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There are also some tips here to get you started. | There are also some tips here to get you started. | ||
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| + | *[[Wikibrarian]] | ||
| + | *[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting General formatting help] | ||
| + | *[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Links Formatting links] | ||
| + | *[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Lists Formatting lists] | ||
| + | *[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ] | ||
==Creating a new page== | ==Creating a new page== | ||
| − | # Type your anticipated page title in the search box in the upper right corner | + | |
| − | # You'll see a link that says "Create the page *My new page* on this wiki! See also the search results found." | + | #Type your anticipated page title in the search box in the upper right corner |
| − | # Click your title in that sentence | + | #You'll see a link that says "Create the page *My new page* on this wiki! See also the search results found." |
| + | #Click your title in that sentence | ||
==Wiki markup== | ==Wiki markup== | ||
| − | * When typing, skip two lines for a paragraph break. | + | |
| + | *When typing, skip two lines for a paragraph break. | ||
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Here is some text. | Here is some text. | ||
Here is some more text. | Here is some more text. | ||
| − | * Link to pages within the wiki with double brackets: | + | *Link to pages within the wiki with double brackets: |
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<nowiki>Here is a link to our [[laser cutter]] page</nowiki> | <nowiki>Here is a link to our [[laser cutter]] page</nowiki> | ||
| − | * Link to external pages with single brackets: | + | |
| + | *Link to external pages with single brackets: | ||
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<nowiki>[http://google.com Google]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[http://google.com Google]</nowiki> | ||
| − | * Insert images with the image tag: | + | |
| + | *Insert images with the image tag: | ||
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<nowiki>[[image:name.jpg|thumb|This Is A Caption]]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[[image:name.jpg|thumb|This Is A Caption]]</nowiki> | ||
This will result in a red link. After you're done with your page, click the red placeholder link and it will take you to an image upload page. | This will result in a red link. After you're done with your page, click the red placeholder link and it will take you to an image upload page. | ||
| − | * Start each line with an asterisk for bulleted lists, or a number sign for a numbered list | + | |
| + | *Start each line with an asterisk for bulleted lists, or a number sign for a numbered list | ||
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| + | ==Tables== | ||
| + | We found this nice table generator here: http://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_tables | ||
Latest revision as of 13:14, 31 July 2024
This page is about how to edit our wiki.
We use MediaWiki, which has lots of help files here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents
There are also some tips here to get you started.
Creating a new page
- Type your anticipated page title in the search box in the upper right corner
- You'll see a link that says "Create the page *My new page* on this wiki! See also the search results found."
- Click your title in that sentence
Wiki markup
- When typing, skip two lines for a paragraph break.
Here is some text. Here is some more text.
- Link to pages within the wiki with double brackets:
Here is a link to our [[laser cutter]] page
- Link to external pages with single brackets:
[http://google.com Google]
- Insert images with the image tag:
[[image:name.jpg|thumb|This Is A Caption]]
This will result in a red link. After you're done with your page, click the red placeholder link and it will take you to an image upload page.
- Start each line with an asterisk for bulleted lists, or a number sign for a numbered list
Tables
We found this nice table generator here: http://www.tablesgenerator.com/mediawiki_tables
