Instructions: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 18:18, 3 March 2023

Create an Account: click here
- Make up a user name, something like FirstLast would be nice, but anything works
- Provide a valid email (you will receive an activation email at this address)

Log into the Wiki, check the top right corner, or click here
There is a "Keep me logged in" check box to stay logged in for future sessions.
Navigate to a page you want to change
Click either "Edit" or "Edit source".
- "Edit" launches a comfortable editor that allows you to make changes via buttons to change the font or insert links etc.
- "Edit source" launches a raw editor that allows you to see and edit the markup of the text. You need to know which character or tag does what. This requires some learning however it is sometimes easier for changes that involve changing the size of an image or its location or the flow of text.
  For help: click here

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 === Making a change to an existing text ===
-* Log into the Wiki, check the top right corner, or [[Special:UserLogin|click here]]<br>There is a check box to stay logged in for future sessions.
+* Log into the Wiki, check the top right corner, or [[Special:UserLogin|click here]]<br>There is a "Keep me logged in" check box to stay logged in for future sessions.
+* Navigate to a page you want to change
+* Click either "Edit" or "Edit source".
+** "Edit" launches a comfortable editor that allows you to make changes via buttons to change the font or insert links etc.
+** "Edit source" launches a raw editor that allows you to see and edit the markup of the text. You need to know which character or tag does what. This requires some learning however it is sometimes easier for changes that involve changing the size of an image or its location or the flow of text.<br>For help: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting click here]
 === Adding a picture to a page ===