Help:How to upload an image file?

From ChinaTravelGuide

Images or photos are usually part of the page. To embed an image inside a page, you can either 1) first edit the page and then click on the image to upload the file, or 2) first upload the image and then edit the page to embed the image. Either way, you will need to log in first to upload the image. Refer to Help:How_to_create_an_account if you have any question about creating an account.

Contents 1 Edit the page and then upload the image 1.1 Step 1 (Edit the page) 1.2 Step 2 (Modify the image tag) 1.3 Step 3 (Save the page) 1.4 Step 4 (Upload the image) 1.5 Step 5 (Enter image info) 1.6 Step 6 (Save the file) 1.7 Step 7 (Display image on the page) 2 Upload the image and then edit the page 2.1 Step 1 (Upload the image) 2.2 Step 2 (Embed the image on the page) 2.3 Step 3 (Save and view the page)

[edit] Edit the page and then upload the image

[edit] Step 1 (Edit the page)

First locate the page you'd like to edit through the ChinaTravelGuide.com's search feature. Then click the edit button to edit the page.

[edit] Step 2 (Modify the image tag)

Insert an image tag, and also specify the image position, display size, and caption on the page. Do NOT use too generic name for your image name, because it may be in conflict with the existing names. Always use specific descriptive names for your image.

[edit] Step 3 (Save the page)

Click the "Save page" button to save the article.

[edit] Step 4 (Upload the image)

Click on the image sign on the page to upload the image.

[edit] Step 5 (Enter image info)

Click the "Browse" button to locate the image on your computer that you want to upload. We suggest you enter as detailed description info as possible for your image, as it will help for other people to search your image later.

[edit] Step 6 (Save the file)

You won't see this screen unless your file size is more than 150kb (It's recommended that the image size is less than 150kb). In case your image is larger than that and you want to upload anyway, you can click "Save file" and ignore the warning".

[edit] Step 7 (Display image on the page)

Click the page name link at the bottom of the image page to go back to the original page. You can verify the image and modify the image tag to adjust size, position, caption, etc.

[edit] Upload the image and then edit the page

[edit] Step 1 (Upload the image)

To upload an image file, first go to upload file. You need to login to upload an image file. If you don't have an account, please create an account before upload. Refer to Help:How_to_create_an_account if you have any question about creating an account.

[edit] Step 2 (Embed the image on the page)

After you upload the image file, you just simply need to edit the page where you want your image show. In this example, I uploaded the image file for Hukou waterfall. So I just need to edit the page for Hukou waterfall to change the image file name to the destination file name which I uploaded.

[edit] Step 3 (Save and view the page)

After save the edited page, you will see the picture in the edited page.