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:* Source editing: Upload the images using the ''[[Special:Upload|Upload file]]'' link on the sidebar, taking note of the filename, and then using <code><nowiki>[[File:Name]]</nowiki></code> to add it onto the page. For more information on how to frame your images or align them in a certain position, see [[w:Help:Pictures|Wikipedia's help page]]
:* Visual editor: Under ''Insert'', you'll see an option that says ''Images and Media''; you can upload your file directly on that page. For more information, see [[w:Help:Introduction_to_images_with_VisualEditor/1|Wikipedia's help page for VisualEditor.]]
* '''Use infoboxes:''' It'll be easier to use Source editing for this one, but you may see on both Wikipedia and the CivWiki there are boxes with information. For example, [[Template:Infobox civilization]] is an infobox that displays a bunch of info on the right hand side of a page for a nation, and likewise for others -- you may want to see [[:Category:Infobox templates]] for all relevant infoboxes. (You can insert infoboxes on the VisualEditor by going to ''Insert'', and ''Template'', but it's more frustrating to work with that UI.)
* '''Use navboxes:''' To better ease navigation between pages, it helps to include a Navbox on your page. There are too many navboxes to list, however, if you have a related topic, for example, you're writing about a country near a geographic region, you can use some of the navboxes on that -- you can view it in the source editor for the name and you may be able to copy it using <code><nowiki>{{ Template name here }}</nowiki></code>. Navboxes are usually placed at the bottom of the page. (You can insert navboxes on the VisualEditor by going to ''Insert'', and ''Template'', but it's more frustrating to work with that UI.)
* '''Categorize your pages:''' There are a bunch of categories which help to organize pages on the wiki, allowing for ease of use in navigation along with navboxes. Similar to navboxes, it helps to take a related page, or even make your own Category, by copying <code><nowiki>[[Category:Category name here]]</nowiki></code> at the bottom of your page.
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