Creating a wiki page

A guide on how to create and format pages.
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Creating/Editing a page Create a new page

Think of descriptive name for your new page and search for it. Search for the name using Title Case so our titles stay tidy. If no page by this name exists, then MediaWiki will let you create a new page. If there is a page by that name, think of a new name, or if the other page should be renamed, leave a comment.

Edit an existing page

Click the "Edit This Page" link at the top right, on any page.

Stubs

A red link on a page is called a "stub." By clicking on the stub you

can create a new page. Converting Documents into Wiki Text PDF, RTF, and Word Documents

Use the OpenOffice program Writer. Use the Export function to convert Word documents to clean MediaWiki text. This MediaWiki text can be simply copy & pasted directly into the edit box in our Wiki.

Formatting Guidelines

Most of the formatting can be done with these buttons in editing mode. If you want to try more advanced formatting consult the MediaWiki Editing Manual. Take a look at our Sample Page for an idea of how to properly format a page. Formatting Text Text formatting markup Description 	You type 	You get applies anywhere Italic text 	 italic  	italic Bold text 	 bold  	bold Bold and italic 	 bold & italic  	bold & italic Escape wiki markup 	 no

"markup"  no markup only at the beginning of

the line Indent text

 :Single indent   ::Double indent   :::::Multiple indent 

Single indent

Double indent

Multiple indent

Headings of different levels

NOTE: An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.

 ==level 2== </tt>  ===level 3=== </tt>  ====level 4==== </tt>

<span style="font-size: 150%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 2  Level 3  Level 4 Bullet list

&#42; one &#42; two &#42; three &#42;&#42; three and one-third &#42;&#42; three and two-thirds

one two three three and one-third three and two-thirds

Numbered list

&#35; one &#35; two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering &#35; three &#35;&#35; three point one &#35;&#35; three point two

one two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering three three point one three point two

Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists

&#35; one &#35; two &#35;&#42; two point one &#35;&#42; two point two

one two two point one two point two

Definition list

&#59;Definition &#58;item 1 &#58;item 2

Definition item 1 item 2

Preformatted text

preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

Blockquotes

Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

"quote quote quote quote quote quote"

text text text text text text text text text text text text

Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

"quote quote quote quote quote quote"

text text text text text text text text text text text text Comment

 </tt>


 * }

File:Wiki headline button.png Headings - Organize your page by headings. This lets people jump right to where they want to go.

File:Wiki bold button.png Bold - Use for emphasis or whenever the title of the entry is mentioned

File:Wiki italic button.png Italic - Use for emphasis or for titles.

CAPS - Just don't use them at all.

Spacing - Use 1 line break after each section Images

Sizing - Files should be under 150kb.

Naming - Do not use any spaces in the filename. Use "_" instead. Be descriptive in your file name. Someone should be able to read the file name and know what they're going to get. For software screenshots the filename should be: "Application_Name-Description" For example:

Final_Cut_Pro-Timeline.jpg

If you are documenting a process then the filename should be: "Application_Name-Process_#" For example:

Photoshop-Save_for_web_2.jpg

Links Description 	You type 	{You get Internal link 	 Main Page </tt> 	Main Page Piped link 	 different text </tt> 	different text External link 	 http://mediawiki.org </tt> 	http://mediawiki.org External link,

different title  [http://mediawiki.org

MediaWiki] </tt> MediaWiki External link,

numbered  [1] </tt> 	[2] Anchor link 	 #See also </tt> 	#See also Anchor link at another page 	 Help:Images#See also </tt> 	Help:Images#See also Category link 	 Category:Help </tt> 	Category:Help Internal link to image file 	 media:example.jpg </tt> 	media:example.jpg Internal link to pdf file 	 media:example.pdf </tt> 	media:example.pdf mailto link 	 [mailto:info@example.org email

me] </tt> email me A guide on how to create and format pages. Creating/Editing a page Create a new page

Think of descriptive name for your new page and search for it. Search for the name using Title Case so our titles stay tidy. If no page by this name exists, then MediaWiki will let you create a new

page.

If there is a page by that name, think of a new name, or if the other page

should be renamed, leave a comment. Edit an existing page

Click the "Edit This Page" link at the top right, on any page.

Stubs

A red link on a page is called a "stub." By clicking on the stub you

can create a new page. Converting Documents into Wiki Text PDF, RTF, and Word Documents

Use the OpenOffice program Writer. Use the Export function to convert Word documents to clean MediaWiki text. This MediaWiki text can be simply copy & pasted directly into the edit box in our Wiki.

Formatting Guidelines

Most of the formatting can be done with these buttons in editing mode. If you want to try more advanced formatting consult the MediaWiki Editing Manual. Take a look at our Sample Page for an idea of how to properly format a page. Formatting Text Text formatting markup Creating/Editing a page Create a new page

Think of descriptive name for your new page and search for it. Search for the name using Title Case so our titles stay tidy. If no page by this name exists, then MediaWiki will let you create a new

page.

If there is a page by that name, think of a new name, or if the other page

should be renamed, leave a comment. Edit an existing page

Click the "Edit This Page" link at the top right, on any page.

Stubs

A red link on a page is called a "stub." By clicking on the stub you

can create a new page. Converting Documents into Wiki Text PDF, RTF, and Word Documents

Use the OpenOffice program Writer. Use the Export function to convert Word documents to clean MediaWiki text. This MediaWiki text can be simply copy & pasted directly into the edit box in our Wiki.

Formatting Guidelines

Most of the formatting can be done with these buttons in editing mode. If you want to try more advanced formatting consult the MediaWiki Editing Manual. Take a look at our Sample Page for an idea of how to properly format a page. Formatting Text Text formatting markup Description 	You type 	You get applies anywhere Italic text 	 italic </tt> 	italic Bold text 	 bold </tt> 	bold Bold and italic 	<tt> bold & italic </tt> 	bold & italic Escape wiki markup 	<tt> no

"markup" </tt> no markup Description 	You type 	You get applies anywhere Italic text 	<tt> italic </tt> 	italic Bold text 	<tt> bold </tt> 	bold Bold and italic 	<tt> bold & italic </tt> 	bold & italic Escape wiki markup 	<tt> no

"markup" </tt> no markup only at the beginning of

the line Indent text

<tt> :Single indent </tt> <tt> ::Double indent </tt> <tt> :::::Multiple indent </tt>

Single indent

Double indent

Multiple indent

Headings of different levels

NOTE: An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.

<tt> ==level 2== </tt> <tt> ===level 3=== </tt> <tt> ====level 4==== </tt>

<span style="font-size: 150%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 2  Level 3  Level 4 Bullet list

&#42; one &#42; two &#42; three &#42;&#42; three and one-third &#42;&#42; three and two-thirds

one two three three and one-third three and two-thirds

Numbered list

&#35; one &#35; two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering &#35; three &#35;&#35; three point one &#35;&#35; three point two

one two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering three three point one three point two

Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists

&#35; one &#35; two &#35;&#42; two point one &#35;&#42; two point two

one two two point one two point two

Definition list

&#59;Definition &#58;item 1 &#58;item 2

Definition item 1 item 2

Preformatted text

preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

Blockquotes

Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

"quote quote quote quote quote quote"

text text text text text text text text text text text text

Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

"quote quote quote quote quote quote"

text text text text text text text text text text text text Comment

<tt> </tt>


 * }

File:Wiki headline button.png Headings - Organize your page by headings. This lets people jump right to where they want to go.

File:Wiki bold button.png Bold - Use for emphasis or whenever the title of the entry is mentioned

File:Wiki italic button.png Italic - Use for emphasis or for titles.

CAPS - Just don't use them at all.

Spacing - Use 1 line break after each section Images

Sizing - Files should be under 150kb.

Naming - Do not use any spaces in the filename. Use "_" instead. Be descriptive in your file name. Someone should be able to read the file name and know what they're going to get. For software screenshots the filename should be: "Application_Name-Description" For example:

Final_Cut_Pro-Timeline.jpg

If you are documenting a process then the filename should be: "Application_Name-Process_#" For example:

Photoshop-Save_for_web_2.jpg

Links Description 	You type 	{You get Internal link 	<tt> Main Page </tt> 	Main Page Piped link 	<tt> different text </tt> 	different text External link 	<tt> http://mediawiki.org </tt> 	http://mediawiki.org External link,

different title <tt> [http://mediawiki.org

MediaWiki] </tt> MediaWiki External link,

numbered <tt> [3] </tt> 	[4] Anchor link 	<tt> #See also </tt> 	#See also Anchor link at another page 	<tt> Help:Images#See also </tt> 	Help:Images#See also Category link 	<tt> Category:Help </tt> 	Category:Help Internal link to image file 	<tt> media:example.jpg </tt> 	media:example.jpg Internal link to pdf file 	<tt> media:example.pdf </tt> 	media:example.pdf mailto link 	<tt> [mailto:info@example.org email

me] </tt> email me

File:Wiki link button.png Internal Wiki Link - Link to related documents as much as possible. If you have a number of links create a heading called "Related Pages" at the end of the document.

File:Wiki external link button.png External Link - Link to external pages wherever appropriate. If you have a number of links create a heading called "Links" at the end of the document. Tables

Tables are created using MediaWiki's table syntax.

On the first line, add to make it match the style across the wiki. Collapsible Tables

NOTE: this is not yet supported To make any table collapsible change the first line: For example This is a collapsible table.

For example This is a collapsible table. Style Guide

Graphic example of a our "look": Sample Page Please refer to

/APSG_2008.pdf Apple Publications Style Guide (PDF) for the preferred way to describe any technology, software, screen element, computer-related term or acronym. Proper style for common terms

Menus, Button, Commands, and Screen Elements Please use the

capitalization, punctuation and order that is represented on screen. For buttons with no associated text, use the text that appears in the Tooltip as you roll-over the button, or the name used in the manual, if there is no Tooltip.

Menu selection Use the following convention: File > Save As... or

select the File menu > Save As...

Cmd, Ctrl, Shift, Option keyboard shortcuts. Use Cmd-S or ⌘S. Not

Apple-S, Cmd + S, +S. Please see Keyboard shortcut and other symbols for proper use and how to insert these special symbols. Or Copy & Paste from here: ⌘⌃⇧⌥.

for other terms, please refer to original manufacturers' use, or the

/APSG_2008.pdf Apple Publications Style Guide (PDF) Categories

Please include Categories for all new pages you create. This is the current list of categories. You can do so by including the following at the end of your page, replacing it with the appropriate category. You can have as many categories as you want for a page. only at the beginning of

the line Indent text

<tt> :Single indent </tt> <tt> ::Double indent </tt> <tt> :::::Multiple indent </tt>

Single indent

Double indent

Multiple indent

Headings of different levels

NOTE: An article with four or more headings will automatically create a table of contents.

<tt> ==level 2== </tt> <tt> ===level 3=== </tt> <tt> ====level 4==== </tt>

<span style="font-size: 150%; margin: 0; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .17em; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;">Level 2  Level 3  Level 4 Bullet list

&#42; one &#42; two &#42; three &#42;&#42; three and one-third &#42;&#42; three and two-thirds

one two three three and one-third three and two-thirds

Numbered list

&#35; one &#35; two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering &#35; three &#35;&#35; three point one &#35;&#35; three point two

one two spanning several lines without breaking the numbering three three point one three point two

Mixture of bulleted and numbered lists

&#35; one &#35; two &#35;&#42; two point one &#35;&#42; two point two

one two two point one two point two

Definition list

&#59;Definition &#58;item 1 &#58;item 2

Definition item 1 item 2

Preformatted text

preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

preformatted text is done with a space at the beginning of the line

Blockquotes

Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

"quote quote quote quote quote quote"

text text text text text text text text text text text text

Body text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text text

"quote quote quote quote quote quote"

text text text text text text text text text text text text Comment

<tt> </tt>


 * }

File:Wiki headline button.png Headings - Organize your page by headings. This lets people jump right to where they want to go.

File:Wiki bold button.png Bold - Use for emphasis or whenever the title of the entry is mentioned

File:Wiki italic button.png Italic - Use for emphasis or for titles.

CAPS - Just don't use them at all.

Spacing - Use 1 line break after each section Images

Sizing - Files should be under 150kb.

Naming - Do not use any spaces in the filename. Use "_" instead. Be descriptive in your file name. Someone should be able to read the file name and know what they're going to get. For software screenshots the filename should be: "Application_Name-Description" For example:

Final_Cut_Pro-Timeline.jpg

If you are documenting a process then the filename should be: "Application_Name-Process_#" For example:

Photoshop-Save_for_web_2.jpg

Links Description 	You type 	{You get Internal link 	<tt> Main Page </tt> 	Main Page Piped link 	<tt> different text </tt> 	different text External link 	<tt> http://mediawiki.org </tt> 	http://mediawiki.org External link,

different title <tt> [http://mediawiki.org

MediaWiki] </tt> MediaWiki External link,

numbered <tt> [5] </tt> 	[6] Anchor link 	<tt> #See also </tt> 	#See also Anchor link at another page 	<tt> Help:Images#See also </tt> 	Help:Images#See also Category link 	<tt> Category:Help </tt> 	Category:Help Internal link to image file 	<tt> media:example.jpg </tt> 	media:example.jpg Internal link to pdf file 	<tt> media:example.pdf </tt> 	media:example.pdf mailto link 	<tt> [mailto:info@example.org email

me] </tt> email me

File:Wiki link button.png Internal Wiki Link - Link to related documents as much as possible. If you have a number of links create a heading called "Related Pages" at the end of the document.

File:Wiki external link button.png External Link - Link to external pages wherever appropriate. If you have a number of links create a heading called "Links" at the end of the document. Tables

Tables are created using MediaWiki's table syntax.

On the first line, add to make it match the style across the wiki. Collapsible Tables

NOTE: this is not yet supported To make any table collapsible change the first line: For example This is a collapsible table.

For example This is a collapsible table. Style Guide

Graphic example of a our "look": Sample Page Please refer to

/APSG_2008.pdf Apple Publications Style Guide (PDF) for the preferred way to describe any technology, software, screen element, computer-related term or acronym. Proper style for common terms

Menus, Button, Commands, and Screen Elements Please use the

capitalization, punctuation and order that is represented on screen. For buttons with no associated text, use the text that appears in the Tooltip as you roll-over the button, or the name used in the manual, if there is no Tooltip.

Menu selection Use the following convention: File > Save As... or

select the File menu > Save As...

Cmd, Ctrl, Shift, Option keyboard shortcuts. Use Cmd-S or ⌘S. Not

Apple-S, Cmd + S, +S. Please see Keyboard shortcut and other symbols for proper use and how to insert these special symbols. Or Copy & Paste from here: ⌘⌃⇧⌥.

for other terms, please refer to original manufacturers' use, or the

/APSG_2008.pdf Apple Publications Style Guide (PDF) Categories

Please include Categories for all new pages you create. This is the current list of categories. You can do so by including the following at the end of your page, replacing it with the appropriate category. You can have as many categories as you want for a page.

File:Wiki link button.png Internal Wiki Link - Link to related documents as much as possible. If you have a number of links create a heading called "Related Pages" at the end of the document.

File:Wiki external link button.png External Link - Link to external pages wherever appropriate. If you have a number of links create a heading called "Links" at the end of the document. Tables

Tables are created using MediaWiki's table syntax.

On the first line, add to make it match the style across the wiki. Collapsible Tables

NOTE: this is not yet supported To make any table collapsible change the first line: For example This is a collapsible table.

For example This is a collapsible table. Style Guide

Graphic example of a our "look": Sample Page Please refer to

/APSG_2008.pdf Apple Publications Style Guide (PDF) for the preferred way to describe any technology, software, screen element, computer-related term or acronym. Proper style for common terms

Menus, Button, Commands, and Screen Elements Please use the

capitalization, punctuation and order that is represented on screen. For buttons with no associated text, use the text that appears in the Tooltip as you roll-over the button, or the name used in the manual, if there is no Tooltip.

Menu selection Use the following convention: File > Save As... or

select the File menu > Save As...

Cmd, Ctrl, Shift, Option keyboard shortcuts. Use Cmd-S or ⌘S. Not

Apple-S, Cmd + S, +S. Please see Keyboard shortcut and other symbols for proper use and how to insert these special symbols. Or Copy & Paste from here: ⌘⌃⇧⌥.

for other terms, please refer to original manufacturers' use, or the

/APSG_2008.pdf Apple Publications Style Guide (PDF) Categories

Please include Categories for all new pages you create. This is the current list of categories. You can do so by including the following at the end of your page, replacing it with the appropriate category. You can have as many categories as you want for a page.