Difference between revisions of "Links - Using images from WikiMedia Commons"
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− | + | When you find an image in the Wikimedia Commons that you want to use, go to its information page. Above the image you will find a menu bar with several choices for sharing the image. | |
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− | Clicking the 'Wiki - Use this file' button outputs a code that can be used locally on | + | Clicking the 'Wiki - Use this file' button outputs a code that can be used locally on this site. |
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Two choices are given, a link to a thumbnail which, when embedded in an article links to the full image, or a link to the full image itself which can be sized to suit your layout design. | Two choices are given, a link to a thumbnail which, when embedded in an article links to the full image, or a link to the full image itself which can be sized to suit your layout design. | ||
− | This link is then used as | + | This link is then used as for standard Image Syntax for internal files<ref<[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files#Embedding_internal_files]</ref>. |
Revision as of 07:49, 30 June 2015
When you find an image in the Wikimedia Commons that you want to use, go to its information page. Above the image you will find a menu bar with several choices for sharing the image.
Download : Downloads the file to your computer
Globe - Use this file : creates a url link for use on external websites
Wiki - Use this file : creates a local wiki code to place the image
Email a link : opens an email with a link to the file's URL
Information : Opens a page with general copyright and licensing information
For use on this wiki
Clicking the 'Wiki - Use this file' button outputs a code that can be used locally on this site.
Two choices are given, a link to a thumbnail which, when embedded in an article links to the full image, or a link to the full image itself which can be sized to suit your layout design.
This link is then used as for standard Image Syntax for internal files<ref<[1]</ref>.