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 A more thorough discussion of image formatting in wikis and explanation of the different options that be used with images is found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here]
+==Uploading Videos==
+The wiki does not support adding video files into it directly. If you have a video file you'd like to share you can either add a link to your own website, or upload it to our server via the Upload Video File link on the left of the page and include that link.

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 ===Formatting Images===
-The wiki editing section does not by default put new lines into text. Therefore, if you want to start your image on a new line, end the last line of text before the image with <nowiki><br /></nowiki> to insert a page break, and similarly put another in after your images.
+The wiki editing section does automatically put images on a new line. Therefore, if you want to start your image on a new line, end the last line of text before the image with <nowiki><br /></nowiki> to insert a page break, and similarly put another in after your images.
 There are a number of options for formatting images, including resizing, page alignment and borders. The general way to use these options is to alter your image link to be <nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]</nowiki>

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	A more thorough discussion of image formatting in wikis and explanation of the different options that be used with images is found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here]		A more thorough discussion of image formatting in wikis and explanation of the different options that be used with images is found [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images here]
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	If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu		If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu

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 There are a number of options for formatting images, including resizing, page alignment and borders. The general way to use these options is to alter your image link to be <nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]</nowiki>
-For example, if I had an image file titled picture.png and wanted to upload it to be center aligned and resized to have a width of 100 pixels, the command would be <nowiki>[[File:picture.png|100px|center]]</nowiki>
+For example, if I had an image file titled picture.png and wanted to upload it to be center aligned and resized to have a width of 100 pixels, the command would be <nowiki>[[File:picture.png|center|100px]]</nowiki>.
 If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu

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 ===Formatting Images===
 The wiki editing section does not by default put new lines into text. Therefore, if you want to start your image on a new line, end the last line of text before the image with <nowiki><br /></nowiki> to insert a page break, and similarly put another in after your images.
 If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu

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	*Note, all images are saved to the wiki, and therefore once uploaded once can be linked to from multiple pages. Therefore giving your images unique names when you save them is a good idea.		*Note, all images are saved to the wiki, and therefore once uploaded once can be linked to from multiple pages. Therefore giving your images unique names when you save them is a good idea.
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		+	You can also just go to the upload file link on the left hand sidebar beneath toolbox and upload your image. Once it is uploaded you can link to it from any page.

	===Formatting Images===		===Formatting Images===

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 To insert an image with no formatting whatsoever, edit the page you wish to upload to and type <nowiki> [[File:image_name.imagetype]] (for example [[File:image.png]]) </nowiki> and save the page.
-There should now be a red link with the image name on the page. Click the link on the page and you will be taken to an image upload page where you can insert an image from your local machine or url, as well as enter a description of the image. After you select upload, you should be taken to a page with the image on it, at the bottom of this page there is a link taking you back to the page
+There should now be a red link with the image name on the page. Click the link on the page and you will be taken to an image upload page where you can insert an image from your local machine or url, as well as enter a description of the image. After you select upload, you should be taken to a page with the image on it, at the bottom of this page there is a link taking you back to the page where you wanted to upload the file. Returning to the page you should see the file.
 If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu

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	There should now be a red link with the image name on the page. Click the link on the page and you will be taken to an image upload page where you can insert an image from your local machine or url, as well as enter a description of the image. After you select upload, you should be taken to a page with the image on it, at the bottom of this page there is a link taking you back to the page		There should now be a red link with the image name on the page. Click the link on the page and you will be taken to an image upload page where you can insert an image from your local machine or url, as well as enter a description of the image. After you select upload, you should be taken to a page with the image on it, at the bottom of this page there is a link taking you back to the page
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	If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu		If you are unable to upload a specific type of data, or would like to add a section of your own to add a guide for a data format not covered on this page, please email Phillip Hess at phess4@gmu.edu