#1 Go to the upload form
Files are uploaded to the commons wiki. You can click on the upload file link in the tools section in the sidebar or you can navigate to the upload form in the commons wiki by typing in the search box special:upload
and then press enter.
#2 Choose the file from your device
Inside the form click the Choose file
button and select the file from your device.
Please note that good file naming is recommended in order to help you and others find this file more easily in the future. You can change the file name in the upload form in the Destination filename: input and even change the filename after upload with the move page form.
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#3 adding additional information and uploading
Entering a description is also recommended in order to enable free text searching on that file. You can add categories in the description input box with the following syntax: [[category:category name]]
. The description and categories can be also set in the by editing the file page.
After you have finished adding the requested information click the Upload button.
#4 Verify that the file was uploaded correctly
Once you have pressed the upload button your file will start uploading to Wazeopedia. In some browsers you will see a a running percentage of the size already uploaded in the bottom of the window.
Once the upload is finished you should be redirected to a the file's page. If the upload was not successful you will be either redirected to a form explaining the issue or to a browser error page in case of network in-connectivity.