Difference between revisions of "Editing help"

From Folkopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(New page: The complete story of how to edit a page in Folkopedia can be found at the MediaWiki site. [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages Editing help] The very simplest way to edit is...)
 
(Categorised)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
The complete story of how to edit a page in Folkopedia can be found at the MediaWiki site. [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages Editing help]
+
Folkopedia is run by a piece of software called MediaWiki ( the same one as used by WikiPedia).
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Therefore the complete story of how to edit a page in Folkopedia can be found at the MediaWiki site. [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages Editing help]
 +
 
 +
For instructions on headings and lists etc., look at the MediaWiki [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting Guide]
 +
 
 +
For linking to other pages or external site, look at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links Links]
 +
 
 +
For help on using images see [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Images] and also [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Tables] might be useful.
  
 
The very simplest way to edit is to use the tools at the top of the edit window.  
 
The very simplest way to edit is to use the tools at the top of the edit window.  
Line 9: Line 18:
 
''Italic Text''
 
''Italic Text''
  
[An internal link]
+
<nowiki>[[An internal link]]</nowiki>
  
 
[http://www.radiobritfolkhome.co.uk/ An external link]
 
[http://www.radiobritfolkhome.co.uk/ An external link]
Line 15: Line 24:
 
== A Header ==
 
== A Header ==
  
An image
+
[[Image:Animage.jpg]]
  
 
A media file
 
A media file
Line 24: Line 33:
  
 
We'll produce some further editing help information as we go.
 
We'll produce some further editing help information as we go.
 +
 +
 +
[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 23:07, 3 December 2008

Folkopedia is run by a piece of software called MediaWiki ( the same one as used by WikiPedia).


Therefore the complete story of how to edit a page in Folkopedia can be found at the MediaWiki site. Editing help

For instructions on headings and lists etc., look at the MediaWiki Formatting Guide

For linking to other pages or external site, look at Links

For help on using images see Images and also Tables might be useful.

The very simplest way to edit is to use the tools at the top of the edit window.

These will allow you to display:

Bold Text

Italic Text

[[An internal link]]

An external link

A Header

Animage.jpg

A media file

A formula

Some other stuff including a horizontal line.

We'll produce some further editing help information as we go.