Help Using Wiki (For Volunteers)
- To read a page in the "Internal" section:
- Click on the "Internal" link in the sidebar.
- Enter the username and password when asked for it.
- To edit any page in the wiki:
- Visit the page by clicking on it.
- If there is an "Edit" link at the top right, click on it. Or else, add "?action=edit" to the end of the URL in the address bar and press Enter.
- Enter the username and password when asked for it.
- Edit the page. You can enter the new content in simple plain text. For fancy formatting (colors, lists, indentation):
- The tips on the bottom of the editing tab are generally helpful.
- Or, you can simply look at the source of an existing page of the wiki, and copy whatever code what you need to; it is generally easy to guess what the code does by looking at it.
- Or, you can see PmWikiHelp for some tips.
- Press the "Save" button when done.
- To delete a page, edit the page, select (highlight) all text in the edit text area and replace it with the single word: "delete"
- To upload a file to the wiki:
- Visit the page you would like to associate the file with.
- Eg: To add a file to the WAH 2007 page, click on that link.
- If there is an "Upload" link at the top right, click on it. Or else, add "?action=upload" to the end of the URL in the address bar and press Enter.
- Enter the username and password when asked for it.
- Upload the file.
- To link to the file, use the syntax
[[Attach:NameOfFile]] in the text of the wiki.
- To edit the sidebar:
- General Tips (creating new pages etc):
- See PmWikiHelp
- Feel free to experiment with your edits in the WikiSandbox. (You need an username and password for this).
- If you are an active volunteer, and would like to get the username/password for making modifications, or if you need some help with the wiki, please contact FirstName.LastName@gmail.com [ FirstName = "Jayanth", LastName = "Kannan"]. The username/password for read access to the "Internal" section has been mailed to the volunteers group already.
