Re: FN-FORUM: Wiki Help

date posted 15th August 2004 17:14

m4mac wrote:
> I've been looking through the Wiki and trying to get my feeble brain
> around how it works. My intention is to start a Mac Tips page but I
> can't figure out how to create a new page and I don't want to bugger
> it up!.

Ooh we don't want any Mac tips on the Wiki ....

Only kidding :) I'll need some when I finally have the money to invest
in one, I'm sure!

The Wiki concept can be a bit alien at first (it was to me, too), but
it's actually dead easy once you get the hang of it.

What you'll want to do first is click on the ? to the right of the (Mac)
entry on the current home page, that will start you editing a new
blank page - the (Mac) will automatically become a link to your new page
once you save your changes (which is why you clicked on the ?. The text
in brackets is sort of a 'proto-link' - a link that has yet to become a
link..)

Add whatever you like to the Mac page and you're done - add subpages by
adding Wiki links either by running words together like 'MacOS9Tips' or
by enclosing them in double brackets like ((Mac OS9 Tips)) - you'll then
see a question mark next to your new link on your new page, and you can
do the same process again to create another sub page.

The best way to get started with the syntax on each page is to have a
look at the editing tips page[1] (Edit the page to see the syntax), then
have a play in the SandBox[2] to see how things work :)

[1] http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/index.php?page=EditingTips
[2] http://wiki.workalone.co.uk/index.php?page=SandBox

Hope that helps a bit :)

Aaron

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