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{{information page|pages=[[Wikipedia:Images]]|shortcut=WP:IMGDD}}
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<div style="text-align:center; font-size:16pt;"><br />'''[[Wikipedia:Images|Images]] make Wikipedia more informative, accessible, and professional.'''<br /><br /></div>

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|+ In general, when working with images:
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! style="background:#efefef;" | <font size="+2">DO:</font>
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] Review the image '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images|style guide]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Image use policy|use policy]]'''.
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|[[File:Green check.png|20px]] Give '''context''' with '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions|captions]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|alt text]]'''.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] Try to find '''at least one image''' for each article.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] Look for '''[[meta:free image resources|free images]]'''.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] '''[[Wikipedia:Image#Editing images|Clean up]]''' images: crop, color-correct, etc.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] '''[[Wikipedia:Image#Making images yourself|Create]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Uploading images|upload]] your own''' images.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] Use the '''[[Wikipedia:Image use policy#Format|best file format]]''' for each image.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]] Use '''[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images#Scale_references|objects for scale]]''' where helpful.
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| [[File:Green check.png|20px]]Place images in the '''[[MOS:ACCIM|section to which they are related''']]
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't''' upload '''[[Wikipedia:Non-free content|non-free]]''' images.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't''' use images in place of '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Tables|table]]s''' or '''[[Wikipedia:How to create charts for Wikipedia articles|chart]]s'''.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't''' use images or '''[[WP:GALLERY|galleries]]''' '''excessively'''.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't''' add images that are '''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#Pertinence and encyclopedic nature|not relevant]]'''.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#Editing images|flip]]''' faces, text, or works of art.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't''' set '''[[Wikipedia:Image use policy#Displayed image size|fixed image sizes]]'''.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images#Location|sandwich]]''' text between two images.
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| [[File:Red x.svg|20px]] '''Don't refer to''' images by their '''[[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Images#References_from_article|placement]]'''.
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== See also ==
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;Policy and guidelines
*[[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use policy ]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images|Manual of Style for images]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility#Images|Accessibility for images]]
*[[Wikipedia:File names|File names]]
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;Help pages
* [[Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files|Creation and usage of media files]]
* [[Help:Introduction to uploading images/1|Introduction to uploading images]]
* [[Help:Pictures|Picture tutorial]]
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{{Wikipedia dos and don'ts}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Image Dos And Don'ts}}
[[Category:Wikipedia basic information]]
[[Category:Wikipedia dos and don'ts]]
[[Category:Wikipedia image help|*]]

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