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	:f. Sometimes there is a delay between your picture entry and when it can show up. If you see a blue box instead of your picture, click on the blue box to see an enlargement of the picture. Eventually a thumbnail will be created and displayed on the page.		:f. Sometimes there is a delay between your picture entry and when it can show up. If you see a blue box instead of your picture, click on the blue box to see an enlargement of the picture. Eventually a thumbnail will be created and displayed on the page.

	*If you need more information please ~~contact John Elberfeld at~~ [~~mailto~~:~~JElberfeld@aol~~.~~com JElberfeld@aol~~.~~com~~]		*If you need more information please see [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki mediawiki.org]

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	Graphics can be added to any page at any time.		Graphics can be added to any page at any time.
	==Get a User Name and Password and Log In==		==Get a User Name and Password and Log In==
	1. Email ~~John Elberfeld~~ at [mailto:~~JElberfeld~~@~~aol~~.com ~~JElberfeld~~@~~aol~~.com]		1. Email The Altamont Enterprise at [mailto:hello@altamontenterprise.com hello@altamontenterprise.com]
	:a. In your email, include you full name, ~~a User Name and Password~~ you ~~want to use~~, and the email address you want associated with the site		:a. In your email, include you full name, the potential contributions you can make, and the email address you want associated with the site
	:b. ~~John~~ will ~~create an account~~ with ~~your unique user name and~~ password ~~on all SIX wikis that make up this site~~.		:b. An email confirming your account will be sent with a password reset link.
	:c. ~~You will receive six emails, one for each site.~~		:c. Click the link an set a new password.
	~~:d. Please reply to each email to confirm your information~~.
	2. Log In to the site		2. Log In to the site
	:a. Click Log In in the very top ~~right hand corner of the screen on the site~~ where you want to add or edit data.		:a. Click Log In in the very top where you want to add or edit data.
	:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''		:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''
	:c. ~~You may choose to be remembered for 180 days~~.		:c. Under your preferences, please click the "confirm your email address" button and follow the instructions.
	~~:d. You must log into each wiki where you want to add or edit data.~~
	==Prepare your Picture==		==Prepare your Picture==
	1. The only graphic formats that can be uploaded are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg.		1. The only graphic formats that can be uploaded are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg.

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[[File:EditLogo.jpg|50px|right|link=This Web Site|Back to This Web Site]]
Graphics can be added to any page at any time.
==Get a User Name and Password and Log In==
1. Email John Elberfeld at [mailto:JElberfeld@aol.com JElberfeld@aol.com]
:a. In your email, include you full name, a User Name and Password you want to use, and the email address you want associated with the site
:b. John will create an account with your unique user name and password on all SIX wikis that make up this site.
:c. You will receive six emails, one for each site.
:d. Please reply to each email to confirm your information.
2. Log In to the site
:a. Click Log In in the very top right hand corner of the screen on the site where you want to add or edit data.
:b. Enter your User Name and Password. '''BOTH ARE CASE SENSITIVE!'''
:c. You may choose to be remembered for 180 days.
:d. You must log into each wiki where you want to add or edit data.
==Prepare your Picture==
1. The only graphic formats that can be uploaded are: png, gif, jpg, jpeg.
:a. Large files take too long, so resize your picture so they are around 800 pixels across or less. This size lets users zoom in on details.
:b. Regular digital photos are TOO BIG and '''must''' be reduced in size.
:c. Most graphics programs have a Save As option where you can choose '''jpg''' as an option
:d. MediaWiki file names as case sensitive. Flag.jpg, flag.jpg, Flag.JPG, flag.jpeg, flag.JPG are all different files as far was the program is concerned. The safest way to refer to a file is to copy and paste its name.
:e. Name your picture in a way that can help users identify what they are seeing from just the file name.
==Display a Single Picture==
:a. A typical format to display a single picture is:
::<nowiki>[[File:Grave-Knox-HanesElias.jpg|300px|thumb|right|<center>Knox Cemetery - Elias Hanes</center>]]</nowiki>
:b. 300px is the width, thumb is the display style, right is the alignment (center and left are options)
:c. Text after the vertical pipe "|" is the caption which will be centered because of the <nowiki><center></nowiki> tags.
:d. An inline graphic could be:
::<nowiki>[[File:NavigationTabs.gif]]</nowiki>

==Working with Galleries==
1. Galleries are good for displaying many pictures that are related to each other, as postcards of Knox Cave, or graves of family members.
:a. A typical gallery has the format below. You can have as many pictures as you want in a gallery.
'''<nowiki><gallery></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki>Image:{filename}|<center>{caption}</center></nowiki>''' 
'''<nowiki></gallery></nowiki>''' 
:b. Replace {filename} with the name of your file, and {caption} with the caption of the picture.
:c. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:d. Click on Edit for any page to see how other writers have created their pages.
:e. Below is a typical gallery as it appears on a page.

==Jim Hamilton==
Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594|Lot 594]].
<gallery>
Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center>
Image:Thatcher_view.JPG|<center>Fall Colors from the Overlook</center>
Image:Escarpment.JPG|<center>Valley view from the Helderberg Escarpment</center>
Image:Grain_sunset1.jpg|<center>Sunset over the Switzkill Valley June 2006</center>
</gallery>

:f. The code for the above gallery is: 
<nowiki>==Jim Hamilton==</nowiki> 
<nowiki>Jim and family enjoy watching the sun set over Mr. Van Rensselaer's [[Lot 594|Lot 594]].</nowiki> 
<nowiki><gallery></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Thatcher_Park.JPG|<center> Fall drive through Thatcher Park, October 2009</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Thatcher_view.JPG|<center>Fall Colors from the Overlook</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Escarpment.JPG|<center>Valley view from the Helderberg Escarpment</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki>Image:Grain_sunset1.jpg|<center>Sunset over the Switzkill Valley June 2006</center></nowiki> 
<nowiki></gallery></nowiki> 

==Upload your Pictures==
1.Start the Upload process
:a. Copy the caption of the picture as it appears on the page.
:b. Click on Upload File in the left navigation column
:c. Paste the caption you just copied into Summary text box
:d. After the caption enter at least category, like '''<nowiki> [[Category:Natural History]][[Category:Hilltowns Natural History]]</nowiki>'''
:e. Browse to the image you want to download, click on its name, and choose Open
:f. Click on Upload

2. Check your work
:a. If you have already entered the file name in a gallery listing, the name of the page containing the picture should appear toward the bottom of the page.
:b. If no page name appears, chances are excellent you have a typing error in the name of the file on the page where you want the picture to appear.
:c. Copy the name of the picture file, navigate back to the page with with picture, edit the page, and paste the correct picture name into your page code.
:d. '''SAVE YOUR WORK'''
:e. You picture should now appear on the page.
:f. Sometimes there is a delay between your picture entry and when it can show up. If you see a blue box instead of your picture, click on the blue box to see an enlargement of the picture. Eventually a thumbnail will be created and displayed on the page.

*If you need more information please contact John Elberfeld at [mailto:JElberfeld@aol.com JElberfeld@aol.com]