Guide+to+Wiki+Use

This wiki is a reference for all you Wikians that want to expand your editing capabilities. (Please do not use this page as practice for your wiki skills!)

toc = __** The Basics **__ = For all edits, make sure to save before you leave the page. Watch this video to learn how to edit our wiki. media type="youtube" key="-dnL00TdmLY" width="425" height="350"

__** This is the current editing bar. Refer to this instead of entering the editing mode! **__

__The Discussions__
First off, before we get to editing wiki pages any further, it is important that we cover a major part to our wiki use... Discussions. Discussions can be accessed from any wiki-page. It can be found by clicking on the link directly above the settings in the sidebar. After clicking on the discussion link, you can now see the discussions in progress and information regarding the different discussions. You can access any of the discussions by clicking on the subject of the discussion. From there you can read and/or participate in the discussion by scrolling to the bottom of the page, typing what you want to say in the text box, the clicking "post".

__ Bold, //Italics, and Underlining// __
Now that you know how to edit, it is time to get a bit fancier. To **BOLD** a section of text, start by entering the editing screen. Then, simply highlight the desired length of text and click the button on the far left side of the editing bar at the top of the page. For //Italicizing// text, follow the same method as bolding, but instead of clicking the bold button, click the button directly to the right, which has an image of a slanted "I" on it. Now that you know to bold and italicize, you can follow the same steps, but this time press the button to the right of the italics button, with the underlined "U" on it. There now you know three more basic tools that can enhance your editing.

__ A d d i n g C o l o r s __
To add color to a section of text, enter the editing screen. Simply highlight the desired length of text and click the button to the right of the underline button. The click on the black box that has the caption " text color" next to it, (or the white box that has the caption "background color"). Then click on the color you desire from the top right corner of that mini-window. Finally click the "Accept" button in the bottom write corner to see you color in comparison to the rest of the page.

Strike Through
To access the strike through ability you must first enter the editing menu. Once you have the desire text selected, click on the same button as you did to change the color. Once in the mini-window look below the color changing boxes and above the accept button. Click the check box labeled "Strike Through", then "Accept".

__ Ordered and Unordered Lists __
Ordered lists are list that are denoted with numbers while unordered lists are denoted with bullet-points. To create a list enter the editing interface; then find where you wish to place your list, and place your insertion point there. Then look to the editing bar and click for an ordered list and  for an unordered list. Type what you want in the first line the enter to create another line with the same denotation.

=__** Intermediate **__= Now that you know the basics, it's time to get spiffy!

**__ Signatures __**
First off, you want to have people know that you were there or that something was your comment. You can leave your signature in two ways. The first way is to leave just your user name, and the second is to leave your username with the time of the post. To do the the first way just type "~ ~ ~" with no spaces and it results like this user:AnthonyMcNair. Te second way is produced by typing "~ ~ ~ ~" also with no spaces and results in this 1360474233. The ~ button can be found below the escape key in the top left corner of the keyboard.

__** Discussion Fancification **__
Now that you are getting a little more creative with your editing, why not add it to the discussion board! You can add bold, italics, and underlining to posts. To bold add two asterisks ( * ) before and after the words you want bolded. * * Hello * * also with no spaces between the word and the * 's. To italicize you need to use the same technique with forward slash ( / ) symbol. /// / Hello / /// also with no spaces. To underline, it is the same as the last two except with the underscore ( _ ) symbols. _ _ Hello _ _ also with no spaces.

__ Pictures and Documents __
Now lets get some imagery on those pages. First enter the editing mode, and put the insertion point where you want the file. Next you must go to the "File" button near the center, on the editing bar. Then you can select an already uploaded file or you can upload your own! Now you need to go to the top right corner and click the "Upload" button and find the picture or document you want on the computer in use. Once selected you must wait a few moments for the file to upload, then you can click on the file you have uploaded. It will then automatically exit the "File" mini-window and show the file where you have put the insertion point.

__ Links __
To link to another page on the wiki or in the internet, you must start by entering the editing mode. Next you must click on the "Link" button to the left of the "File" button. Then you need to type in the link text, and find the page in the drop-down list to which you want to link to. In the page in not on out wiki you must click on the tab that says "Web Address" on the left of the link screen. Then you need to type in the linking text, and paste the URL of the page being linked to in the correct slots. Then accept and save to enjoy your new link.

__ Tables __
To create a table to enter data or other information, start by entering the editing interface. Then you must find where you would like to have you table and create a space around it. Once area is prepared click the "Table" button located in the editing bar. Then enter the number of columns (verticle cells) and rows (horizontal cells), and click "Insert Table". Once the table is inserted, click inside the cell you wish to edit and continue editing like it was a normal wiki page. To edit the Rows and Columns after the table is created click a cell in the row or column, click the grid button that appears (it looks like the table button), and select what you want to do from the drop down menu.

__ Editing Table of Contents __
To edit the table of contents enter the editing interface of a page that has a pre-existing table of contents. Select the Text you wish to be edited on the table of contents. Click on the drop down arrow on the editing bar that states the size of the text. The Normal size does not appear on the table. Any Heading will appear on the table with the number 1 heading being farthest to the left and then continuing to move to the right as the numbers increase.

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