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'''Images''' are always nice to spice up content, and in many cases they are outright needed in order to describe information from a game. Luckily, they are easy enough to add in {{WikiTitle}}.
==Adding Images==
[[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Jay Wilson]], the Lead Game Designer of [[Diablo 3]].]]To insert an image on any page, you use a small piece of [[Help:Markup|wiki markup]], that you can see is very similar to [[Help:Markup#Creating Links|wiki links]]: <nowiki>[[Image:filename.jpg]]</nowiki>. Make sure you don't forget to write the file extension. The valid image files for {{WikiTitle}} are:
* .gif
* .jpg
* .png
Images will automatically be made into a large size, and justificated to the left side on a page, but it's easy to change these settings with simple variables in the code. In this case we will be using the [[:Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|Jay Wilson image]] that you can see "thumbnailed" to the right.
===Image Code Variables===
The following variables can be added by adding a pipe ("|") after the file name:
* '''Type'''
** <span style="color:white;">|frame</span> - Creates a frame around the picture. If a caption is added, it is shown below. Picture retains original size, regardless of "size" attributes. Picture is normally floated right.
** <span style="color:white;">|thumb</span> - Resizes the picture to a thumbnail, adds a frame and room for a caption. Automatically aligns "right" unless overwritten with a "left" variable.
** <span style="color:white;">|thumbnail</span> - Same as "thumb".
* '''Location'''
** <span style="color:white;">|right</span> - Aligns the image floating to the right. Text will align around the left hand side.
** <span style="color:white;">|left</span> - Aligns the image floating to the left. Text will align around the right hand side.
** <span style="color:white;">|center</span> - Centers the image on the page. Text aove and below only.
* '''Size'''
** <span style="color:white;">|150px</span> - Sets the width of the image to 150 pixels. The image size ration is preserved.
** <span style="color:white;">|150px100px</span> - The image becomes no wider than 150 pixels and no higher than 100 pixels. The image size ration is preserved.
** If not used, it will use the standard size.
* '''Caption''' - Any element that isn't identified as one of the above.
** <span style="color:white;">|(any text)</span> - This will create an alternative mouseover tooltip instead of the standard "Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg" on regular images. Will add a caption below the image for "frames" and "thumbs".
Examples:
* <nowiki>[[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|left|frame|150px|Caption about [[Jay Wilson]].]]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|right|150px]]</nowiki>
* <nowiki>[[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|thumb|150px|Caption about [[Jay Wilson]].]]</nowiki>
Notice how the "150px" attribute on the "frame" image does not work.
[[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|left|frame|150px|Caption about [[Jay Wilson]].]][[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|right|150px]][[Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg|thumb|150px|Caption about [[Jay Wilson]].]]
==Linking to Images==
Sometimes you might want to link directly to an image instead of embedding it on the page. If so there are two ways to do this:
* Use a direct, external, link to the image url: [http://www.diablowiki.net/images/2/24/Jay_Wilson.jpg Image]
* Use an internal wiki link to the image page: [[:Image:Jay_Wilson.jpg| Image]]
The former way works exactly like any external link (read more about that later), for the link title, URL or a little bracketed link. The latter works just like [[Help:Markup#Linking_to_Categories|Category Links]], with a ":" in front, and with the possibility to change title with a pipe ("|").
Read more at the [[Help:Markup#Creating Links|markup link syntax]].
To insert an image, just add the following code, that you can see is very similar to other wiki links: <nowiki>[[Image:filename.jpg]]</nowiki>. Make sure you don't forget to write the file extension. The valid image files for {{WikiTitle}} are:
* .gif
* .png
Images will automatically be justificated to the left side on a page, but it's easy to change this with variables, to make boxes around images and to change their size. Read more about images on the [[Help:Image|Image Help page]].
The example above shows a jpg, but it may use any valid file extension. Images inserted this way will be placed with left justification, and text will wrap around them.