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Wiki Tip of the Day[edit]

How to insert a picture into an article

The syntax used for displaying an image is:

[[File:{name}|{type}|{location}|{size}|{alt=}|{caption}]]

Only [[File:{name}]] parameter is required.
Do not put spaces between parameters. The other parameters are optional and can be placed in any order. Some infoboxes do not require the brackets. Keep parameters in lower case. The other parameters are:
Type
'thumb' / 'thumbnail' or 'frame'. This causes image to be displayed with specific formatting. "thumb" is normally preferred.
Location
'right', 'left', 'center' or 'none'. Determines placement of the image on the page. "Left" or "right" is the norm, but large panoramas or timelines can be displayed in the center.
Size
{width}px or {width}x{height}px (e.g. 50x40px, would limit width to 50 pixels and height to 40 pixels). Normally only one variable is used. Use common sense when determining the sizes; you can use the "Show preview" button if you need to. If thumb or thumbnail is chosen, size should normally be left out, so that the size defaults to the size set in a user's preferences.
alt=
(keep it lower case). This is the "alternate image" parameter used to describe the image for screenreaders or for people with low-vision. It should be more descriptive than the caption alone. Do not use this for another copy of the caption or of the article title, as the reader will already be aware of these.
Caption
Any element which cannot be identified as one of the above is automatically treated as caption text. It is traditional to put this last. The caption should identify what the image is, and ideally be a complete sentence that adds to the article by pointing out something a casual reader would not have noticed otherwise, or add information the pertains to the image. Full sentence or multi fragment captions require full stop punctuation.

If you have created a picture that is not already in Wikipedia's image collection on the Commons that you want to include in an article, you will need to upload it first. Bonus tip: Similar formatting is used to insert basic audio or basic video clips into articles.

To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd}}


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Wiki Keyboard Shortcuts[edit]

The Monobook skin, which is the default on Wikipedia, contains many keyboard shortcuts. You can use them to access certain features of Wikipedia more quickly.

Depending on your browser, you should

See access keys for more information on this concept.

Key Command Description
+ Start a new discussion Allows you to add a new section (talk pages only)
. (period) My user page Opens your user page if logged in
= Protect Allows you to protect the current page (sysops only)
Unprotect Allows you to unprotect the current page (sysops only)
c Content page Shows the content page associated with the current article
d Delete Allows you to delete the current page (sysops only)
Undelete Allows you to undelete the current page (sysops only)
e Edit this page Allows you to edit the current page (non-protected pages)
View source Shows the source of the current page (protected pages)
f Search Allows you to search Wikipedia
h History Shows the current page's history
j What links here Shows all of the pages that link to the current one
k Related changes Shows recent changes in pages linked to the current one
l My watchlist Opens your watchlist (logged-in users only)
m Move Allows you to move the current page and its talk page (non-move-protected pages only)
n My talk Opens your user's or IP's talk page
p Show preview Shows a preview of your changes (on edit pages)
q Special pages Shows a list of all special pages
r Recent changes Shows a list of recent changes to the Wikipedia
s Save page Saves the changes that you have made (on edit pages)
t Discussion Opens the current article's talk page
u Upload file Allows you to upload images or media files
v Show changes Shows what changes you made to the text (on edit pages)
w Watch Adds the current page to your watchlist (logged-in users only)
x Random article Loads a random article
y My contributions Opens a list of your user's or IP's contributions
z Main Page Goes to the Main Page


Wiki Cheatsheet

Description You type You get
Applies anywhere
Italicise text

''italic''

italic

Bold text

'''bold'''

bold

Bold and italic

'''''bold & italic'''''

bold & italic

Internal link

(within Wikipedia)

[[Name of page]]
[[Name of page|display text]]

Name of page
display text

Redirect to another page

#REDIRECT [[Target page]]

Target page

External link

(to other websites)

[http://www.example.org]
[http://www.example.org display text]
http://www.example.org

[1]
display text
http://www.example.org

Sign your posts
on talk pages

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13 June 2024 (UTC)

Applies only at the beginning of the line
Bulleted list

* One
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** Two point one
* Three

  • One
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    • Two point one
  • Three
Numbered list

# One
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  1. One
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    1. Two point one
  3. Three
 
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[[Image:Wiki.png|thumb|Caption text]]

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