Template:File Info/doc

Usage

This template is to be used on file pages to describe the file in question. It has six variables:

• 1 is the description of the subject. It can be a descriptive sentence or two about what's in the image, or even a mere link to the subject that's pictured. All files should have a description and ones that do not are automatically added to Category:Files without a description.
• 2 is the source, such as an external link to where you originally found the image. If you generated the image yourself, i.e. with a capture card or scanner, put what program/capture card you used to get the image. If your used a game/console's built-in screenshot function, put the console as the source (e.g. Nintendo Switch native capture). If it is from a website, link to the page it was displayed on or the file page itself. All files should have a source and ones that do not are automatically added to Category:Files without a source.
• 3 is "edited". If the image has been altered from the original in any way (including cropping or optimizing), describe the modifications.
• 4 is "other versions". If there is another image on the same subject (e.g. multiple angles of the same artwork or a storage icon/sprite and an inventory icon), link to it using [[:File:Filename.ext]].
• 5 is the original file name. If the file comes from an official Nintendo-owned source (e.g. nintendo.com, animal-crossing.com, press kits, ripped directly from a game, but not third-party sites), the original filename (including extension) should be noted.

To use some but not all of these variables, use, for example, something like this:
   {{aboutfile|2=external link|3=[[User:Artist|Artist]]|5=[[:File:Otherone.png]]}}
The first two variables are the most commonly used ones, however, and they can simply be entered like this:
   {{aboutfile|summary|external link}}

This template was adapted from Template:Aboutfile on Super Mario Wiki.