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href="#Uploadable_filetypes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Uploadable filetypes</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Uploadable_filetypes-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Uploadable filetypes subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Uploadable_filetypes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Image_files" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Image_files"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Image files</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Image_files-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-PDF_files" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#PDF_files"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>PDF files</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-PDF_files-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>OGV audio vs. OGV video</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sound-only_OGV_files" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sound-only_OGV_files"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Sound-only OGV files</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sound-only_OGV_files-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ODT" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ODT"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>ODT</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ODT-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Midi_files" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Midi_files"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Midi files</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Midi_files-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Images" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Images"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Images</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Images-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Images subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Images-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Embedding_an_image" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Embedding_an_image"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Embedding an image</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Embedding_an_image-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Reducing the size of an image file</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Creating_a_thumbnail_image" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Creating_a_thumbnail_image"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Creating a thumbnail image</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Creating_a_thumbnail_image-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Aligning_an_image" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Aligning_an_image"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Aligning an image</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Aligning_an_image-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Creating_a_gallery_of_images" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Creating_a_gallery_of_images"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Creating a gallery of images</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Creating_a_gallery_of_images-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Linking_to_an_image" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Linking_to_an_image"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Linking to an image</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Linking_to_an_image-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" 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title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikiversity.org%2Fwiki%2FHelp%3AMedia"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikiversity.org%2Fwiki%2FHelp%3AMedia"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikimedia_projects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikimedia_projects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Wikimedia Projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-Commons" class="mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page"><span>Commons</span></a></li><li id="n-Wikibooks" class="mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Project:Main_Page"><span>Wikibooks</span></a></li><li id="n-Wikidata" 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href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&amp;page=Help%3AMedia&amp;action=show-download-screen"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Help:Media&amp;printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikipedia mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Media" hreflang="en"><span>Wikipedia</span></a></li><li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wiktionary mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Help:Media" hreflang="en"><span>Wiktionary</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q10637918" title="Link to connected data repository item [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikiversity</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r2415190">@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .tocright{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tocright{width:100%!important}}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tocright{float:right;clear:right;width:auto;margin:0 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-both{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tocright-clear-none{clear:none}}</style><div class="tocright"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/></div> <p>An <b>uploadable media file</b> such as an image, audio or video clip, or document, is an <a href="/wiki/Open_educational_resources" class="mw-redirect" title="Open educational resources">open educational resource</a> or learning <a href="/wiki/Help:Resource_types" title="Help:Resource types">resource type</a> which you can create for Wikiversity. </p><p>This page will help you upload and use such media files. </p><p>If you use media with your educational resources, you will improve their quality and people will enjoy them more. </p> <table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" style="width: 100%; background-color: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: MintCream; border: 1px solid ForestGreen; -webkit-border-radius: 8px; -moz-border-radius: 8px; border-radius: 8px" colspan="1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Using_existing_media_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Using_existing_media_files"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Using_existing_media_files"></span>Using existing media files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Using_existing_media_files"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Using_existing_media_files","replies":[]}}--></div> <p>This is the easiest way to find media for your educational project. </p><p><b>Wikimedia Commons</b> is a repository of over a hundred million media items, all of which you can instantly use in your learning resources on Wikiversity. You just need to find some suitable items over at Wikimedia Commons, and then insert a short piece of code into your page to use it. </p><p>See also: <a href="/wiki/Educational_Media_Awareness_Campaign" title="Educational Media Awareness Campaign">Educational Media Awareness Campaign</a>, a project which guides you through uses of Wikimedia Commons and showcases the use of Commons materials in the creation of educational resources. </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" style="width: 100%; background-color: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: MintCream; border: 1px solid ForestGreen; -webkit-border-radius: 8px; -moz-border-radius: 8px; border-radius: 8px" colspan="1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Uploading_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Uploading_files"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Uploading_files"></span>Uploading files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Uploading_files"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Uploading_files","replies":[]}}--></div> <p>You can upload a file to Wikimedia Commons using the <a href="/wiki/Special:Upload" title="Special:Upload">Special:Upload</a> form, or by clicking the "Upload file" in the left-hand sidebar. </p><p>Wikimedia Commons allows several file formats to be uploaded. However, it does <i>not</i> allow uploading of non-free formats, such as MP3, MOV, and SWF. Free alternatives to most common formats are available - it is recommended to convert formats to free versions in order to upload to Wikiversity, Commons, or other Wikimedia sites. <b>Both the content and the format need to be free in order to be allowed on Wikiversity - see <a href="/wiki/Wikiversity:Copyrights" title="Wikiversity:Copyrights">Wikiversity:Copyrights</a></b> </p><p>When you upload a file, it will be saved at "File:Oak_tree.jpg". It is helpful if you choose the title of your file carefully before uploading it (perhaps by renaming or using "save as" on your computer). </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" style="width: 100%; background-color: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: MintCream; border: 1px solid ForestGreen; -webkit-border-radius: 8px; -moz-border-radius: 8px; border-radius: 8px" colspan="1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Uploadable_filetypes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>Uploadable filetypes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Uploadable_filetypes","replies":["h-Image_files-Uploadable_filetypes","h-PDF_files-Uploadable_filetypes","h-OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video-Uploadable_filetypes","h-Sound-only_OGV_files-Uploadable_filetypes","h-ODT-Uploadable_filetypes","h-Midi_files-Uploadable_filetypes"]}}--></div> <p>The uploadable filetypes are as follows: </p> <ul><li>PNG (images, such as diagrams)</li> <li>JPG (images, such as photos)</li> <li>GIF (best used only for animation)</li> <li>SVG (images, for very high quality diagrams)</li> <li>OGV (a media format for audio and video, vaguely similar in function to MP3 and MP4)</li> <li>PDF (for documents)</li> <li>XCF</li> <li>MID</li> <li>DJVU</li></ul> <p>The maximum upload size is 20 MB. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Image_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Image_files-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Image_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>Image files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Image_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h3></div> <p>You either use images already uploaded to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/" class="extiw" title="commons:">Wiki commons</a> or you can upload images if they have appropriate open licenses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PDF_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-PDF_files-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-PDF_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>PDF files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-PDF_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h3></div> <p>You can upload a pdf file exactly like an image file. However, you cannot embed a PDF file within a page - instead you need to link to it. You can use the [[File:Name.pdf]] syntax similar to above - which will link to a page with the pdf file, which you can open or download. </p><p>In order to 'bypass' the file view, and link people directly to the image view, use "Media" instead of "Image", ie [[Media:Name.pdf]] </p><p>You cannot view the pdf file directly. It must be viewed by a helper application from your browser. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video" data-mw-thread-id="h-OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>OGV audio vs. OGV video<span data-mw-comment-end="h-OGV_audio_vs._OGV_video-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h3></div> <dl><dt>OGV audio files</dt> <dd>OGV audio files are a different format than OGV video files. Wikiversity does not handle the difference well. Most browsers don't work well with the difference between audio and movie OGV files.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>OGV video files</dt> <dd>See <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video" class="extiw" title="commons:Video">Commons:Video</a> to get more info.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sound-only_OGV_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Sound-only_OGV_files-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Sound-only_OGV_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>Sound-only OGV files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Sound-only_OGV_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h3></div> <dl><dd>Upload a OGV file exactly like an image file.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>Change the word "File" to "Media" to use the file in your lessons or to access the files.</dd></dl> <dl><dd>No other sound files work in Wikiversity, including WAV AIFF, etc. Uploading a file format that is not currently allowed on Wikiversity will give an error message.</dd></dl> <dl><dt>To put OGV files in your lessons</dt></dl> <dl><dd>An OGV file can be put in a lesson simply by saying <b>[[Media:The file name without the word "File" at the beginning | Any name you wish to call the sound file]]</b></dd></dl> <dl><dd>A second way to put OGV files in your lesson pages is to use a template called "audio". To do this you type: <b>{{audio | The OGV file name without the word "File" at the beginning | Any name you want to appear in your lesson}}</b>.</dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span class="unicode haudio"><span class="fn"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:My_Masterpiece_2_-_GarageBand_example.ogg" title="About this sound"><img alt="About this sound" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/11px-Loudspeaker.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/17px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Loudspeaker.svg/22px-Loudspeaker.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></a></span> </span><a href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/5/53/My_Masterpiece_2_-_GarageBand_example.ogg" class="internal" title="My Masterpiece 2 - GarageBand example.ogg"> Click here</a></span> <small class="metadata audiolinkinfo" style="cursor:help;">(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_help" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Media help"><span style="cursor:help;">help</span></a>·<a href="/wiki/File:My_Masterpiece_2_-_GarageBand_example.ogg" title="File:My Masterpiece 2 - GarageBand example.ogg"><span style="cursor:help;">info</span></a>)</small></span> to listen to a short sample created by a non-talented filmmaker.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd>This appears similar to typing this:<br/> <dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Speaker_Icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/24px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/36px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Speaker_Icon.svg/48px-Speaker_Icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500"/></a></span> <a href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/5/53/My_Masterpiece_2_-_GarageBand_example.ogg" class="internal" title="My Masterpiece 2 - GarageBand example.ogg">Click here</a> to listen to a short sample created by a non-talented filmmaker.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd>or</dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png/24px-Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png/36px-Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png/48px-Musical_note_nicu_bucule_01_blue2.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128"/></a></span> <a href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikiversity/en/5/53/My_Masterpiece_2_-_GarageBand_example.ogg" class="internal" title="My Masterpiece 2 - GarageBand example.ogg">Click here</a> to listen to a short sample created by a non-talented filmmaker.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><dl><dd><small>(Click on <b>edit this page</b> to see the coding for these last two examples.)</small></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ODT" data-mw-thread-id="h-ODT-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-ODT-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>ODT<span data-mw-comment-end="h-ODT-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midi_files" data-mw-thread-id="h-Midi_files-Uploadable_filetypes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Midi_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span>Midi files<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Midi_files-Uploadable_filetypes"></span></h3></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="5" style="width: 100%; background-color: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: MintCream; border: 1px solid ForestGreen; -webkit-border-radius: 8px; -moz-border-radius: 8px; border-radius: 8px" colspan="1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Images"></span>Images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Images"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Images","replies":["h-Embedding_an_image-Images","h-Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file-Images","h-Creating_a_thumbnail_image-Images","h-Aligning_an_image-Images","h-Creating_a_gallery_of_images-Images","h-Linking_to_an_image-Images"]}}--></div> <p>Images can be embedded into Wikiversity pages, whether from existing images on <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/" class="extiw" title="commons:">Wiki commons</a> or Wikiversity, or you can upload images yourself if they have appropriate open licenses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Embedding_an_image" data-mw-thread-id="h-Embedding_an_image-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Embedding_an_image-Images"></span>Embedding an image<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Embedding_an_image-Images"></span></h3></div> <p>An example of an image file which has been uploaded to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/" class="extiw" title="commons:">Wiki commons</a> is <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Happy_face.svg" class="extiw" title="commons:File:Happy face.svg">File:Happy face.svg</a>. </p><p>To place (or "embed") this image, simply use <code>[[File:Happy face.svg‎]]</code> in a page where you want the image to appear. You can also use the "embedded file" tool which is in the editing toolbar. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file-Images"></span>Reducing the size of an image file<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reducing_the_size_of_an_image_file-Images"></span></h3></div> <p>By default the image will often be too large, but it can be re-sized e.g., like this <code>[[File:Happy face.svg‎|200px]]</code> - where "200px" indicates a width of 200 pixels (note the vertical bar | - it is <i>not</i> the letter l) </p> <dl><dd>and you will see this <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Happy_face.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/200px-Happy_face.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/300px-Happy_face.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/400px-Happy_face.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2229" data-file-height="2215"/></a></span></dd></dl> <p>To make it even smaller, for example, try <code>[[File:Happy face.svg‎|50px]]</code> </p> <dl><dd>and you will see this <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Happy_face.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/50px-Happy_face.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/75px-Happy_face.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/100px-Happy_face.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2229" data-file-height="2215"/></a></span></dd></dl> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Happy_face.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/80px-Happy_face.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/120px-Happy_face.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Happy_face.svg/160px-Happy_face.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2229" data-file-height="2215"/></a><figcaption>A thumbnail image.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creating_a_thumbnail_image" data-mw-thread-id="h-Creating_a_thumbnail_image-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Creating_a_thumbnail_image-Images"></span>Creating a thumbnail image<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Creating_a_thumbnail_image-Images"></span></h3></div> <p>You can create "thumbnails" (provides a frame and a space for a caption) using: <code>[[File:Happy face.svg|thumb|80px|A face]]</code> Adding a caption is optional. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aligning_an_image" data-mw-thread-id="h-Aligning_an_image-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Aligning_an_image-Images"></span>Aligning an image<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Aligning_an_image-Images"></span></h3></div> <p>Alignment is optional. Options are: Left (default), center, or right. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cscr-featured.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/80px-Cscr-featured.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/120px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/160px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="443"/></a><figcaption>A left-aligned thumbnail image.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cscr-featured.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/80px-Cscr-featured.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/120px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/160px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="443"/></a><figcaption>A right-aligned thumbnail image.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cscr-featured.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/80px-Cscr-featured.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/120px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Cscr-featured.svg/160px-Cscr-featured.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="466" data-file-height="443"/></a><figcaption>A centre-aligned thumbnail image.</figcaption></figure> <p>The images above were created with this syntax:<br/><code> [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|thumb|80px|left|A left-aligned thumbnail image.]]<br/> [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|thumb|80px|right|A right-aligned thumbnail image.]]<br/> [[File:Cscr-featured.svg|thumb|80px|center|A centre-aligned thumbnail image.]] </code> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creating_a_gallery_of_images" data-mw-thread-id="h-Creating_a_gallery_of_images-Images"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Creating_a_gallery_of_images-Images"></span>Creating a gallery of images<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Creating_a_gallery_of_images-Images"></span></h3></div> <p>You can add a gallery of images to a page by adding the &lt;gallery> tag. For example adding: </p> <pre>&lt;gallery> File:Fichtennadel.jpg File:Abies concolor leaves.jpg File:Pinus strobus needles.jpg File:Needle Leaves at Tree Top.jpg File:Hjálmfura 02-5d.jpg|5 day old Pinus pinea File:Seekiefer (Pinus halepensis) 9months-fromtop.jpg|9 months old Pinus halepensis from the top &lt;/gallery> </pre> <p>gives: </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fichtennadel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Fichtennadel.jpg/102px-Fichtennadel.jpg" decoding="async" width="102" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Fichtennadel.jpg/154px-Fichtennadel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Fichtennadel.jpg/205px-Fichtennadel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1198"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg/120px-Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg/180px-Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg/240px-Abies_concolor_leaves.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1431" data-file-height="955"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg/120px-Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg/180px-Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg/240px-Pinus_strobus_needles.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="1101"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg/120px-Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg/180px-Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg/240px-Needle_Leaves_at_Tree_Top.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1360"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="5 day old Pinus pinea"><img alt="5 day old Pinus pinea" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg/120px-Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg/180px-Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg/240px-Hj%C3%A1lmfura_02-5d.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">5 day old Pinus pinea</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seekiefer_(Pinus_halepensis)_9months-fromtop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="9 months old Pinus halepensis from the top"><img alt="9 months old Pinus halepensis from the top" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Seekiefer_%28Pinus_halepensis%29_9months-fromtop.jpg/120px-Seekiefer_%28Pinus_halepensis%29_9months-fromtop.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Seekiefer_%28Pinus_halepensis%29_9months-fromtop.jpg/180px-Seekiefer_%28Pinus_halepensis%29_9months-fromtop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Seekiefer_%28Pinus_halepensis%29_9months-fromtop.jpg/240px-Seekiefer_%28Pinus_halepensis%29_9months-fromtop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2027" data-file-height="1573"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">9 months old Pinus halepensis from the top</div> </li> </ul> <p>Note that sizing of images is automatic, but that image descriptions may be added. 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