User:Stais/Sandbox/making corrections

New York County Map Images

5. Copy and paste the following wikitext and add it to the Summary box on the upload screen:

Map courtesy of [URLforstate Digital-Topo-Maps.com]. Copyright 2005. [ [ Category:state Maps ] ] [ [ Category:countyname County, state ] ]


 * In the first line, replace the URLforstate with the corresponding link below for the state you are working on:

https://www.digital-topo-maps.com/county-map/new-york.shtml


 * Second Line: replace state with the state the map is in


 * Third line: replace countyname, and state


 * Change the Licensing from "None Selected" to "Digital Topo Maps Images" (it's the last option on the drop down menu.)


 * Click on the Upload File button.


 * The Wiki may give you an error saying something like "A file with this name exists already, please check File:NAME.png if you are not sure if you want to change it." We do want to add the file again, so click on the button (at the bottom of the page) "Ignore Warning and Save File Anyway."


 * Check to make sure the categories are correct at the bottom of the page. If it is not, edit the summary and change the category to the correct one.

New Tabs consist of United States Genealogy (from there click on the counties for the URL) - State, United States Genealogy
 * To get to the maps you uploaded to Wiki: In the search bar put, "Category:New York Maps" and put in a new tab

If you see %2C after the name of the county, change it to a comma

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