Help:Adding Images to Articles

To insert an image in an article, the image must first be uploaded to the FamilySearch Wiki. There are two ways of inserting the uploaded image in the FamilySearch Wiki.

Inserting Images Using the Editing Tool
1. Place the cursor in the editor window where the image should appear. Locate the yellow icon on the top of the edit window. Click on the icon (shown below)



2. The Image Properties window will appear:



3. Type the name of the image in the Image file name. As you type the name, the search box below will list possible matches. If the correct title appears in the search box, click on the title.

4. Click on the dropdown menu titled "Special Type" and click on "Thumbnail" to show a small version of the image on the page. (Users may click on the image to view a full version of the image.)

5. Type "Inserted Image" in the "Summary" box located below the edit window, and then click "Save Page."

Inserting Images Option 2
The following steps may be used if the editing tool is on, or if it is off. It may be used in the Wikitext window, or in the regular editing window. To use this option, the user must know the exact name of the image:

1. Place the icon in the edit window where you want to insert the image.

2. Type the following: [[Image:

3. Next to the colon mark, type the names of the image as it appears in the FamilySearch Wiki, followed by two closing squarebrackets, for example: My Picture]]

4. In summary, to insert a picture, type two opening square brackets, the word "Image" a colon mark, the title of the image, and then two closing square brackets.

5. Click "Save Page" located below the editor window.