Help:Managing files - Revision history

Brett Wuth at 20:11, 26 March 2019

Brett Wuth — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:11:25 GMT

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	Files can be uploaded to the wiki and then made available or used on various pages.		Files can be uploaded to the wiki and then made available or used on various pages.
		+	== First learn ==
		+	PCSAR's wiki has a few special features that help us manage files, which are described below.

		+	But first you'll need to understand how files are managed generally by the mediawiki software.
	Please read		Please read
	[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files Mediawiki's "Managing file"]		[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files Mediawiki's "Managing file"]
	description		description
-	which talks about how to ~~do this~~ generally on any mediawiki site.	+	which talks about how to manage files generally on any mediawiki site.
-		+
-	~~PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.~~	+
-		+
	== Confidential files ==		== Confidential files ==
	Files that should not be readable by everyone in the world can be placed in the confidential members-only portion of the wiki.		Files that should not be readable by everyone in the world can be placed in the confidential members-only portion of the wiki.

Brett Wuth — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:41:52 GMT

Scanning

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	== Scanning ==		== Scanning ==
	Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.		Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.
		+	== Choosing the type of file ==
		+	When you're scanning and uploading a page, it's generally better to
		+	save them as PDFs rather than JPGs. That's because PDFs will be printed
		+	as full pages identical to the page you scanned. JPGs will often get
		+	scaled and end up a different size. JPGs make sense if you're scanning
		+	something that is going to be embedded in a page (like a photo).

Brett Wuth — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:38:08 GMT

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	Note that you have to get the prefix exactly right:		Note that you have to get the prefix exactly right:
-	* The prefix is <code>Members:</code>	+	* The prefix is "<code>Members:</code>"
-	* It can't be <code>Member:</code> -- it has to be plural, <code>Members:</code>	+	* It can't be "<code>Member:</code>" -- it has to be plural, "<code>Members:</code>"
-	* There can't be any space between <code>Members</code> and the colon. <code>Members :</code> won't work	+	* There can't be any space between "<code>Members</code>" and the colon. "<code>Members :</code>" won't work
-	* There can't be anything in front ~~tof~~ the <code>Members:</code>. <code>Some Members:</code> won't work	+	* There can't be anything in front of the "<code>Members:</code>". "<code>Some Members:</code>" won't work

	Any of these mistakes will make the file still visible to the world.		Any of these mistakes will make the file still visible to the world.

Brett Wuth — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:35:39 GMT

Confidential files

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	Note that you have to get the prefix exactly right:		Note that you have to get the prefix exactly right:
	* The prefix is <code>Members:</code>		* The prefix is <code>Members:</code>
-	* It can't be <code ~~style="color:black;"~~>Member:</code> -- it has to be plural, <code>Members:</code>	+	* It can't be <code>Member:</code> -- it has to be plural, <code>Members:</code>
	* There can't be any space between <code>Members</code> and the colon. <code>Members :</code> won't work		* There can't be any space between <code>Members</code> and the colon. <code>Members :</code> won't work
	* There can't be anything in front tof the <code>Members:</code>. <code>Some Members:</code> won't work		* There can't be anything in front tof the <code>Members:</code>. <code>Some Members:</code> won't work

Brett Wuth — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:35:22 GMT

Confidential files

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	Files that begin with <code>Members:</code> are only accessible to people who are logged in with that access.		Files that begin with <code>Members:</code> are only accessible to people who are logged in with that access.
		+
		+	Note that you have to get the prefix exactly right:
		+	* The prefix is <code>Members:</code>
		+	* It can't be <code style="color:black;">Member:</code> -- it has to be plural, <code>Members:</code>
		+	* There can't be any space between <code>Members</code> and the colon. <code>Members :</code> won't work
		+	* There can't be anything in front tof the <code>Members:</code>. <code>Some Members:</code> won't work
		+
		+	Any of these mistakes will make the file still visible to the world.
		+
	== Image: ==		== Image: ==
	PCSAR is using an older version of mediawiki where files that have been upload have their		PCSAR is using an older version of mediawiki where files that have been upload have their

Brett Wuth — Tue, 03 May 2016 17:23:42 GMT

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	PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.		PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.
-
-	~~== Scanning ==~~
-	~~Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.~~

	== Confidential files ==		== Confidential files ==
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	PCSAR's wiki has some easier and		PCSAR's wiki has some easier and
	[[Help:Linking to files\|additional ways to link to files]].		[[Help:Linking to files\|additional ways to link to files]].
		+	== Scanning ==
		+	Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.

Brett Wuth — Tue, 03 May 2016 17:23:08 GMT

Scanning

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	PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.		PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.

-	=== Scanning ===	+	== Scanning ==
	Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.		Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.

Brett Wuth — Tue, 03 May 2016 17:22:55 GMT

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	PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.		PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.
		+
		+	=== Scanning ===
		+	Don't scan pages you've printed. There's an {{link\|General computer skills/Scanning printed pages\|easier way}}.

	== Confidential files ==		== Confidential files ==

Brett Wuth — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:08:34 GMT

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	[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files Mediawiki's "Managing file"]		[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files Mediawiki's "Managing file"]
	description		description
-	which talks about how ~~files work~~ generally on ~~all~~ mediawiki ~~sites~~.	+	which talks about how to do this generally on any mediawiki site.

	PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.		PCSAR's wiki has a few additions described below.

Brett Wuth — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:06:13 GMT

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	Files can be uploaded to the wiki and then made available or used on various pages.		Files can be uploaded to the wiki and then made available or used on various pages.

-	Please read ~~Mediawiki's~~	+	Please read
-	[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files "Managing file"]	+	[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Managing_files Mediawiki's "Managing file"]
	description		description
	which talks about how files work generally on all mediawiki sites.		which talks about how files work generally on all mediawiki sites.