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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*To make links to websites outside the main Redbooks site, type <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki>. If you want the link to [http://www.google.com show up like this], then type <nowiki>[http://www.google.com Insert Name Here]</nowiki>. | *To make links to websites outside the main Redbooks site, type <nowiki>[http://www.google.com]</nowiki>. If you want the link to [http://www.google.com show up like this], then type <nowiki>[http://www.google.com Insert Name Here]</nowiki>. | ||
| − | *To make links within the Redbooks site, type <nowiki>[[ | + | *To make links within the Redbooks site, type <nowiki>[[McGill Anatomy]]</nowiki> to get [[McGill Anatomy]]. |
| + | *To get an internal link to show up [[Program Directory|like this]], type <nowiki>[[desiredpage|like this]]</nowiki>. | ||
==Bullets== | ==Bullets== | ||
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*Click "track changes" to watch a page. | *Click "track changes" to watch a page. | ||
*In the top right corner, click "pages I stalk". You can now see if someone else edited the page you were watching. | *In the top right corner, click "pages I stalk". You can now see if someone else edited the page you were watching. | ||
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| + | ==Permissions== | ||
| + | Only users can create and edit pages. If you do not have a user account but would like to make a correction, please contact '''academic at susmcgill dot ca'''. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:36, 17 June 2008
This is a tutorial on the skills you will mostly ever need to edit on Redbooks. For more complete tutorials, visit the following:
Creating a page
- Go to "search" and type the name of your article.
- Click on the red link.
Formatting
- '''bold''' --> bold
- ''italics'' --> italics
- '''''bold italic''''' --> bold italic
Ensure both sides have equal numbers of apostrophes.
Headings
You can make headings and subheadings by typing equal signs. Make sure there are equal numbers of equal signs on either side.
Links
- To make links to websites outside the main Redbooks site, type [http://www.google.com]. If you want the link to show up like this, then type [http://www.google.com Insert Name Here].
- To make links within the Redbooks site, type [[McGill Anatomy]] to get McGill Anatomy.
- To get an internal link to show up like this, type [[desiredpage|like this]].
Bullets
Type asterisks (*). The more asterisks you type, the more indented the bullet becomes. For numbered lists, type #.
Example
*Point 1<br> **Point 2
Result:
- Point 1
- Point 2
You do not need to add <br> afterwards.
Categories
Categories are there to provide a Boolean searching system for our articles. Think of it as a library catalogue. To insert a category, type [[Category:Literature]].
Listing it as something else
If you want "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" to be listed under "Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of", type [[Category:Literature|Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of]].
Subcategories
Let's say A is a subcategory of B. On the page for Category:A, type [[Category:B]]. On category B's page, it will show A as a subcategory.
"Creating" a category page
As long you type [[Category:Something]] on a page, that category will have the page "filed". If you want to "create" the category page to see the page as a member of that category, then type something.
Example
I want to create Category:Mark Twain Novels for Tom Sawyer. I type [[Category:Mark Twain Novels]]. Now, if I go to [[Category:Mark Twain Novels]], it's says the page hasn't been created, but I can clearly see Tom Sawyer listed right there. Click "edit" at the top, type something, and your category page is now "created".
Removing a table of contents
Type __NOTOC__
Line spacing
This sounds elementary, but it's very possible some of you will screw it up. To add a line break with a small space in-between, press Enter twice. To add a line break with no space in-between, type <br>.
Examples
Line 1 Line 2
Result:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1<br> Line 2
Result:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 1 Line 2
Result:
Line 1
Line 2
Signatures
To sign your name on a talk page, type four tildes (i.e. ~~~~)
Watchlists
- Click "track changes" to watch a page.
- In the top right corner, click "pages I stalk". You can now see if someone else edited the page you were watching.
Permissions
Only users can create and edit pages. If you do not have a user account but would like to make a correction, please contact academic at susmcgill dot ca.
