Difference between revisions of "Instructions for Uploading and Displaying Graphics"

Revision as of 18:53, 15 February 2013

Graphics can be added to any page at any time.

1. Email John Elberfeld at [email protected]

a. In your email, include you full name, a User Name and Password you want to use, and the email address you want associated with the site

b. John will create an account with your unique user name and password on all SIX wikis that make up this site.

c. You will receive six emails, one for each site.

d. Please reply to each email to confirm your information.

2. Log In to the site

a. Click Log In in the very top right hand corner of the screen on the site where you want to add or edit data.

b. Enter your User Name and Password. BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!

c. You may choose to be remembered for 180 days.

d. You must log into each wiki where you want to add or edit data.

1. <gallery>

Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center>

{...}

</gallery>

above the line for <gallery> add your name between double equal signs and on the line below it add a sentence or two about yourself. Example:

==Harold Miller==

Harold Miller lives in Oaxaca, Mexico and returns to Berne every summer to visit family.

<gallery>

click on "Upload file" in left column
enter the location of the file for your image
change the name of the file of image to be uploaded so as to be briefly descriptive
enter a description of the image, your name, date of photo and any details about the picture you would like
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:

[[Category:All Images]] [[Category:Natural History]]

Image:New name of image.jpg

go back to edit page
paste name of image in the first line replacing Image:{filename}
add a caption relpacing the words {caption} with a description of your picture and the year taken.
your entry should look like this: