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= How to edit a page? = | = How to edit a page? = | ||
- | [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Editing_basics See here]. | + | |
+ | Well, just click on 'edit' :-). You may need some wiki code for formatting. It's rather simple, see below: | ||
+ | |||
+ | (Cut & Pasted from MetaWiki documentation.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| border="1" cellpadding="2" | ||
+ | !width="1000" style="background:#FFFF99"|What it looks like | ||
+ | !width="500" style="background:#FFFF99"|What you type | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 | ||
+ | apostrophes on each side. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 5 apostrophes will bold and italicize | ||
+ | '''''the text'''''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.) | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 | ||
+ | apostrophes on each side. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 5 apostrophes will bold and italicize | ||
+ | '''''the text'''''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | (4 apostrophes don't do anything | ||
+ | special -- there's just ''''one left | ||
+ | over''''.) | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br> | ||
+ | - Three tildes gives your user name: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] <br> | ||
+ | - Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: [[User:Karl Wick|Karl Wick]] 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br> | ||
+ | - Five tildes gives the date/time alone: 07:46, 27 November 2005 (UTC) <br> | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | You should "sign" your comments | ||
+ | on talk pages: <br> | ||
+ | - Three tildes gives your user | ||
+ | name: ~~~ <br> | ||
+ | - Four tildes give your user | ||
+ | name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br> | ||
+ | - Five tildes gives the | ||
+ | date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br> | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | <div style="font-size:150%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">Section headings</div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. | ||
+ | The Wiki software can automatically generate | ||
+ | a [[Help:table of contents|table of contents]] from them. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="font-size:132%;font-weight:bold;">Subsection</div> | ||
+ | Using more equals signs creates a subsection. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <div style="font-size:116%;font-weight:bold;">A smaller subsection</div> | ||
+ | |||
+ | Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | == Section headings == | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. | ||
+ | The Wiki software can automatically generate | ||
+ | a table of contents from them. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Subsection === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Using more equals signs creates a subsection. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== A smaller subsection ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Don't skip levels, | ||
+ | like from two to four equals signs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Start with 2 equals signs not 1 | ||
+ | because 1 creates H1 tags | ||
+ | which should be reserved for page title. | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- id="lists" | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * ''Unordered [[Help:List|list]]s'' are easy to do: | ||
+ | ** Start every line with a star. | ||
+ | *** More stars indicate a deeper level. | ||
+ | *: Previous item continues. | ||
+ | ** A newline | ||
+ | * in a list | ||
+ | marks the end of the list. | ||
+ | *Of course you can start again. | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | * ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: | ||
+ | ** Start every line with a star. | ||
+ | *** More stars indicate a deeper level. | ||
+ | *: Previous item continues. | ||
+ | ** A new line | ||
+ | * in a list | ||
+ | marks the end of the list. | ||
+ | * Of course you can start again. | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | # ''Numbered lists'' are: | ||
+ | ## Very organized | ||
+ | ## Easy to follow | ||
+ | A new line marks the end of the list. | ||
+ | # New numbering starts with 1. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | # ''Numbered lists'' are: | ||
+ | ## Very organized | ||
+ | ## Easy to follow | ||
+ | A new line marks the end of the list. | ||
+ | # New numbering starts with 1. | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]]. | ||
+ | You can even say [[official position]]s | ||
+ | and the link will show up correctly. | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | Here's a link to a page named | ||
+ | [[Official position]]. | ||
+ | You can even say | ||
+ | [[official position]]s | ||
+ | and the link will show up | ||
+ | correctly. | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | [[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist | ||
+ | yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | [[The weather in Moscow]] is | ||
+ | a page that doesn't exist | ||
+ | yet. You could create it by | ||
+ | clicking on the link. | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | You can link to a page section by its title: | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If multiple sections have the same title, add | ||
+ | a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the | ||
+ | third section named "Example section". | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can link to a page section by its title: | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If multiple sections have the same title, add | ||
+ | a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the | ||
+ | third section named "Example section". | ||
+ | |<pre> | ||
+ | You can link to a page | ||
+ | section by its title: | ||
+ | |||
+ | *[[List of cities by | ||
+ | country#Morocco]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | If multiple sections have | ||
+ | the same title, add | ||
+ | a number. | ||
+ | [[#Example section 3]] goes | ||
+ | to the | ||
+ | third section named | ||
+ | "Example section". | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | For more, [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing#Editing_basics See here]. | ||
= How to create a new page? = | = How to create a new page? = | ||
- | Do a search for it. If there are no results, it will show you a link to create it. Just click and start editing it..! For more, [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page#General_principles See here]. | + | Do a search for it (click on 'Go' or just press 'Enter'). If there are no results, it will show you a link to create it. Just click and start editing it..! For more, [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page#General_principles See here]. |
Revision as of 03:36, 11 September 2006
How to edit a page?
Well, just click on 'edit' :-). You may need some wiki code for formatting. It's rather simple, see below:
(Cut & Pasted from MetaWiki documentation.)
What it looks like | What you type |
---|---|
You can italicize text by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will bold the text. 5 apostrophes will bold and italicize the text. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just 'one left over'.) | You can ''italicize text'' by putting 2 apostrophes on each side. 3 apostrophes will bold '''the text'''. 5 apostrophes will bold and italicize '''''the text'''''. (4 apostrophes don't do anything special -- there's just ''''one left over''''.) |
You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: | You should "sign" your comments on talk pages: <br> - Three tildes gives your user name: ~~~ <br> - Four tildes give your user name plus date/time: ~~~~ <br> - Five tildes gives the date/time alone: ~~~~~ <br> |
Section headings
Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. Subsection
Using more equals signs creates a subsection. A smaller subsection
Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. | == Section headings == ''Headings'' organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them. === Subsection === Using more equals signs creates a subsection. ==== A smaller subsection ==== Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs. Start with 2 equals signs not 1 because 1 creates H1 tags which should be reserved for page title. |
marks the end of the list.
| * ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do: ** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *: Previous item continues. ** A new line * in a list marks the end of the list. * Of course you can start again. |
A new line marks the end of the list.
| # ''Numbered lists'' are: ## Very organized ## Easy to follow A new line marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |
Here's a link to a page named Official position. You can even say official positions and the link will show up correctly. | Here's a link to a page named [[Official position]]. You can even say [[official position]]s and the link will show up correctly. |
The weather in Moscow is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. | [[The weather in Moscow]] is a page that doesn't exist yet. You could create it by clicking on the link. |
You can link to a page section by its title: If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. #Example section 3 goes to the third section named "Example section". | You can link to a page section by its title: *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". |<pre> You can link to a page section by its title: *[[List of cities by country#Morocco]]. If multiple sections have the same title, add a number. [[#Example section 3]] goes to the third section named "Example section". |
For more, See here.
How to create a new page?
Do a search for it (click on 'Go' or just press 'Enter'). If there are no results, it will show you a link to create it. Just click and start editing it..! For more, See here.