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* [[WikiEditIntro|<span style="color:red; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Read Me First</span>]] if you have never edited a Wiki before. | * [[WikiEditIntro|<span style="color:red; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline;">Read Me First</span>]] if you have never edited a Wiki before. | ||
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* [[FormattingStandards|Recommended '''text formatting''' standards.]] | * [[FormattingStandards|Recommended '''text formatting''' standards.]] | ||
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar Using the '''Editing Tool Bar'''.] | * [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar Using the '''Editing Tool Bar'''.] | ||
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* '''Spellchecking:''' [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Firefox browser] has spellcheck built in. Firefox will spellcheck when entering data into any Web form. | * '''Spellchecking:''' [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Firefox browser] has spellcheck built in. Firefox will spellcheck when entering data into any Web form. | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Link Adding page links and adding pages.] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Link Adding page links and adding pages.] | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 17 December 2007
Getting started with the GARD Guide Wiki
Basic
- Read Me First if you have never edited a Wiki before.
- How to create an account so that you can edit.
- Recommended text formatting standards.
- Using the Editing Tool Bar.
Intermediate
- Spellchecking: Firefox browser has spellcheck built in. Firefox will spellcheck when entering data into any Web form.
- Adding page links and adding pages.
- This link to the Sand box looks like this in edit mode: [[SandBox|Sand box]] with double square brackets and a bar between the page name and the display text.
- The syntax to an outside link is different. The link INAP Web site looks like this in edit mode: [http://www.inap.com.au/ INAP Web site] with single square brackets and a space between the page URL and the display text.
- Uploading images and using them in pages.
- Using the discussion pages.
- Requesting updates to the main menu and Requesting assistance.
- Using the sand box to experiment with MediaWiki.
Online References
- WikiMedia User's Guide
- Wikihowto - A user maintained How-To site for MediaWiki
- MediaWiki FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
For additional help, email: cmuller@golder.com (Conrad Muller at Golder Associates, Redmond, WA US)
