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When you want to add an image to Wikipedia or donate it to our collection, you have to upload it to our site and give us some information about the image.</translate> '''<translate><!--T:2-->
Here is how:</translate>'''}}
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== Help before you begin == <!--T:3-->
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You need to have the image file you want to upload on your computer.</translate>}}
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You need an account on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons to upload files.</translate>}}
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Log in</translate>'''}} {{Clickable button|Special:UserLogin/signup|'''<translate><!--T:7-->
Create an account</translate>'''}}
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== What can I upload? == <!--T:8-->
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Understand what kinds of uploads Wikimedia Commons can accept.</translate>}}
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Images that you upload to Wikimedia Commons have to be ''educational'' and ''freely licensed''.</translate>
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We can accept images that you created entirely by yourself.</translate> [[Commons:Copyright rules by subject matter|'''<translate><!--T:14-->
Examples</translate> »''']]
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We can't accept images created or inspired by others, without their permission.</translate>
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We can't accept any image which is not freely licensed or clearly in the [[COM:PD|public domain]]— most images found on the Web are not freely licensed and must not be uploaded to Commons.</translate>
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We can accept images that depict a person, an object, or that illustrate an idea, so long as that image is freely licensed</translate>
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Commons is not a repository for your personal photos— we are not a web hosting service like Facebook or Pintrest, and all of our images must have potential educational use.</translate> [[Commons:Project scope/Summary|'''<translate><!--T:18-->
Learn more</translate> »''']]
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== Uploading an image == <!--T:19-->
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To upload files to Wikimedia Commons, use the</translate> [[Special:UploadWizard|'''<translate><!--T:21-->
Upload Wizard</translate>''']].}}
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Getting started</translate>
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Go to the</translate> [[Special:UploadWizard|'''<translate><!--T:24-->
Upload Wizard</translate>''']] <translate><!--T:25-->
on Wikimedia Commons.</translate> <translate><!--T:26-->
You can always get to it from the [[Commons:Upload|Upload file]] link in the menu on the left.</translate>
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Use the illustration on the first page to understand whether Wikimedia Commons can accept your upload.</translate>
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When you're ready to upload, click</translate> {{Button|<translate><!--T:29-->
Next</translate>}} <translate><!--T:30-->
near the end of the page.</translate>
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Click</translate> {{Button|<translate><!--T:32-->
Select media files to share</translate>}} <translate><!--T:33-->
and find the image or images you want to upload on your computer.</translate>
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Licensing your file</translate>
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Click</translate> {{Button|<translate><!--T:36-->
Continue</translate>}} <translate><!--T:37-->
and select the options that apply to your upload, as prompted.</translate> <translate><!--T:38-->
When you are done, click</translate> {{Button|<translate><!--T:39-->
Next</translate>}}. '''[[Commons:First steps/License selection|<translate><!--T:40-->
More information</translate> »]]'''
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Organizing and describing your upload</translate>
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Enter a title for the image. Use plain, descriptive language.</translate> <translate><!--T:43-->
Then enter a description of the image and the date it was created.</translate>
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Help organize Wikimedia Commons by assigning categories to your file. When you are done, click {{Button|Next}}.</translate>
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After this, your upload will be published and complete.</translate>}}
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== Further reading == <!--T:46-->
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Wikimedia Commons pages:</translate>
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Project scope</translate>]]
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