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If you have some "Then and Now" photos you would like to share:
 
If you have some "Then and Now" photos you would like to share:
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1. Go to '''*[[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]]''' for general infroamtion about uploading and displaying graphics.
 
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'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>'''
 
  
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'''<nowiki>{Image:Then image.jpg}|<center>{Then and date}</center></nowiki>'''
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1. Go to '''[[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]]''' for general infroamtion about uploading and displaying graphics.
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:a. Set up a title line and create a gallery on the "Then and Now" page for the town where the pictures were from.
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'''<nowiki>==Old Berne Fire House; now apartments==</nowiki>''' <br>
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'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>'''<br>
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'''<nowiki>Image:{Then image.jpg}|<center>{Then and date}</center></nowiki>'''<br>
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'''<nowiki>Image:{Now image.jpg}|<center>{year, your name}</center></nowiki>'''<br>
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'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>'''<br>
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:b. Fill in the file names and descriptions
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:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
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:d. Upload the files as explained in '''[[Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics]]'''
  
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'''<nowiki>{Image:Now image.jpg}|<center>{year, your name}</center></nowiki>'''
 
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'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>'''
 
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*above the top line that says '''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>''' add the name of the building you are adding, (or whatever), between double equal signs, ==
 
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*on the line below it add a sentence or two about the building.
 
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*Example:
 
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'''<nowiki>==Old Berne Fire House; now apartments==</nowiki>'''
 
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'''The old Berne Fire House, built in 19?? was sold when the new Berne Fire House was built in 200? and has been converted into an apartment house.'''
 
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'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>'''
 
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*click on "Upload file" in left column
 
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*enter the location of the file for your "Then" image
 
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*change the new name of the file to be uploaded so as to be briefly descriptive
 
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*in the blank panel, enter a description of the image, your name, date of photo and any details about the picture you would like
 
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*every page must have one or more Categories. For these images there are two that should be added in the panel on the last line:
 
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'''<nowiki>[[Category:All Images]] [[Category:Buildings]]</nowiki>'''
 
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*click on Upload
 
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*copy the name of the image
 
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'''Image:name of your Then image.jpg'''
 
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*go back to edit page
 
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*paste name of image in the first line replacing '''Image:{Then image.jpg}''' with '''Image:name of your Then image.jpg'''
 
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*add a caption replacing the words '''{Then and date}''' with a description of your "Then" picture and the year taken and source if known.
 
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*your entry should look like this:
 
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'''<nowiki>==Name of your building</nowiki>==
 
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'''A sentence or two saying something about the building.'''
 
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'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>'''
 
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'''<nowiki>Image:Name of your Then image.jpg|<center>"Then" (or year of image, and source if known)</center></nowiki>'''
 
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'''<nowiki>Image:{Now image.jpg}|<center>{year, your name}</center></nowiki>'''
 
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'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>'''
 
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*click on Preview on bottom of page to preview what the page will look like.
 
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*if it looks correct go again to Upload File to add the "Now" image following the instructions above
 
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*when you are done, Preview and Save.
 
 
*If you need more information you can contact John Elberfeld at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]
 
*If you need more information you can contact John Elberfeld at [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]

Revision as of 01:17, 16 February 2013

Back to This Web Site

If you have some "Then and Now" photos you would like to share:

1. Go to Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics for general infroamtion about uploading and displaying graphics.

a. Set up a title line and create a gallery on the "Then and Now" page for the town where the pictures were from.

==Old Berne Fire House; now apartments==
<gallery>
Image:{Then image.jpg}|<center>{Then and date}</center>
Image:{Now image.jpg}|<center>{year, your name}</center>
</gallery>

b. Fill in the file names and descriptions
c. SAVE YOUR WORK
d. Upload the files as explained in Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics
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