Difference between revisions of "Links - Using images from WikiMedia Commons"
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
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 | + | This link is then formatted like other internal files, see [[Images formatting]]. |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
Revision as of 07:54, 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 formatted like other internal files, see Images formatting.