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[edit] Getting Started
We are using MediaWiki software, the same used by Wikipedia. Wikipedia is, in fact, a good place to practice editing a wiki.
Before you do any editing, you must create an account in this wiki. Please use only your real name and your Otis email. All other contributors will probably be deleted.
[edit] How do I create a new page?
- 1. Go to the page you want the new page to be linked from.
- 2. Click on the edit tab to edit the page. Add a link to the page you wish to create.
- 3. The way to create a link is to place the new page's title in brackets: [[title]]. If you highlight the word and click on the AB button at to top of the editing box, the brackets will be inserted for you.
- 4. Save the page. Your link will show up as a red link which, when clicked, will bring you to an edit page foryour new page.
- 5. Edit and save your new page.
[edit] Adding Images
You must first Upload the image file into THIS wiki. Make sure your image is not too large. 300 pixels wide is good. Then use the "Upload file" link in the Toolbox area on the left. Once the file has been uploaded, go to the page where you want to put it and use the embed image button at the top of the edit box. In place of the word "Example" put the name of the image.
Information about how to format the image can be found here:
[edit] How do I upload and image?
Go to the page where you want to put it and use the embed image button at the top of the edit box. In place of the word "Example" put the name of the image.
The page code inside the brackets looks like this: Image:Filename.jpg|left|200px| That code will embedd the image on the left. To embed on the right, put a |right after the jpeg. Example Image:Filename.jpg|right
[edit] How do I spell check my work?
Sorry - that is not available in Media Wiki. Firefox 2.0 has a built-in spell check that works well with Media Wiki
[edit] How do I revert a page to an earlier version?
- 1. Go to the page you wish to revert, click on the History tab at the top of the page, then click on the time and date of the earlier version you want to revert to. It will not work if you click on 'cur', 'last', or "Compare selected versions".
- 2. When the page displays, text similar to this: (Revision as of 23:19 Jul 15, 2003), will display. It appears below the page's title, in place of the From {project name}, usually seen.
- 3. Verify that you've selected the correct version, then click a link to edit the page as you would normally.
- 4. You'll get a warning, above the edit box, about editing an out-of-date revision.
- 5. Ignore the warning and save the page.
[edit] How do I create a "block quote?"
In case you were wondering - this is what a blockquote looks like:
When editing the page, simply leave one blank space at the beginning of the line.
[edit] How do I change the text color?
You use the Span Style tags to mark the color of text
This is <span style="color:red">red</span> text. This is <span style="color:orange">orange</span> text. This is <span style="color:blue">blue</span> text. This is <span style="color:green">green</span> text.
That produces this look:
This is red text. This is orange text. This is blue text. This is green text text.
[edit] How Do I Add a Username / Date / Timestamp to my post?
To add your wiki username along with a date and timestamp to the end of your post, simply add 4 tilde symbols ( Maberry 10:40, 29 July 2007 (PDT) ) at the end of your post.
Enter the code like this:
This is my post. [[User:Maberry|Maberry]] 10:40, 29 July 2007 (PDT)
And it publishes like this:
This is my post. Maberry 10:40, 29 July 2007 (PDT)
Thanks to babatuesdays.com for many of the above FAQs.
