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| − | When you find an image in the Wikimedia Commons that you want to use, go to | + | 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 | + | This link is then formatted like other internal files, see [[Images formatting]]. |
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 2 July 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.