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==Uploading Avatars==
<noinclude>==Uploading Avatars==
In the toolbox, on the left side of the lexicon there is an Upload File link.  Click this link and upload the image from your computer.
{{TOCright}}In the toolbox, on the left side of the lexicon there is an Upload File link.  Click this link and upload the image from your computer. Also, if an image is added to a page that has not been uploaded yet, a red link will be created to the not-yet-added image, click this to go to the upload page for that image name.
 
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'''''Only upload avatars that the writer of the character is currently using.'''''
===How to title an Avatar===
 
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==How to title them==
Give the avatar the same name as the Character Link, which should be how the character name appears at Absit Omen profiles.  
Give the avatar the same name as the Character Link, which should be how the character name appears at Absit Omen profiles.  
<pre> CharacterNameAvatar.jpg </pre>  
<nowiki> Character Name.jpg</nowiki>  


In the summary, add:
In the summary, add:


<pre>[[Category:Avatar]]</pre>
<nowiki>{{Avatar}}</nowiki>


==Using Images==
===Using Images===
Displaying a file is like making an internal link.  Use double brackets and call for the file that's already uploaded.
Displaying a file is like making an internal link.  Use double brackets and call for the file that's already uploaded.


<pre> [[File: NiobeThursbyAvatar.jpg]] </pre>
<nowiki> [[File: Niobe Thursby.jpg]] </nowiki>


Align left or right:
Align left or right:


<pre> [[File: NiobeThursbyAvatar.jpg|right]] </pre>
<nowiki> [[File: Niobe Thursby.jpg|right]] </nowiki>


===Image Sizes===
Most avatars will be 250 pixels by 250 pixels. If they are not, there are two ways to change the avatar's size:
#Change the image's size on your computer, then upload it again.
#Add '250px' in the file name of the wiki page, like this:
<nowiki>[[File:Nora Dobbins.jpg|250px]]</nowiki>


==Image Sizes==
{{note}} For best results, an avatar should be at least 250px by 250 pixels, and regardless of size should be square (250x250, 300x300, etc.)
Most avatars will be 125 pixels by 125 pixels. If they are not, there are two ways to change the avatar's size:
#Change the image's size on your computer, then upload it again.
#Add '125px' in the file name of the wiki page, like this:
<pre> [[File:NoraDobbinsAvatar.jpg|125px]] </pre>


==Updating Avatars==
===Updating Avatars===
If an avatar needs to be changed, we are able to update the old file.  We don't have to delete the old file and add a new one.
If an avatar needs to be changed, we are able to update the old file.  We don't have to delete the old file and add a new one.


#Go to the [[:Category:Avatar|Avatar Gallery]] or [[Special:ListFiles|The List of Uploaded Files]] and select the Avatar to update.
#Go to the [[:Category:Avatar|Avatar Gallery]] or [[Special:ListFiles|The List of Uploaded Files]] and select the Avatar to update, or go to the character page and click on the current avatar.
#Just above the '''File Links''' heading is a link called "upload a new version of this file''
#Just above the '''File Links''' heading is a link called "upload a new version of this file''
#The title of the file will remain the same, but the image will be the fresh one.  You won't need change any image links for the updated avatar to appear.
#The title of the file will remain the same, but the image will be the fresh one.  You won't need change any image links for the updated avatar to appear.
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Latest revision as of 23:16, 1 June 2015

Uploading Avatars

In the toolbox, on the left side of the lexicon there is an Upload File link. Click this link and upload the image from your computer. Also, if an image is added to a page that has not been uploaded yet, a red link will be created to the not-yet-added image, click this to go to the upload page for that image name.

How to title an Avatar

Give the avatar the same name as the Character Link, which should be how the character name appears at Absit Omen profiles. Character Name.jpg

In the summary, add:

{{Avatar}}

Using Images

Displaying a file is like making an internal link. Use double brackets and call for the file that's already uploaded.

[[File: Niobe Thursby.jpg]]

Align left or right:

[[File: Niobe Thursby.jpg|right]]

Image Sizes

Most avatars will be 250 pixels by 250 pixels. If they are not, there are two ways to change the avatar's size:

  1. Change the image's size on your computer, then upload it again.
  2. Add '250px' in the file name of the wiki page, like this:

[[File:Nora Dobbins.jpg|250px]]

Bulbgraph.pngNote: For best results, an avatar should be at least 250px by 250 pixels, and regardless of size should be square (250x250, 300x300, etc.)

Updating Avatars

If an avatar needs to be changed, we are able to update the old file. We don't have to delete the old file and add a new one.

  1. Go to the Avatar Gallery or The List of Uploaded Files and select the Avatar to update, or go to the character page and click on the current avatar.
  2. Just above the File Links heading is a link called "upload a new version of this file
  3. The title of the file will remain the same, but the image will be the fresh one. You won't need change any image links for the updated avatar to appear.
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