Help:How to use pictures
To add an image to an article first you must upload the image. Go to the Upload page in the toolbox on the left and click the browse button to select the image you want to upload. Add a short summary and categorize the image by its year if you know it. After that you will be brought to a page with the picture on it. Now you can use that picture in an article. Below are a few different ways to incorporate pictures into articles.
Thumbnails
To make a thumbnail use the syntax [[image:the name of the image.jpg|orientation|thumb|size in pixels|caption]]. The parts in italics are the things you will modify. For example, [[image:Loonbadge.jpg|left|thumb|100px|The loon badge]] makes the thumbnail you can see on the left. If you just want to have the image on the right and be the perfect 200 pixels wide then you can just type in [[image:Loonbadge.jpg|thumb|The loon badge]]. You do not need to include the size or location values because right and 200 pixels are the defaults.
Gallery of Images
You can make a neat little gallery of images inside a box by using the following syntax.
<gallery> Image:Beach1.jpg|Line-up and Run Image:Beach2.jpg|Getting some shade Image:Beach3.jpg|Beach Volleyball Image:Beach4.jpg|Sand Castle construction </gallery>
The result looks like this:
Line-up and Run
Getting some shade
Beach Volleyball
Sand Castle construction
Links to Images
| Description | Syntax | You write | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Link to media uploaded on Birocapedia | [[Media:image name here]] | [[Media:Loonbadge.jpg]] | Media:Loonbadge.jpg |
| Link to the description page of media uploaded on Birocapedia | [[:Image:image name here]] | [[:Image:Loonbadge.jpg]] | Image:Loonbadge.jpg |
| Link to the description page of media with different text | [[image link here|different text]] | [[:Image:Loonbadge.jpg|The Loon badge]] | The Loon badge |
| Link directly to the image with different text | [[image link here|different text]] | [[Media:Loonbadge.jpg|A Loon badge]] | A Loon badge |
