Difference between revisions of "EsipSandBox"
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− | <center>'''Please add text at bottom only!!!'''</center> | + | <span style="color:red"><center>'''Please add text at bottom of this page only, in order to preserve the tutorial!!!'''</center></span><br> |
+ | ==Five most commonly used tags== | ||
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===1. Gray Box=== | ===1. Gray Box=== | ||
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:This is a frequent unwanted occurrence for beginners. | :This is a frequent unwanted occurrence for beginners. | ||
+ | :It happens when you begin a line with a space | ||
+ | :You get a nice box, like this: | ||
Gray Box | Gray Box | ||
===2. Headers=== | ===2. Headers=== | ||
:Surround text of header with "==" | :Surround text of header with "==" | ||
:Use more "===" for sub headings | :Use more "===" for sub headings | ||
− | : | + | :Such headers are automatically placed in page Table of Contents |
− | ::Unless you include <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> | + | ::Unless you include <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> anywhere on the page (and don't surround it with <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> tags like I did here!) |
==Header== | ==Header== | ||
===3. Indents=== | ===3. Indents=== | ||
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*Use stars | *Use stars | ||
===5. Links and New Page=== | ===5. Links and New Page=== | ||
− | :Square brackets surround | + | :URL's are automatic links, e.g., http://esipfed.org |
+ | :Square brackets surround links inside the wiki | ||
:New pages are generated by surrounding a unique, local name with square brackets (save generic names for the admin) | :New pages are generated by surrounding a unique, local name with square brackets (save generic names for the admin) | ||
<nowiki>[[New page name]]</nowiki> | <nowiki>[[New page name]]</nowiki> | ||
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:Feel free to make test pages in the space below. | :Feel free to make test pages in the space below. | ||
− | :To do this, click on the "edit" tab above and page down | + | :To do this, click on the "edit" tab above and page down inside the resulting text box |
− | : | + | :Type a new page between square brackets using a name like <nowiki>[[Sandbox_HB]]</nowiki> |
+ | :You can type a short name in the "summary" field below the text box you have been editing (this is used in the "recent change" list to help people find edits) | ||
+ | :Check off the minor or major edit to determine whether the change is broadcast by email to the people "watching" | ||
+ | :Save your edited page by clicking "save page" button below the text box | ||
+ | :The new link will appear in red--click on it to begin editing the new page in a new space. | ||
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+ | Add links here: | ||
:[[Sandbox_HB]] | :[[Sandbox_HB]] | ||
+ | :[[Sandbox_HB2]] |
Revision as of 16:15, March 3, 2006
Five most commonly used tags
1. Gray Box
- This is a frequent unwanted occurrence for beginners.
- It happens when you begin a line with a space
- You get a nice box, like this:
Gray Box
2. Headers
- Surround text of header with "=="
- Use more "===" for sub headings
- Such headers are automatically placed in page Table of Contents
- Unless you include __NOTOC__ anywhere on the page (and don't surround it with <nowiki> tags like I did here!)
==Header==
3. Indents
- Use colons at start of line (more for deeper indent)
::Use colons
4. Bullets
- Use stars at start of line (more for sublists)
*Use stars
5. Links and New Page
- URL's are automatic links, e.g., http://esipfed.org
- Square brackets surround links inside the wiki
- New pages are generated by surrounding a unique, local name with square brackets (save generic names for the admin)
[[New page name]]
Cool way to communicate group ToDo's
- Rudy used this trick when preparing list of items to do in preparing a group proposal
- Edit this page to see how it is done
Area for you to try it
- Feel free to make test pages in the space below.
- To do this, click on the "edit" tab above and page down inside the resulting text box
- Type a new page between square brackets using a name like [[Sandbox_HB]]
- You can type a short name in the "summary" field below the text box you have been editing (this is used in the "recent change" list to help people find edits)
- Check off the minor or major edit to determine whether the change is broadcast by email to the people "watching"
- Save your edited page by clicking "save page" button below the text box
- The new link will appear in red--click on it to begin editing the new page in a new space.
Add links here: