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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the | 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, | In particular, you may wish to familiarise yourself with how to: | ||
* create a new | |||
* 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 | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 | |||
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.