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==Welcome to Mistipedia's Help Page== | |||
We know this can all be a little intimidating, learning a whole new interface and formatting language. It is to all of us, but we can take it one step at a time and learn together. If all else fails and you can't figure something out, google "mediawiki" and whatever you're trying to do, and hopefully somewhere out there are instructions. | |||
* To edit an existing page, simply click on the "edit" tab at the top of that page. | |||
* To create a new page, read the [[Mistipedia:Page Creation]] Tutorial. | |||
* To discuss the content of a page and possible changes to be made, click on the "discussion" tab at the top of that page. | |||
* To add a picture, read the [[Mistipedia:Image Upload]] Tutorial. | |||
* For formatting tips, see the cheat sheet below. | |||
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<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(within | <div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(within Mistipedia)''</div> | ||
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<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(to other websites)''</div> | <div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''(to other websites)''</div> | ||
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|rowspan="3"|[[Help:Citations quick reference|Footnotes]]/[[ | |rowspan="3"|[[Help:Citations quick reference|Footnotes]]/[[Mistipedia:Referencing for beginners|References]] | ||
<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Numbering is generated automatically.''</div> | <div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''Numbering is generated automatically.''</div> | ||
|<div style="margin-left:2em; font-size:0.9em;">''To create a footnote or reference, use this format:''</div> | |<div style="margin-left:2em; font-size:0.9em;">''To create a footnote or reference, use this format:''</div> | ||
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|<div style="margin-left:2em; font-size:0.9em;">''To display notes, add | |<div style="margin-left:2em; font-size:0.9em;">''To display notes, add the following line, which will automatically create a "References" section:''</div> | ||
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|[[Help:Section|Section headings]]<ref name="firstline">''Applies only at the very beginning of lines.''</ref><br /> | |[[Help:Section|Section headings]]<ref name="firstline">''Applies only at the very beginning of lines.''</ref><br /> | ||
<div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article.''</div> | <div style="padding: 0em .5em; font-size:0.9em;">''A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article, unless you include the magic word <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> in the article.''</div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:05, 23 September 2013
Welcome to Mistipedia's Help Page
We know this can all be a little intimidating, learning a whole new interface and formatting language. It is to all of us, but we can take it one step at a time and learn together. If all else fails and you can't figure something out, google "mediawiki" and whatever you're trying to do, and hopefully somewhere out there are instructions.
- To edit an existing page, simply click on the "edit" tab at the top of that page.
- To create a new page, read the Mistipedia:Page Creation Tutorial.
- To discuss the content of a page and possible changes to be made, click on the "discussion" tab at the top of that page.
- To add a picture, read the Mistipedia:Image Upload Tutorial.
- For formatting tips, see the cheat sheet below.
Format Cheatsheet | ||
| Description | You type | You get |
| Italic text |
''italic'' |
italic |
| Bold text |
'''bold''' |
bold |
| Bold and italic |
'''''bold & italic''''' |
bold & italic |
| Internal link (within Mistipedia)
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[[Name of page]] |
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| External link (to other websites)
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[http://www.example.org Text to display] |
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| Redirect to another page |
#REDIRECT [[Target page]] |
--> Target page |
| Footnotes/References
Numbering is generated automatically.
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To create a footnote or reference, use this format:
Article text.<ref name="test">[http://www.example.org Link text], additional text.</ref> |
Article text.[1] |
To reuse the same note, reuse the name with a trailing slash:
Article text.<ref name="test" /> | ||
To display notes, add the following line, which will automatically create a "References" section:
{{ref}} |
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| Section headings[2] A Table of Contents will automatically be generated when four headings are added to an article, unless you include the magic word __NOTOC__ in the article.
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(=Level 1= is used only for a page's title, and is generated automatically.) |
Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6 |
| Bulleted list[2]
Empty lines between list items discouraged (see numbered lists).
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* One |
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| Numbered list[2]
Empty lines between list items restarts numbering at 1.
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# One |
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| Indenting text[2] |
no indent (normal) |
no indent (normal)
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| Image |
[[File:Mists.jpg|thumb|alt=Alt text|Caption]] |
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| Signature |
~~~~ |
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