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−	*[[:Category:Help\|All help pages]]: All pages on this server relating to help topics.
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	==Creating an account==		==Creating an account==

−	In order to edit you will need to be authenticated, which means you need a logon. To create a logon, please contact the Wiki-Meister (hacken@byu.edu). Given your username and a temporary password, he will then create an account for you. When you receive word of authentication, you can ''create logon'' above and type in your user name and password. Your user name will be your ~~EuroDocs~~ Wiki logon ID.	+	In order to edit you will need to be authenticated, which means you need a logon. To create a logon, please contact the Wiki-Meister (hacken@byu.edu). Given your username and a temporary password, he will then create an account for you. When you receive word of authentication, you can ''create logon'' above and type in your user name and password. Your user name will be your World War I Document Archive Wiki logon ID.

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	# Below these two boxes are two buttons. The ''Show preview'' button is very useful to see what your page is going to look like without saving it permanently. The ''Save page'' button will add your changes to the wiki and close the editing screen.		# Below these two boxes are two buttons. The ''Show preview'' button is very useful to see what your page is going to look like without saving it permanently. The ''Save page'' button will add your changes to the wiki and close the editing screen.

−	That's it. You've just edited a page in ~~EuroDocs wiki~~ language.	+	That's it. You've just edited a page in World War I Documents Archive Wiki language.

−	* This is a link ~~back~~ to Wikipedia showing the wiki markup tags: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Editing a page]	+	* This is a link to Wikipedia showing the wiki markup tags: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Editing a page]

	==Creating a new page==		==Creating a new page==

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<h3>Quick links</h3>
*[[:Category:Help|All help pages]]: All pages on this server relating to help topics.
*[https://intranet.lib.byu.edu/intranet/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&namespace=10 Templates]: All templates currently defined in the system. 
*[[Library wiki training|Training]]: Links to all of the training sessions provided for the library.
*Suggest additional training topics on the [[Talk:Library wiki training|discussion page]].
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<h3>Wikipedia help links</h3>
Here are links out to [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] with a great deal more information and assistance on how to use the system.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction_2 Beginning editing]: A quick introduction to editing.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Editing a page]: Page markup from Wikipedia, showing how to use all of the markup tags when editing a wiki page.
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wiki handbook]: Mediawiki software handbook
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Extended_image_syntax Images]: incorporating images into a page.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Searching#Search_facility_of_Wikipedia Search tips]: Search tips from Wikipedia.
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Table Tables]: How to format and use tables.
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Wikipedia Help]: Wikipedia's help page, which has a lot of excellent links
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:HTML_in_wikitext Permitted HTML Tags]: A list from Wikipedia of the permitted HTML tags
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide MediaWiki's Handbook]: The complete handbook for MediaWiki software
*[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n Localization]: How to localize the software.
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<h3>Helpful categories</h3>
*[[:Category:Help|All help topics]]
*[[:Category:Desktop Support|Desktop support topics]]
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<h3>Policies and Procedures</h3>
*[[Library wiki naming conventions|Naming Conventions]]
*[[How to Organize Your Pages]]
<h3>Food for thought</h3>
*[[Why Wiki?]]
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==Commenting on the wiki==
If you have questions or comments on the format, content, or organization of the wiki, please feel free to contact the [http://www.lib.byu.edu/estu/ wiki creator] (hacken@byu.edu).

==Creating an account==

In order to edit you will need to be authenticated, which means you need a logon. To create a logon, please contact the Wiki-Meister (hacken@byu.edu). Given your username and a temporary password, he will then create an account for you. When you receive word of authentication, you can ''create logon'' above and type in your user name and password. Your user name will be your EuroDocs Wiki logon ID.

==Getting started editing a page==

Editing a wiki page is extremely simple.

# First, we've configured this wiki to only allow editing from people who have been authenticated and who have logged in. If you haven't already created an ID for the wiki, see the instructions above.
# Assuming that the page you want to edit already exists (see the information below on how to create a new page), go to the page. At the top of the page are a number of tabs. One of these should be ''edit.'' Click on this tab and the contents of the page will appear in a text box.
# The page will either use the wiki markup tags, or HTML, or both. In general you can use HTML that would be appropriate under the <body> division, but be careful about extreme formatting since it may conflict with the wiki's own formatting.
# Using either the wiki markup tags or HTML, edit the content of the page. If you are adding information to a discussion page, be sure to sign your work by typing four ''tildes'' after your addition. These will be replaced with your name and the time.
# Below the edit box you will see a text field labeled ''Summary.'' Type in a brief explanation of what you have done. This information is very useful to others in order to see what type of changes you have made.
# Below the summary box are two boxes. The ''This is a minor edit'' box is used to flag content changes that are minor, by your own definition. Again as others view the changes they may choose to ignore minor changes. Checking the ''Watch this page'' box will add this page to your watch list.
# Below these two boxes are two buttons. The ''Show preview'' button is very useful to see what your page is going to look like without saving it permanently. The ''Save page'' button will add your changes to the wiki and close the editing screen.

That's it. You've just edited a page in EuroDocs wiki language.

* This is a link back to Wikipedia showing the wiki markup tags: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page#Wiki_markup Editing a page]

==Creating a new page==

In general, creating a new page is done by creating a link from an existing page. The wiki doesn't like pages to be isolated and does not provide a convenient way to create them without linking from somewhere else. This link refers to the documentation at Wikipedia for [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide:_Starting_a_new_page starting a new page].

==Reverting pages==

You should revert a page if:

*You made a mistake that trashed the page when you saved it.
*Someone has added content to the page that is inaccurate.
*In the unlikely event of vandalism.

The process is fairly straight forward and documented in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_revert_a_page_to_an_earlier_version Wikipedia].

==Getting help==

You can contact the [http://www.lib.byu.edu/estu/ wiki creator] for questions and assistance.

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