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paulc: /* How to make a wiki page */

2008-02-29T11:17:55Z

How to make a wiki page

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	Now here is where things get interesting, basically just type in what you want to explain and add a tiny bit of 'code' that I am going to show you along the way. Also if you want to start a new line you will have to leave a full blank line between the two lines to make a gap.		Now here is where things get interesting, basically just type in what you want to explain and add a tiny bit of 'code' that I am going to show you along the way. Also if you want to start a new line you will have to leave a full blank line between the two lines to make a gap.

			Some of the more frequently used wiki 'codes' are summarised on these cribsheets.
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet]
			* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wikitext Examples]

	===Saving your wiki page===		===Saving your wiki page===

paulc: added cheatsheet & examplee ref

2008-02-29T11:14:08Z

added cheatsheet & examplee ref

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	===External Help===		===External Help===

	A good page of instructions on how to use/edit this wiki ~~is here~~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to Edit a Page]		A good page of instructions on how to use/edit this wiki [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to Edit a Page]

	A similarly excellent how-to for images [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Embedding Images]		A similarly excellent how-to for images [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Embedding Images]

			A cribsheet for wiki markup [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Cheatsheet]

			Examples of wiki markup [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wikitext Examples]

Stu at 22:03, 10 April 2007

2007-04-10T22:03:49Z

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	Now here is where things get ~~intresting~~, ~~basicly~~ just type in what you want to ~~explane~~ and add a tiny bit of 'code' that i am going to show you along the way. ~~also~~ if you want to start a new line you will have to leave a full blank line between the two lines to make a gap.		Now here is where things get interesting, basically just type in what you want to explain and add a tiny bit of 'code' that I am going to show you along the way. Also if you want to start a new line you will have to leave a full blank line between the two lines to make a gap.

	===Saving your wiki page===		===Saving your wiki page===

	Make sure you save your page now and then so you ~~dont~~ lose all your hard work, at the bottom of the page is a 'save page' button just click that '''BUT''' if you are only making a small edit please tick the 'minor edit' box ~~(this~~ helps not filling up the page ~~historys~~ log)		Make sure you save your page now and then so you don't lose all your hard work, at the bottom of the page is a 'save page' button just click that '''BUT''' if you are only making a small edit please tick the 'minor edit' box. This helps by not filling up the page history log, as does using the "Show Preview" button to check what you've done so far without actually saving it to the server.

	[[image:makepage4.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]		[[image:makepage4.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]
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	'''Warning:'''		'''Warning:'''

	If when you save you get a red error message saying you have not saved your page, just scroll down and click the save page button again, it just does this sometimes (~~dont~~ ask me why)		If when you save you get a red error message saying you have not saved your page, just scroll down and click the save page button again, it just does this sometimes (don't ask me why)

	===Page Headers===		===Page Headers===
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	'''Bold'''		'''Bold'''

	To make a word or text bold put three ~~comma's~~		To make a word or text bold put three commas before and after the word or text
	before and after the word or text


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	image:image1.jpg		image:image1.jpg

	'''BUT''' with two ~~brackes~~ at both sides [[ ]]		'''BUT''' with two brackets at both sides [[ ]]

	once you have added the 'code' above save your page.		once you have added the 'code' above save your page.
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	Just click the 'browse' button and it will open up a standard windows search box, locate the picture you want to upload and click o.k, then click the 'upload file' button. ~~you~~ now ~~should~~ have uploaded ~~you~~ file with no problems and will be looking at the file uploading into the techwiki like so:		Just click the 'browse' button and it will open up a standard windows search box, locate the picture you want to upload and click o.k., then click the 'upload file' button. You should now have uploaded your file with no problems and will be looking at the file uploading into the techwiki like so:

	[[image:makepage7.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]		[[image:makepage7.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]
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	image:image1.jpg		image:image1.jpg

	now to make the image a 'thumb' sized image as ~~show~~ on this page you need to add		now to make the image a 'thumb' sized image as shown on this page you need to add

	image:image1.jpg\|thumb after		image:image1.jpg\|thumb after
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	now to make that thumb 'sit' on the left/~~center~~/right of your page add		now to make that thumb 'sit' on the left/centre/right of your page add

	image:image1.jpg\|thumb\|left after		image:image1.jpg\|thumb\|left after

	and ~~finnaly~~ to add a small piece of text under your image just type it in after as shown:		and finally to add a small piece of text under your image just type it in after as shown:

	image:image1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger		image:image1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger

			===Spelling===
			A great way to help those who aren't lexicographers produce easily understood wiki articles, is to use either the [http://www.mozilla.com Firefox browser] with an added [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:3 British English (en-gb) spelling checker] or the excellent [http://www.iespell.com iespell] for those who use Internet Explorer.

Mr Wiki: /* External Help */

2007-03-30T13:25:07Z

External Help

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	==External Help==		===External Help===

	A good page of instructions on how to use/edit this wiki is here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to Edit a Page]		A good page of instructions on how to use/edit this wiki is here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to Edit a Page]

	A similarly excellent how-to for images [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Embedding Images]		A similarly excellent how-to for images [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Embedding Images]

Mr Wiki at 13:24, 30 March 2007

2007-03-30T13:24:56Z

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			==External Help==

			A good page of instructions on how to use/edit this wiki is here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to Edit a Page]

			A similarly excellent how-to for images [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Embedding Images]

Mr Wiki: /* Saving your wiki page */

2007-03-29T16:29:17Z

Saving your wiki page

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	'''Warning:'''		'''Warning:'''

	If when you save you get a red error message saying you have not saved your page, just scroll down and click the save page button again, it just does this sometimes (dont ask my why)		If when you save you get a red error message saying you have not saved your page, just scroll down and click the save page button again, it just does this sometimes (dont ask me why)

	===Page Headers===		===Page Headers===

Mr Wiki: /* How to make a wiki page */

2007-03-29T14:54:21Z

How to make a wiki page

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	'''Step one'''		'''Step one'''

	Make sure the page you would like to make does not exist by checking the Techwiki for a ~~key word~~ of what you are going to make a page about, if the subject does not exist type in the name of the page you would like to make.		Make sure the page you would like to make does not exist by checking the Techwiki for a keyword of what you are going to make a page about, if the subject does not exist type in the name of the page you would like to make.

	example:		example:

Mr Wiki at 14:41, 29 March 2007

2007-03-29T14:41:46Z

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	Once you have clicked on the red piece of ~~cod~~ it will take you to a page like this:		Once you have clicked on the red piece of code it will take you to a page like this:

Mr Wiki at 14:17, 29 March 2007

2007-03-29T14:17:09Z

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	[[image:makepage7.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]		[[image:makepage7.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]
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			now when you go back to your page you will see the image on your wiki page.

			===Picture size options===

			here are the picture size options 'code' you will need to add to make the image look and fit in with your page the way you want:

			remember above we showed you:

			image:image1.jpg

			now to make the image a 'thumb' sized image as show on this page you need to add

			image:image1.jpg\|thumb after

			BUT still keeping the [[ ]] before and after.


			now to make that thumb 'sit' on the left/center/right of your page add

			image:image1.jpg\|thumb\|left after

			and finnaly to add a small piece of text under your image just type it in after as shown:

			image:image1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger

Mr Wiki at 14:10, 29 March 2007

2007-03-29T14:10:19Z

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	[[image:makepage6.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]		[[image:makepage6.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]
			{{clr}}

			Just click the 'browse' button and it will open up a standard windows search box, locate the picture you want to upload and click o.k, then click the 'upload file' button. you now should have uploaded you file with no problems and will be looking at the file uploading into the techwiki like so:

			[[image:makepage7.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Click me to make larger]]
	{{clr}}		{{clr}}