Help:Wiki University--Uploading Image & PDF files





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Uploading Your Own Image or PDF File
Most Wiki patrons will submit images or PDF files by going to the Research Wiki sidebar then clicking on Upload File/Image found under the Edit the Wiki heading. They will complete and attach their image to a request form which will be reviewed and uploaded by the 'Content Review Team'.

Select Wiki contributors receive advanced approval to upload images or PDF files into the Research Wiki without going through the 'Content Review Team'. This lesson explains the upload process.

1. Select an image or PDF file



 * Make sure the image follows the Wiki policies for image use.
 * Size of image 5 MB or less (preferably 2 MB, as high a quality as possible)
 * Again, the permitted file types: png, jpg, jpeg, doc, xls, ppt, bmp, pdf, pptx, docx, xlsx, gif.
 * Copyright free or creative commons and meets content criteria


 * Save image to a file on your computer. (It is recommended you set aside a separate folder just for these images so they don't get mixed up with your personal images.)

2. Uploading images

 * Be sure you are logged in to Research Wiki
 * From the Research Wiki sidebar on the left side of the page, click on Upload file under Tools.
 * The "Upload file" page will appear.
 * Note that there are three "sections or boxes" on the Upload file page:
 * Source file = allows you to choose the file you want to upload into the Wiki.
 * File description = allows you to rename the file, add the required descriptions, and select the licensing.
 * Upload options = allows you to choose how the file is to be handled.
 * We will cover each in turn.

3. Choose an image to upload

 * In the  Source file  box, click on the Choose File button.
 * Search your computer for the image you want to upload into Wiki, then click the Open button.
 * If the Wiki found your image in your computer, a thumbnail copy of it will appear to the right of the "Choose File" button.



4. Add description to your image

 * In the  File description  box are three sub-boxes: Destination filename, Summary, and Licensing. Follow the instructions provided below for each sub-box.



Destination filename:

 * After choosing an image, the Destination filename will display the Source filename. You may want to change the name to be more descriptive and to make the image easier to search and find in Wiki.
 * Do not change the extension; leave it as it is. For example: .png or .jpg.

Summary:

 * Copy and paste the following coding into the Summary box:


 * After the equal sign for each line, type in the appropriate information about the image.
 * Description Give brief description of image or document.
 * Source. Give the title, and other source information, especially the Internet URL, and any additional sources cited in your source. If possible, go to the most original source and cite it.
 * Date. Give the date the image was created (not the date you uploaded it), or if that information is lacking, give the date the image was uploaded in the source where you found it.
 * Author. Give credit to the person who created the image. In some cases this will be an Internet user-name, in which case please give us the user's Internet site as well, for example, "Wikipedia user."
 * Permission. If no item in the license drop down menu does not apply or another explanation would be better, enter it here.
 * Replace Name of category with an approved category name. All images uploaded into Wiki require that a category be added. If you do not know the correct category, leave it blank. A Wiki Support staff will add one for you. Example:



Licensing:

 * Click the down arrow in the Licensing box
 * Select from drop down menu the license that may control the image use.

5. Select your upload options

 * In the  Upload options  box, mark or unmark each option.
 * Watch this file. If marked, the page created in Wiki will be added to your watchlist.
 * Ignore any warnings. If unmarked and there is a problem with the upload, warnings will be ignored.



6. Upload the image

 * Click the Upload file button at the bottom of the page.

The image will now appear on a separate page with the file name across the top of the page. This is the file name you will use to "embed" the image onto a page. Be advised that the word "Image" can be used interchangeably with the word "File" in this coding. For example: can also be coded as. 

Embedding an image
  Your image will now be only 200 pixels wide.
 * All images are uploaded into an "assigned" space on the Research Wiki website. The process of placing the image onto one or more pages is called embedding.
 * You can embed the image anywhere on a page using the following code:
 * The size of the image will appear on a Wiki page in the size it was uploaded. To restrict the size, place a pipe and the size you want the image to be, in pixels, after the name of the image.


 * If you want to place the image on the right side of the page instead of the default position (on the left), put another pipe and the word "right."

Embedding a PDF file
 [[Media:Lubbock TX FHC Library Catalog.pdf|Lubbock Texas FSC library catalog]]
 * You can embed the PDF file anywhere on a page with the following code:


 * Notice the word Media replaces the word File or Image.
 * Here is the actual link to this PDF file: [[Media:Lubbock TX FHC Library Catalog.pdf|Lubbock Texas FSC library catalog]]

Image Upload for Non-English Wikis
Sometimes you may be asked to upload an image for any of the non-English Wikis. To do so, you must be given authorization to work in that Wiki. Since you may not understand the language, here is an article that converts the English words to the non-English words: Image Approval for Non-English Wikis.

Try these out


 Exercises
 * UPLOAD a headshot image of yourself into Wiki.
 * EMBED the uploaded headshot image into your profile page.
 * Review that the image size and placement on your profile page meets with your satisfaction and make the necessary changes.

 Quick Quiz
 * Anyone can approve images for the wiki.
 * True
 * False


 * You can upload images even if they have a copyright restriction.
 * True
 * False


 * Only jpeg, png and pdf images can be accepted by the Wiki
 * True
 * False


 * There is no way to restrict the size of the image on a page
 * True
 * False


 * It is not ok to use the images of living people
 * True
 * False

Check your answers

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