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[[Image:Bitmap VS SVG.svg|thumb|One of the reasons why you should use SVG instead of other file formats.]]

[[SVG]] (Scalable Vector Graphics) resources. Why SVG, one might ask? ForLook oneto reasonthe seeimage [[:Image:Bitmapon VSthe SVG.svg]]right. SVG images stored at Wikipedia or on the [[Wikimedia Commons]] aren't actually what you see in your browser when viewing Wikipedia articles. [[MediaWiki]] converts the SVG image to a [[Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] image. The SVG format is the working format of the stored image so that people can more easily convert images for use in different languages. If you're using thea browser other than [[FirefoxInternet Explorer]] browser, just keep clicking the image and you'll eventually get the full-size image, which will be the SVG version. For example; [[Image:Bitmapkeep VSclicking SVG.svg]].the Forimage moreto infothe please see: [[commons:Commons:File types#SVG|Commons:File types#SVG]]right.

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== SVG help and categories ==

*[[Wikipedia:SVG Help]] -– can ask for help here, too.

*[[Wikipedia:SVG Help]] - can ask for help here, too.

*[[commons:Help:SVG]]

*[[meta:SVG image support]]

*[[:fr:Wikipédia:Atelier graphique/FAQ SVG]] -– in French.

*[[Wikipedia:Collaboration to convert graphs to SVG]]

=== Categories ===

*[[:Category:Scalable Vector Graphics]]

*[[commons:Category:SVG]]

*[[meta:Category:SVG]]

*[[mw:Category:SVG extensions]] -– [[MediaWiki]] extensions.

== Graphic Lab resource pages ==

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== Tutorials ==

* [[Wikipedia:How to draw a diagram with Inkscape]]

*[[:Image:Tutorial-cartography (basic).svg]] - Learn quickly how to draw [[SVG]] maps, '''to open in Inkscape'''.

*Learn SVG: Taming SVG one Tutorial at a Time - Learn SVG : Tutorials, Maps, Books. [http://www.learnsvg.com/tutorials/index.phptutorialBasics/]

*[[Open Directory]] - Computers: Data Formats: Graphics: Vector: SVG: FAQs, Help, and Tutorials. [http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Data_Formats/Graphics/Vector/SVG/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials]

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*[[commons:Commons:File types|Commons:File types]]

[[Category:GraphicWikipedia Graphics Lab|SVG resources]]

[[Category:Scalable Vector Graphics|*]]