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1. '''Click "Browse..."''', locate the file on the your hard drive, and click on it.  The file will appear where it says "Source filename".<BR>
1. '''Click "Browse..."''', locate the file on the your hard drive, and click on it.  The file will appear where it says "Source filename".<BR>
2. Give your file a descriptive '''destination filename''' so people can find it by searching.  Except for the file extension (e.g., .jpg), the "source filename" and "destination filename" ''do not'' have to be the same.   
2. Give your file a '''descriptive destination filename''' so people can find it by searching.  Except for the file extension (e.g., .jpg), the "source filename" and "destination filename" ''do not'' have to be the same.   
*'''Bad file name:''' Ww1-gas3.jpg
*'''Bad file name:''' Ww1-gas3.jpg
*'''Good file name:''' WWI - Gassed - John Singer Sargent.jpg
*'''Good file name:''' WWI - Gassed - John Singer Sargent.jpg

Revision as of 01:01, 23 September 2007

  • Please follow the directions here just as described.
  • As soon as you are done uploading your image, the code to place it into your article will appear on the page! Just copy and paste it in.
For help see Images Help.



1. Click "Browse...", locate the file on the your hard drive, and click on it. The file will appear where it says "Source filename".
2. Give your file a descriptive destination filename so people can find it by searching. Except for the file extension (e.g., .jpg), the "source filename" and "destination filename" do not have to be the same.

  • Bad file name: Ww1-gas3.jpg
  • Good file name: WWI - Gassed - John Singer Sargent.jpg