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Uploading a photo to the wiki

In the left sidebar, under toolbox, click "Upload file".

Next to the Source filename, click Browse to locate the file on your computer.

Change the Destination filename to something descriptive, if necessary.

Filling in the Summary is optional.

Click the Upload file button.

Display an image which has been uploaded to the wiki

                [[Image:Example.jpg]]

Or just click this button on your editing toolbar: Photo button.jpg

Replace where it says Example.jpg by copying or typing in the exact name of the image file you just uploaded.

For example, after I uploaded the image Lehman.jpg, I typed this instruction:

                [[Image:Lehman.jpg]]

To display this picture:

Lehman.jpg


Add a caption to an image

                [[Image:Example.jpg|frame|none|caption]]

For example, to add a caption to the image Lehman.jpg, I typed this instruction:

                [[Image:Lehman.jpg|frame|none|Lehman College Campus]]

To display this picture:

Lehman College Campus


Make an image gallery with captions

Click here for instructions on how to make an image gallery with captions

More help with images

More information on formatting images can be found here: Image Help