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===== Instructions ===== | ===== Instructions ===== | ||
- | 1. Log in above with the user name and password provided. | + | 1. Log in above with the user name and password we have sent you. |
- | 2. Click Sitemap at upper right. | + | 2. To open an existing page, click on the page title in the left-side index (the "sidebar"). |
- | 3. Click the page you want to edit. | + | 3. To make changes to the page ("edit"), click the **pencil icon** at the right. |
- | 4. Click the pencil icon at right. | + | {{pencil-icon.png}} |
- | 5. Edit the text and click Preview to review your changes, then click Save. | + | 4. The editing window opens, where you can make your changes or additions to the text. For easy formatting, you may use the icons in the Toolbar above the window. See **Formatting with the Toolbar** below. |
- | 6. To create a new page, first create its link in an existing page in this format: | + | 5. Click **Preview** to review your changes, then click **Save** to finish. (Don't worry - previous versions are preserved and may be accessed or restored by clicking the **clock icon** at right.) |
- | <nowiki> | + | {{clock-icon.png}} |
- | [[pagename|Page Title]] | + | |
- | </nowiki> | + | |
- | Then save the page with the link in it, click on the new page's link, and click the pencil icon. | + | 6. To create a new page, click on **Sitemap** at upper right. You will see a list of "page names" (short names used in URLs). |
- | [[http://futurehistorians.org/doku.php?id=wiki:syntax|Additional Help]] | + | 7. Find the page name **sidebar** in the list, and click to open it. Click the pencil icon to edit. |
- | **Bold Text**Toolbar | + | 8. Scroll down to where you want the new page to appear and add it using the same format as the preceding entries in the list. In the example here, "pagename" refers to a shorthand name to be used in the URL, and "Page Title" refers to the actual title of the page you are creating. When finished, **Save** the sidebar page. |
- | Within the edit window, the toolbar helps users formatting their texts without remembering the syntax. | + | <code> |
+ | * [[pagename|Page Title]] | ||
+ | </code> | ||
- | The toolbar buttons work pretty much like the formatting buttons in your favorite word processor. Select a word or phrase and press a button to format the selection. If you click without a selection, a sample text is inserted at the cursor. | + | 9. To finish creating the new page, go to the sidebar on the left and click on the **red** link for the new page. |
- | The toolbar also gives access to the media manager popup. | + | 10. A new window opens with the notice "This topic does not exist yet." To create the page, \\ |
+ | click the **pencil icon** at right. | ||
- | :!: If the toolbar does not show up for you, follow the steps outlined in the toolbar FAQ to troubleshoot the problem! | + | {{create-icon.png}} |
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+ | 11. A new editing window opens for the new page. Type the Page Title at the top using 5 equal signs on either side as shown, then press Enter twice and begin typing or paste in existing text to create the page. Add a blank line between paragraphs (press Enter twice). Again, click **Preview** to review your work, and **Save** to finish. | ||
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+ | <code> | ||
+ | ===== Title ===== | ||
+ | </code> | ||
+ | |||
+ | 12. Go [[http://futurehistorians.org/doku.php?id=wiki:syntax|here]] for more detailed instructions on formatting and coding your pages. | ||
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+ | ==== Formatting with the Toolbar ==== | ||
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+ | Within the edit window, the toolbar helps users formatting their texts without remembering the syntax. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The toolbar buttons work pretty much like the formatting buttons in your favorite word processor. Select a word or phrase and press a button to format the selection. If you click without a selection, a sample text is inserted at the cursor. | ||
- | Edit | + | **Toolbar Buttons** |
- | Toolbar Buttons | + | |
Most buttons have shortcuts assigned to them based on the access keys of your browser, usually the accesskeys are: ALT + <Key> or ALT + Shift + <Key> on Windows and CTRL + ⌥ Opt + <Key> on Mac, please refer to the access keys for more details. | Most buttons have shortcuts assigned to them based on the access keys of your browser, usually the accesskeys are: ALT + <Key> or ALT + Shift + <Key> on Windows and CTRL + ⌥ Opt + <Key> on Mac, please refer to the access keys for more details. |