Pictures

=CRASH COURSE in Google Image = =Or = =How to Find and Upload Pictures =

There are a few different ways to add pictures to your wiki, but before we go into adding pictures, your first step is to FIND a picture. Unfortunately there is no way to copy and paste a photo into wiki, so you'll have to upload it - this means first saving it to your computer and then taking it from your computer and putting it on your wiki.

=FIRST STEP: FINDING AND SAVING YOUR PICTURES =

Finding Great Photos

===**2. Choose the first link that is from a site you recognize (like Wikipedia, popular newspaper or magazine, television channel, etc.). **===

===**3. Find information on your topic that might lead you to good photos. Look for details about your topic, lists of important people or places associated with your topic, or subcategories of your topic. (e.g. A search for "Indian Authors" might lead you to a lot of people who write in Hindi, not English. If you're just interested in folks who write in English, narrow your search to find a list of names of Indian authors writing in English.) **===

===**4. Go to Google Image Search - www.images.google.com or click on this link here. **===

===** 5. In the search bar, type in your keywords - what you are looking for, being as specific as possible. (e.g. If you looked up Indian Sports and found cricket, Google image something specific, like a team or the phrase “Indian Cricket Match.” Don’t just search “cricket,” or you end up with photos of bugs.) **=== 

6. Scroll until you find the picture you like. Click on it. 

7. The image will pop up overlaid over the website it is on. Click the little "X" in the corner of the image to go to the website it is on.



8. Scroll down on the site until you find your picture. Right-click on the image on the website and select "Save Image As".

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">9. Save it to your computer in your My Documents folder or a Humanities folder within your My Documents Folder. Name the picture something you will recognize later. Click "Save". <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%; line-height: 39px;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%; line-height: 39px;">10. Leave the Firefox window/tab open with the picture up - you'll need it later to cite where you got your picture. Your picture is now saved on your computer so you can upload it onto your wiki.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">TIPS FOR SEARCHING IMAGES
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">"BRACKET" TERMS: If your search is two words, put marks around it. For example, if you are looking for Belly Dancing, type in "belly dancing" - otherwise you'll get some pictures of belly dancing and some pictures of just bellies.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 170%;">REDUCE THE FUZZY: To get higher quality pictures, after you type in your keyword and click "search", there is a set of filters on the left-hand sidebar of the screen. By clicking "Large" or "Medium" you narrow your search to only medium- and larger-sized pictures which will look better on your wiki.

= NEXT STEP: Uploading the picture to your wiki!! =

4. Click the[[image:File_button.PNG]] button on the Edit toolbar.
This will open a screen that allows you to upload files from your computer to your wiki.

8. Click on your photo on the upload list. It will automatically place it in your wiki where your cursor is.
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