User talk:Oldteched

Welcome!

Hello, Oldteched! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Jezhotwells (talk) 09:32, 8 October 2010 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: Edit a page • Upload and use images • Create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Help desk: A Wiki Styled page to ask questions on Help directory: A comprehensive list-style help contents page Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Simplified manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Peer review • Featured content Miscellaneous User pages • Talk pages Awards a registered contributor can achieve and award Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Inserting images in articles

Hi, photos or any other images need to use the following syntax (for example):

[[Image:Welcome to Malvern.jpg|thumb|Welcome to Malvern, on an approach road to the town centre.]]

You can copy that and then just change the bits you need to include:

[[Image:name of file.jpg|thumb|caption.]]

You can also use 'file' instead:

[[File:name of file.jpg|thumb|caption.]]

'File' takes the software to the location of the image where it is stored on the server. The '.jpg' bit is the electronic file type - it might also be '.gif', or '.bmp' or '.png' depending how the file was made. 'thumb' means the software should display a miniature on the page; if the reader wants a bigger image he can click on it and see the original size that was uploaded. 'Caption' is the description that you want to appear under the photo? The vertical line, sometimes calle a 'pipe' divides the command syntax up into elements the server knows what to do with.

Of course, all this depends on there being already a file with that name in the Wikipedia or Wikimedia image bank. if you are not sure how to upload a file, don't hesitate to ask me in my talk page.--Kudpung (talk) 11:02, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Oldteched, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Sarah (talk) 21:35, 14 May 2012 (UTC)