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==Editing==
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==Getting Started==
  
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===[http://www.stanford.edu/group/mc/WikiScreencast.mov Screencast] (start here)===
  
===Getting Started===
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===Get an Account===
# Go to the page you want to edit
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# Get an account so that you can edit pages.
# Click the 'edit' link at the bottom of the page (in the footer).
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#* All Mechanics and Computation professors can create accounts.
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==Edit a Page==
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# Make sure that you're logged in. Only logged in users can make edits.
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# Go to the page that you want to edit and click the 'Edit' link in the footer.
 
#* If there are subsections on the page there may be other edit links you can click on too.
 
#* If there are subsections on the page there may be other edit links you can click on too.
 
# You should now see the wiki markup. Once you've made your changes, be sure to include a summary and click either 'Save' or 'Preview'. You've succesfully updated the group website.
 
# You should now see the wiki markup. Once you've made your changes, be sure to include a summary and click either 'Save' or 'Preview'. You've succesfully updated the group website.
  
 
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==Create a New Page==
===Create a New Page===
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# Edit a page that you would like to link to the new page.
 
# Edit a page that you would like to link to the new page.
 
# Add a link to that page, for example: [[New Page Name]]
 
# Add a link to that page, for example: [[New Page Name]]
 
# Save the page.
 
# Save the page.
 
# Click on the new link.
 
# Click on the new link.
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==Other Resources==
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# You can find detailed editing instructions [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page here].
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# The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction Wikipedia introduction] is a useful resource and mostly applies to our setup.

Latest revision as of 22:28, 19 September 2007