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image is the name of the image, abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not include the File: or Image: prefix, do not enclose the name in [[brackets]], but do remember to include the filename extension. image_upright should normally be left blank, so that the size defaults to the size set in a user's preferences.
Scale the image to be no greater than the given width or height, keeping its aspect ratio. Scaling up (i.e. stretching the image to a greater size) is disabled when the image is framed. Link Link the image to a different resource, or to nothing. Alt Specify the alt text for the image. This is intended for visually impaired readers.
The previous image may have incorrect image syntax, especially an incomplete ]] at the end; The capitalization in the wikicode must be followed; thus if an image file is Image:Photo of Wikipede.JPG, you will need to use the capital letters for "JPG". The image is blacklisted on MediaWiki:Bad image list.
5. After you save the change, you should bypass your cache so that Wikipedia isn't using an old version of your common.js (see the section about fixing problems with your user scripts). Then go to a page where you expect the change to appear—for example, click on the "my talk" link on the upper right, and check if the change has happened.
The procedure for adding images to articles is the same, regardless of whether the image was uploaded to Commons or directly to English Wikipedia. To make your uploaded file appear in an article, you need to insert it: edit the article and add the syntax [[File:Image name|thumb|Caption]] where you want the file to appear.
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If you do change the name, remember to change all links to that image in Wikipedia articles to point to the new image at Commons, not to the old image. Note: For a full description of the process for this type of move, including a link to the "Move-to-commons assistant" tool, see the page Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons (shortcut: WP:MTC ).
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