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Tip: Categorizing images
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Thanks a lot for contributing to the Wikimedia Commons! Here's a tip to make your uploads more useful: Why not add some categories to describe them? This will help more people to find and use them.
Here's how:
1) If you're using the UploadWizard, you can add categories to each file when you describe it. Just click "more options" for the file and add the categories which make sense:
2) You can also pick the file from your list of uploads, edit the file description page, and manually add the category code at the end of the page.
[[Category:Category name]]
For example, if you are uploading a diagram showing the orbits of comets, you add the following code:
[[Category:Astronomical diagrams]]
[[Category:Comets]]
This will make the diagram show up in the categories "Astronomical diagrams" and "Comets".
When picking categories, try to choose a specific category ("Astronomical diagrams") over a generic one ("Illustrations").
Thanks again for your uploads! More information about categorization can be found in Commons:Categories, and don't hesitate to leave a note on the help desk.BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Olajuwon Residence WTCannady 1996.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Church of the Good Shepherd WTCannady 1981.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Fayette Savings Association WTCannady 1983.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Cannady House WTCannady 1972.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Brochstein House WTCannady 1972.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:LOVETT.1979ps.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Lovett Square Condominums WTCannady 1979.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:St Barnabas Episcopal Church WTCannady 1965.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Cannady House WTCannady 1991.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:McLean Residence WTCannady 2001.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Lovett Square Condominums WTCannady.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Northern Trust Bank WTCannady 1993.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Cannady Ranch WTCannady 1982.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Houston Area Womens Center WTCannady 2001.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:EB Cape Center for Public Works Excellence WTCannady 1996.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Schulte Ranch House WTCannady 1986.jpg is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Image:Slade House WTCannady 2003.JPG is uncategorized since 4 February 2009. BotMultichillT 06:09, 5 February 2009 (UTC)