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1 Wiki Contributions
2 Creating New Articles
3 Spell Checking Articles
4 Wiki Conventions
5 Digital Images
6 Help Documentation
7 Technical Documentation

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Wiki Contributions

Please note: Edit access to content on this Wiki is restricted.

To access the SFC's Wiki, go to susanfifercanby.com.
Access is restricted. If you have a user ID/password, please log in: User Login.
Search for an entry you want to edit or browse by categories.
Select the Edit tab on top and add additional content to an entry.
Use the Edit Toolbar to stylize your content (e.g., Add Headlines, Bold or itacize items, etc.). Listed below are a few common Wiki Conventions.
Make sure to hit Save page before finishing.

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Creating New Articles

There are three options for creating a new article:

Option: Create a new page, simply by adding your new page's name after ?title= in the location bar: New Page.
Option: Create a link e.g., [[New Page]] to a new article in an existing page, then click the link and an edit page will appear.
Type in the name of a new page and hit the button:

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Spell Checking Articles

See Spell Checking in Web Browsers - some recommended options by Ohio State University.

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Wiki Conventions

Like HTML, Wikis use similar conventions that you will want to learn for stylizing your content. Below is a list of the most useful ones.

Example: What It Looks Like	Wiki Syntax: What You Type	Description
Italics, Bold, Bold and Italics	''Italics'', '''Bold''', '''''Bold and Italics'''''	Two single quotes indicate italics. Three single quotes indicate bold. Five sign quotes indicate bold and italics.
Bulletted list Bulleted list	* Bulleted list * Bulleted list	Asterisks at the left margin (*) indicate a bulleted list.
Numbered list Numbered list	# Numbered list # Numbered list	Number-signs (#) at the left margin indicate a numbered list.
Section	== Section ==	Two equal signs at the beginning and end of a line indicate a section.
Subsection	=== Subsection ===	Three equal signs at the beginning and end of a line indicate a subsection.
Internal links: Vitae of Susan Fifer Canby	Format: [[target \| label]] [[Vitae\| Vitae of Susan Fifer Canby]]	A set of two brackets around a word or words indicates internal page links (i.e., links to pages within the wiki).
External links: Susan Fifer Canby's Website	Format: [URL label] [http://www.susanfifercanby.com Susan Fifer Canby's Website]	A set of single brackets indicates an external link.
Images:	Format: [[Image:ball.jpg]]	A set of two brackets + "Image:" + name of image + extension (e.g., .jpg, .gif, .png)
Documents: LOC's Lifelong Literacy	Format: [[Media:example.pdf \| display name]]	A set of two brackets + "Media:" + name of file + extension (e.g., .doc, .ppt, .pdf, .zip) + "\|" + what you want to display. Note: If, for example, a presentation is too large of a file, try attaching as a zipped folder or convert to PDF.
Category: Quick Reference	[[Category:Quick Reference]]	A set of two brackets + "Category:" + supporting word(s) enables contributors/editors to group like items.
Table of contents is inserted based on your sections/subsections.	__TOC__	Note: Only need to add if you have less than four sections/subsections.

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Digital Images

To display an image in the Wiki, you must Upload the file.

BEFORE you upload, reduce the pixel size to a smaller, more viewable size (e.g., 300 x 200, 150 x 100, etc.).
To resize your digital image, you can use XnView, a free multimedia viewer, browser, and converter, if you do not have another image program.
Give your image a meaningful name. Do not include spaces. Acceptable names include the following: myimage.jpg, my-image.jpg, my_image.gif.
Upload your image and then reference it on your article: [[Image:myimage.jpg]].
See MediaWiki's Image Help Documentation for more information.

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