Latest revision as of 18:44, 9 January 2014

The Short Short Quick Reference for Wikis

To add text to a section of a wiki page, click on the "edit" link for that section, type your text, click "Save"
Some the things you may want to share will include links to outside resources, so read the next section on creating links.

Link Type	You type this:	You get this:
Basic website link	[http://alfino.org]	[1]
Website link with text label	[[http://alfino.org Alfino's Website]]	[Alfino's Website]
Link to an uploaded file	[[Media:filename.pdf \| My uploaded file]]	My uploaded file

Here are some of the main text formats that are useful:

Format Type	You type this:	You get this:
Headings of different levels	=level 1= ==level 2== ===level 3=== ====level 4==== =====level 5===== ======level 6======	Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
User name and date stamp	~~~~	Alfino 05:26, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
Horizontal rule	`----`
Bullet list	* one * two * three	one two three
Numbered list	# one # two # three	one two three

1. In an edit screen, type the name of the new page in double brakets (e.g. test new page).

2. The new page link will appear in red. Click on it and you will go to the editor for the new page. Edit and save.

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 ==Creating Pages==
-You create a new wiki page by first creating a link to the new page and then clicking on that link to create content.  In steps, that's:
-.  Edit a page, place the name of the new page in brackets and then save that page.
+.  In an edit screen, type the name of the new page in double brakets (e.g. [[test new page]]).
-.  The new page link will appear in red.  Click on it and you will go to the editor for the new page.
+.  The new page link will appear in red.  Click on it and you will go to the editor for the new page.  Edit and save.
-.  Add content and save the new page.