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===== Instructions ===== | ===== Instructions ===== | ||
- | 1. Log in above with the user name and password we have sent you. | + | 1. Log in above with your user name and password. |
2. To open an existing page, click on the page title in the left-side index (the "sidebar"). | 2. To open an existing page, click on the page title in the left-side index (the "sidebar"). | ||
- | 3. To make changes to the page ("edit"), click the pencil icon at the right. The editing window opens. | + | 3. To make changes to the page ("edit"), click the **pencil icon** at the right. |
- | 4. 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. | + | {{pencil-icon.png}} |
- | 5. Click 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 text. For easy formatting, you may use the icons in the Toolbar above the window. See **Formatting with the Toolbar** below. |
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+ | 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.) | ||
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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). | 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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9. To finish creating the new page, go to the sidebar on the left and click on the **red** link for the new page. | 9. To finish creating the new page, go to the sidebar on the left and click on the **red** link for the new page. | ||
- | 10. A new window opens with the notice "This topic does not exist yet." Click the top [[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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+ | 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|Detailed Formatting Instructions]] | + | 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 ==== |