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Wikipedia encyclopedia articles may be improved by including images as well as sound and video clip media files. It is important to understand where to upload these files.
- Images and other media files must be uploaded either to Wikipedia or to Wikimedia Commons before they can be used.
- If you do not already have a Wikipedia account, you must [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup create one] to upload images. The account will work across all twelve Wikipedia sister projects such as the Commons.
- Wikipedia prefers free images that can be reused commercially and modified.
- Non-free images may be used, but only in certain circumstances and if a free equivalent is not possible.
- Wikimedia Commons only accepts free images, which can then be used by any of the other Wikimedia projects.
There is a how-to guide available at Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files and a picture tutorial that explains how to add images to an article.
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