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It's a little more complicated, but the same process once you get the hang of it. When logged in, you'll see a link to [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] on the left menu. Click that link, upload your media, and make a note of its file name. If it's called My picture.png, you can include it in any document with this syntax: <nowiki>[[File:My picture.png]]</nowiki>. Note files must also have unique names. When uploading pictures, it's best to use the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Image syntax], which also lets you control layout and size. | It's a little more complicated, but the same process once you get the hang of it. When logged in, you'll see a link to [[Special:Upload|Upload file]] on the left menu. Click that link, upload your media, and make a note of its file name. If it's called My picture.png, you can include it in any document with this syntax: <nowiki>[[File:My picture.png]]</nowiki>. Note files must also have unique names. When uploading pictures, it's best to use the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Image syntax], which also lets you control layout and size. | ||
=== Deleting a page === | |||
Wikis pages aren't normally fully deleted. Instead, move the page, using the drop-down menu item, or equivalently change it to a redirect by changing it's contents like this: <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[New page]]</nowiki> | |||
== Why and how do I create categories? == | == Why and how do I create categories? == | ||