Help:Image

• Pictures are good. Pleas add pictures that you have the right to share.
• Don’t use figure reference numbers if you can help it.
• Add images right before the paragraph in which you reference them.
• The tidiest way to add any image is as a thumbnail: [[File:Deepwater_seismic_facies.png|thumb|My awesome picture explains everything!]].
• For mixed graphics, drawings, annotated photos, etc, use SVG and PNG formats; avoid BMP, GIF, TIF, JPG.
• For photographs with no line art or text, use JPG or PNG formats.
• Use descriptive file names with underscores not spaces.

Image formatting

In most cases, the best way to add an image is as a thumbnail, using a line like this:

[[File:Example_image.png|thumb|The caption goes here. It can include links and references.]]

If the image is not already in the wiki, you will see a red link. Clicking on the link takes you to the Upload page, where you can upload the image.

This will make a small version of the image on the right-hand side of the page. In general, this line should go immediately before the mention of the image, so that it floats to the right of the mention.

By default the thumbnail will be 220 pixels wide. You can change how wide thumbnails appear for you in Special:Preferences. As a last resort, you can change the width of your thumbnail by adding a size:

[[File:Example_image.png|thumb|400px|The caption goes here. It can include links and references.]]

For tall, skinny images, it's a good idea to add 'upright', so that the image can be reduced in width, helping the page layout:

[[File:Example_image.png|thumb|upright|The caption goes here. It can include links and references.]]

There is extensive help in the links below.

External links

• Images — Mediawiki help
• Picture tutorial — at Wikipedia