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-//part of the [[start|GtC documentation]]//
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-====== Uploading photos and images ======
-Being able to upload photos and other images is important for all curators for their own personal home pages (see [[getting an account]]), and then for improving any other pages you create or curate.
-The [[images videos]] page explains how to use an image already on the web, in which case there is no need to upload anything, you can just use them from their existing URL. The rest of this page assumes that you need to upload a photo or image that is not already on the web, and that has not yet been uploaded to this wiki.
-Once you have understood the process, you can practice uploading on the [[playground:playground]] or on your own home page.
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-===== Uploading with the Media Manager =====
-To upload images, we recommend using the Media Manager, available in the spanner icon {{spanner-icon.png}} menu (very top, right), not while you are actually editing a page. You can then use it any time later, as explained in [[images videos]].
-Again, if the image is on the web already, you don't need to upload it, you can use it from where it is. However, if you are unsure whether it will stay in its place on the web, you can first download the image from the web onto your own computer, and then follow on here.
-==== Before you upload ====
-Before you upload an image, it's best to get to the page where it will be used. This will make it easier for you, as you won't have to worry about which [[namespace]] it's in. If you want to upload while you are on this page, or anywhere else, you will need to know the namespace of the page you want to use it on. You can revise that from the [[namespace]] page.
-Also, you will need to be ready with the file you want to upload.
-Close any edit you may be on, saving if desired, before starting uploading with the Media Manager.
-==== The uploading process ====
-Here's what to do with the Media Manager.
-  - Open the Media Manager (in the spanner icon menu) {{spanner-icon.png}}. If you want to back out, that's easy, just go back on your browser, or click on the page name in the "Trace" at the top.
-  - Click on "Upload", just under the title, between "Media Files" and "Search".
-  - If you try that from this page, just underneath "Upload" it will say "Upload to **doc**". That's the [[namespace]] you will be uploading to. If you will be using the image in a different namespace, choose that namespace, on the left, and repeat from the step above.
-  - The namespace will need to be one where you have the right permissions. Then:
-    - either drag your photo file onto where is says "Select files…"  (it changes to "Drop files here to upload");
-    - or click on "Select files…" and work through your file system to choose the file you want to upload.
-  - When your file is selected, its name will show. If you need, you can edit the name, e.g. to make it simpler.
-  - Click on the big green "Upload" button just below the name of your photo.
-  - The file name will then show. You can click on that if you like, to check: on the right, you can see the namespace and filename so you are sure.
-  - The image is now uploaded to the chosen namespace.
-==== Using the image, in brief ====
-To use the image you have uploaded, you will write something like this on the page:
-`{{doc:nuts.jpg?200|}}`, which gives you this image:
-{{doc:nuts.jpg?200|}}
-Go to the [[images videos]] page for the proper explanation.
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-===== Uploading using the toolbar "Add images…" =====
-So now, click on the image icon in the edit window toolbar {{image-icon.png|this is an illustration: don't click here!}} to bring up the box for adding an image. The first thing you can do with this pop-up is to check whether the image or photo you want has already been uploaded. The ones in your current [[namespace]] are displayed underneath on the right hand side of the pop-up; you can also search for images in other namespaces by selecting a different namespace on the left.
-So, let's assume you want to go ahead, upload and add an image to a page now. You upload via the toolbar with "Add images…" either by clicking the "Select files" button, and choosing from your device storage; or by dragging a file from your storage onto the place where the "Select files" button is. The button changes momentarily into "". When the file is dropped, click on the "Upload" button. When you have done that, your filename appears just above the upload space. Click on that, and you get options for how to display the image, illustrated here:
 {{:doc:link-settings-box.png?nolink|this is just illustration, for info try the real thing!}}
-If this looks too confusing (TMI!), leave this for now and use the Media Manager as explained just below.
 OK, you're keen and sure you want to go through with this approach! When you hover over the boxes in those three rows (the real thing, not the illustration above!) it will pop-up what each of them mean. Explaining these, based on the pop-up text:
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-Explore other options yourself. You can cross-compare this with the explanation in [[images videos]].
+Explore other options yourself. You can cross-compare this with the explanation in [[inserting images]].
-===== Uploading from the toolbar with "Add images…" =====