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==Area for you to try things==
==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 (Here examples are shown inside such a box.):
 
<space>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 <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> anywhere on the page (and don't surround it with <nowiki><nowiki></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 we build inside the wiki
 
:New pages are generated by surrounding a unique, local name with square brackets (I prefix with "ESB" for links local to this page to save generic names for the admin)usually followed within the brackets by a vertical bar "<nowiki>|</nowiki>" and the text you want shown to indicate the link
 
<nowiki>[[ESB New page name|visible name]]</nowiki> 
 
 
 
 
 
==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
 
::[[Image:checkbox.png|700px]] Item that needs to be done
 
 
 
::[[Image:checkmark.png|700px]] Item that has been completed
 
 
 
==Area for you to try it==
 
  
 
:Feel free to make test pages in the space below.
 
:Feel free to make test pages in the space below.
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:[[Sandbox_HB2]]
 
:[[Sandbox_HB2]]
 
:[[ESB Sandbox_HB3|Sandbox_HB3]]
 
:[[ESB Sandbox_HB3|Sandbox_HB3]]
[[Sandbox]]
 

Revision as of 05:40, August 2, 2006

Area for you to try things

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:

Sandbox_HB
Sandbox_HB2
Sandbox_HB3