Help

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On this page, you can find various help topics. Just click on the topic in the **Table of Contents** on the right!

Remember this very important point: Always click **Save** before you leave the editting page, or your work will be gone. If you ever do something you regret, you can //undo// your last action by pressing **ctrl-z**.

= 1. Adding content to a page =

Before adding content to any page, please first //make sure you are allowed to do so.// Please don't add or change the information on a classmate's page unless you are supposed to. Remember - Mr. Ku can see who has done what on the wiki. (I'm always watching!)

To add content, go to the page you want to edit and click on the **Edit** tab in the top right corner of the page. Click on the page wherever you want to type. When you are done typing and are happy with what you've written, click **Save** on the **Editor bar** that's at the top of the page. You can also click **Save** at the bottom of the page.

That's it! Wasn't that easy?

= 2. Editing the text font, size, or colour =

Before you type a heading, you can click on the drop down menu at the top of the page that says **Normal**. Click on **Heading 1**, then start typing your heading. To return to the regular font size, just click on the same drop down menu and click on **Normal** again.

If you have already finished typing but aren't happy with the look of your text, you can change that too. Click on the **Edit** tab in the top right corner. Highlight the text you want to change, then click on the button that shows a **T**. From there, you can change your font size, font type, and colour.

= 3. Creating a link to another page =

The great thing about a wiki is that you can link from one page to another. It's what I like to call //Wikisurfing// - you look up one thing on Wikipedia, and next thing you know, you've been clicking from page to page for hours!

Let's say you're adding some info about cheese. Somewhere on your page, you mention that cheese is often made from cows' milk and you want to create a link to a page about cows. Highlight the word you want to be a link (in this case "cows") and click on the **link** tab in the **Editor bar** (hint: it looks like a short chain).

A little box will pop up with three fields: **Link Text**, **Wiki**, and **Page Name**. In the **Link Text** box, it should show the word you want to be a link (in this case, "cows"). Don't do anything to the **Wiki** box - it should show the name of our blog (misterku). The final field is a bit trickier.

If you are creating a new page, type in the name of the page. If it's a page that already exists (in this case, if there's already a wiki entry about cows), click on the words __Choose and existing page__. Then you can choose the appropriate page from the drop down menu.

Sound scary? Too hard? Don't worry - after doing this a few times, you'll be able to do this in your sleep!

= 4. Creating a link to something further down the same page =

Sometimes you will have a list of things at the top of the page and you want to link it to something further down. This is called creating an **anchor**. For example, you may have a list of characters in the description of a book, but want to talk about them more further down the page (see the link on our wiki for Zen Shorts for a good example).

Start by highlighting the word you want to make a link and click on the **link** tab on the **Editor bar** at the top of the screen. Follow the same instructions as above to "Create a link to another page", except for **Page Name**, choose the current page (the one you're editing right now). Then click on __Link to an anchor?__. In that field, type the name of the heading you'll use later on down the page.

Here's the trickier part. Later on, when you're ready to create the heading you want the reader to be sent to when they click on the link at the top, you have to type this: **2 square brackets**, **pound sign, name of your link, 2 square brackets**. Then type the name of the link next to it.

After you click **Save**, you will see that those crazy brackets and the number sign will be gone! See - that wasn't so hard, was it?

= 5. Inserting a picture =

To insert the picture, you need to have a copy of the picture on the computer already. Don't take photos off the internet unless you have permission! Click on the little box that looks like a painting in the **Editor tab**. In the little window that pops up, click on the **Upload Files** tab, and then on the **Upload** button. Find the photo on your computer and upload it.

Once the photo has been uploaded, double-click the thumbnail (little picture) you want, and it will be inserted onto your page. Reduce the size by clicking the little " - " button. Drag the photo to its proper location with the mouse; click and hold down the left mouse button and move it. As always, click **Save** when you are done!

= 6. Posting a discussion message =

= 7. Reading and replying to a discussion message =