicking one of the images at the bottom of the lightbox.



File Page
A file page is a page that has more information about the file, including a description, which can be added by clicking the "Add a description" link, in which articles in appears, its file history and sometimes, its metadata. The file can also be downloaded by clicking the "(download)" link. For more info, see Help:Image description page.



Bypassing the lightbox
To bypass the lightbox, simple hold "Ctrl" (for Windows users) or "Command" (for Mac users), then click on the photo. It will open a new tab, but in the new tab, there will be the file page. Alternatively, a script from the FANDOM Open Source Library called the "NoImageLightbox" disables access to the lightbox and will instead, lead you into the filepage. However, to add this script, you must have your JS enabled.

Next steps

 * Learn how to use wikitext with your images
 * Learn how to format a page
 * Learn how to add a video
 * Learn how to add links
 * Learn how to create a new page
 * More information is on Help:Uploading files

Further help and feedback
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