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Revision as of 17:23, 25 May 2009
Contents
Introduction
This is a very brief summary of the most basic functionality of the Mediawiki platform, the same that powers Wikipedia. A more through description can be found here
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ
Section 4.1, is particularly useful for the first steps:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing
Basic text editing
These are the basic formating options for writing in bold or italic
''this text should appear in italic'' '''This text should appear in bold''' ''''This is bold and italic''''
Create a new page
There are 2 basic ways:
- Search for the new page in the search box (in the left of the page) – if the term does not exist it will allow the creation of this page, by pressing the link "You can create this page"
- When editing a page, inserting a link to a specific definition (see below, even if the page does not exist, will allow the creation of this new page by following the link.
Editing a page
These are some of the more common formatting issues
Section headings
To define a heading for a section just use the "=" sign to specify the heading level
= Heading 1 = (best not to use it) == Heading 2 == === Heading 3 === ...
Bullets and numbered lists
The basic syntax involves the use of "*" and "#"
* a bulleted item ** a bulleted item in another level # - an item in a numbered list ## an item in a numbered list in level 2
Tables
Each table begins with "{|" and ends with "|}" in separate lines. Columns are separated with "||" and a new row starts with "|-" in a new line. Table headings start with “!” for the first column or "!!" for the remaining columns . To add a border, the first line should be "{| - border ="1" ". Here’s a simple example:
{| border ="1"
!Letter !! Number
|-
|Aleph || 1</nowiki>
|-
|Beth ||2
|}
>
Links
Internal links
Links to the internal wiki can be specified by enveloping the relevant words with "[[" and "]]". If an alternate text is to be presented it appears separated by a "|". Example:
The [[fast | quick]] brown [[fox]] jumps over the lazy [[dog]]s
Outer links
Links to outside pages. Just typing the full http link is enough for an outside link. If alternate text is required, It is enough to use simple square brackets and whaite space as as a separator. Example
You can use this search engine to find the information requested
Sub-pages
Several systems may be composed of subsystems. Sub-pages allow for a given topic to be subdivided in several independent sections that automatically ling to the parent. To add a sub page, the procedure is similar to adding a link, including a slash to indicate the sub-page. Example
The Caribbean system is divided into two main modules: [Caribbean/SHRIMP | SHRIMP], for growth and yield prediction and [Caribbean/OYSTER OYSTER] for management modeling
