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	== Including files on pages ==		== Including files on pages ==
			[[File:Wompwomp.png\|200px\|thumb\|right\|You can include images and other media on pages, like this!]]
	To include a file on a page using the Visual Editor, click "Insert" on the toolbar, then "Images and media".		To include a file on a page using the Visual Editor, click "Insert" on the toolbar, then "Images and media".

	To include a file on a page using the Source Editor, write a link in one of the following forms:		To include a file on a page using the Source Editor, write a link in one of the following forms:

	* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:file}}:~~File~~.~~jpg~~]]</code>''' to use the full version of the file		* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:file}}:Wompwomp.png]]</code>''' to use the full version of the file
	* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:file}}:~~File~~.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Caption]]</code>''' to use a 200-pixel-wide rendition in a box in the left margin with the text "Caption" below		* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:file}}:Wompwomp.png\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Caption]]</code>''' to use a 200-pixel-wide rendition in a box in the left margin with the text "Caption" below
	* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:media}}:~~File~~.~~ogg~~]]</code>''' for directly linking to the file without displaying the files		* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:media}}:Wompwomp.png]]</code>''' for directly linking to the file without displaying the files

			Files should generally use the "thumb" format when included on pages.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	* [[Special:Log/upload]], for a log of file uploads and reuploads		* [[Special:Log/upload]], for a log of file uploads and reuploads
	* [[Special:Log/delete]], for a log of file deletions		* [[Special:Log/delete]], for a log of file deletions
			[[Category:Page types]]

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== Uploading files ==
Please consider uploading files to [[commons:Special:UploadWizard Wikimedia Commons|Wikimedia Commons]] (thereby releasing them to the public domain) instead of here directly. By doing so, you help us keep server costs low, allowing us to remain community-run. Plus, you help everyone by contributing to the digital commons!

If you wish to retain your copyright on a file, upload your media here using the form at [[Special:Upload]].

== Including files on pages ==
To include a file on a page using the Visual Editor, click "Insert" on the toolbar, then "Images and media".

To include a file on a page using the Source Editor, write a link in one of the following forms:

* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:file}}:File.jpg]]</code>''' to use the full version of the file
* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:file}}:File.png|200px|thumb|left|Caption]]</code>''' to use a 200-pixel-wide rendition in a box in the left margin with the text "Caption" below
* '''<code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:media}}:File.ogg]]</code>''' for directly linking to the file without displaying the files

== See also ==

* [[Special:FileList]], to view or search previously uploaded files
* [[Special:Log/upload]], for a log of file uploads and reuploads
* [[Special:Log/delete]], for a log of file deletions