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 ===== Instructions ===== ===== Instructions =====
  
-1. Log in above with the user name and password ​provided.+1. Log in above with your user name and password. ​
  
-2. To edit an existing page, click on the page title in the left-side index.+2. To open an existing page, click on the page title in the left-side index (the "​sidebar"​).
  
-3. When the page opens, click the pencil icon at the right.+3. To make changes to the page ("​edit"​), click the **pencil icon** at the right.
  
-4. The editing window opens, where you may edit the text. Use the icons in the Toolbar above the window for easy formatting ​see **Formatting with the Toolbar** below.+{{pencil-icon.png}}
  
-5Click Preview to review ​your changes, then click Save to finish(Don't worry - earlier versions are preserved and may be accessed or restored by clicking ​the "​clock"​ icon at right.)+4 The editing window opens, where you can make your changes ​or additions ​to the textFor easy formatting, you may use the icons in the Toolbar above the window. See **Formatting with the Toolbar** below.
  
-6To create a new page, click on **Sitemap** at upper rightfind the page name **sidebar** in the list, and click to open itClick the pencil ​icon to edit+5Click **Preview** to review your changesthen click **Save** to finish(Don't worry - previous versions are preserved and may be accessed or restored by clicking ​the **clock ​icon** at right.)
  
-7. Scroll down to where you want the new page to appear and add it using the same format as the preceding entries. 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.+{{clock-icon.png}} 
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 +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).  
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 +7. Find the page name **sidebar** in the list, and click to open it. Click the pencil icon to edit.  
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 +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.
  
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-8Save the sidebar ​page, go to the left-side index and click on the new page's link, which will appear in red.+9To finish creating ​the new page, go to the sidebar on the left and click on the **red** link for the new page.
  
-9. A new window opens with the notice "Page does not exist." ​Click the pencil icon at right to create the page, and type the Page Title using 5 equal signs on either side as shown.+10. A new window opens with the notice "This topic does not exist yet." ​To create the page, \\ 
 +click the **pencil icon** at right
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 +{{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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-[[http://​futurehistorians.org/​doku.php?​id=wiki:​syntax|Additional Help]]+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 ==== ==== Formatting with the Toolbar ====
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