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==General Information==
==General Information==


Consult the MediaWiki [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] and [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ|FAQ] for information on using the wiki software.
Consult the MediaWiki [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] and [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ FAQ] for information on using the Wiki software.


In particular, you may wish to familiarise yourself with how to:
In particular, you may wish to familiarise yourself with how to:
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* add an image
* add an image
* name pages appropriately (and avoiding characters such as "&" which result in non-user-friendly URLs)
* name pages appropriately (and avoiding characters such as "&" which result in non-user-friendly URLs)
More advanced users may also desire to:
* Rename (“move”) pages or images to improve naming conventions
* Utilise Category tags on pages and/or images to make relate information easier to find
* modify the side bar
* modify the side bar


Viewing existing pages in edit mode can also help facilitate learning by example.
Viewing existing pages in edit mode can also help facilitate learning by example.

Latest revision as of 01:14, 3 May 2023

General Information

Consult the MediaWiki User's Guide and FAQ for information on using the Wiki software.

In particular, you may wish to familiarise yourself with how to:

  • edit an existing page and/or create a new one
  • create a link to another page or a sub-item, possibly with an alternative description
  • force the creation of a table of contents (where there are < 3 headings) or change its location
  • create tables, including sortable ones
  • add an image
  • name pages appropriately (and avoiding characters such as "&" which result in non-user-friendly URLs)

More advanced users may also desire to:

  • Rename (“move”) pages or images to improve naming conventions
  • Utilise Category tags on pages and/or images to make relate information easier to find
  • modify the side bar

Viewing existing pages in edit mode can also help facilitate learning by example.