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image is the name of the image, abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not include the File: or Image: prefix, do not enclose the name in [[brackets]], but do remember to include the filename extension. image_upright should normally be left blank, so that the size defaults to the size set in a user's preferences.
packed All images aligned by having same height, justified, captions centered under images packed-overlay Like packed, but caption overlays the image, in a translucent box packed-hover Like packed-overlay, but caption is only visible on hover (degrades gracefully on screen readers, and falls back to packed-overlay if a touch screen is used)
See the 2003 version of Floppy disk for an example. Markup for images is quite complicated. This may be improved in the future: see meta:image pages. Here are some examples of typical markup ("image" for an image in the page, "media" for just a link):
Normally a picture links to its image page, which describes the image, who created it, and links to the original image at full resolution. This is usually best for the reader, and is often required by the uploader's choice of a CC-BY-SA license for the image.
After the image is uploaded, click the "Use this file" button at the top of the image page (with the W) and copy the "thumbnail" code. To add the image to your user page you just need to replace {{New user bar}} with {{New user bar|image=PASTE THE IMAGE CODE HERE}} .
If you type [[File:imagename.jpg]], you insert the image itself onto that talk page, not a link to the image page, as you wanted. Displayed images don't belong on talk pages. To create a link to the image page instead, type a colon just after the first two square brackets, so the link looks like this: [[:File:imagename.jpg]]. Then those ...
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To use an image (or video, or audio file) on Wikipedia, it must first be uploaded. However, there are some important restrictions on what images Wikipedia can accept. This tutorial introduces you to the relevant rules and guidelines. To upload images, you will need to register an account. It's quick and free, and has many benefits