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Creating Pages
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- If the page you have searched for does not exist, you will given the opportunity to Create the page on this wiki!
- Once you've created the page, you may begin editing.
Categories
To add an item to an existing category add [[Category:Category Name]] to the page.
[[Category:Isqat al-Nizam]] [[Category:Biographical Dictionary of the Egyptian Revolution, 2011]]
Items may be included in several categories. To create subcategories, enter additional categories to the wiki page in hierarchical order. Enter the following:
- [[Category:Category Name]]
- [[Category:Subcategory Name]]
[[Category:Isqat al-Nizam]] [[Category:Political Figures]]
Headings
- ==Heading==
- Headings organize your writing into sections. The Wiki software can automatically generate a table of contents from them.
- ===Subheading===
- Using more "equals" (=) signs creates a subsection.
- ====Smaller Subheading====
- Don't skip levels, like from two to four equals signs.
Links
External Links
An external link can be added using the following methods:
- target: http://www.aucegypt.edu/ is rendered as http://www.aucegypt.edu/.
- [ target label ], with a blank space in between: [http://www.aucegypt.edu/ American University in Cairo] gives American University in Cairo.
- [ target ] - these are automatically labeled with serial numbers 1, 2, 3, ...: [http://www.aucegypt.edu/] gives [1]
Internal Links
Link to other pages in the wiki using brackets and the papge name. For example, use [[American University in Cairo]]
link to the page that exactly matches that American University in Cairo.
Lists
Code | Example |
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# ''Numbered lists'' are:
## Very organized ## Easy to follow A newline marks the end of the list. # New numbering starts with 1. |
A newline marks the end of the list.
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* ''Unordered lists'' are easy to do:
** Start every line with a star. *** More stars indicate a deeper level. *: Previous item continues. ** A newline |
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;Word
:Definition of the word ;A word :Which has a definition :Also a second definition :And even a third |
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Images
To add an image to your wiki article:
- Click on the Upload file link listed under the Toolbox heading on the left.
- Choose the file you'd like to add.
- You may also add a file summary or edit the file name.
- Click on the Upload file button at the bottom of the page.
To include a file in a page, use a link in one of the following forms:
- [[File:File.jpg]]
- Inserts the full size version of the image in to your wiki article.
- [[File:File.png|200px|thumb|left|alt text]]
- Inserts a 200 pixel wide rendition in a box in the left margin with 'alt text' as description.
- [[Media:File.ogg]]
- Directly links to your file without displaying it in your wiki article.
Use your file's name, in place of File.jpg, File.png, or File.ogg.
Tables
Code
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Header 1 ! Header 2 ! Header 3 |- | row 1, cell 1 | row 1, cell 2 | row 1, cell 3 |- | row 2, cell 1 | row 2, cell 2 | row 2, cell 3 |- | row 3, cell 1 | row 3, cell 2 | row 3, cell 3 |}
Example
Header 1 | Header 2 | Header 3 |
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row 1, cell 1 | row 1, cell 2 | row 1, cell 3 |
row 2, cell 1 | row 2, cell 2 | row 2, cell 3 |
row 3, cell 1 | row 3, cell 2 | row 3, cell 3 |
References
This method gathers the notes at a single position marked with the <references/> tag. If used multiple times, only the first works.
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<ref>
Reference text</ref>
- Produces a reference mark linking to the reference text, provided that the tag
<references/>
mentioned below is present on the page.
- Produces a reference mark linking to the reference text, provided that the tag
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<ref name="
id">
Reference text</ref>
- Ditto; also assigns a name to the reference text; the quotes are only needed if id contains spaces or special characters.
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<ref name="
id"/>
- Produces a reference mark linking to a reference text defined before.
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<references/>
- Inserts a list of reference texts, each preceded by a list of links to the positions in the page linking to the text; this applies for all texts inside
<ref>
tags in the wikitext of the page.
- Inserts a list of reference texts, each preceded by a list of links to the positions in the page linking to the text; this applies for all texts inside
Examples of References
- The only reference to Excel For Dummies.[1]
- The first reference to Perry's Handbook.[2]
- The second reference to Perry's Handbook.[2]
- The third reference to Perry's Handbook.[2]
Example of Reference List
- ↑ Excel For Dummies, First Edition, Hungry Minds, Inc., 1980.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Perry's Handbook, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill Co., 1984.
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