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Adding Images

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	When you now save this page, the image file links will be red, indicating that these files don't yet exist on the server. If you follow each of your image file links in turn, you access the ''File Upload'' page for that file, where you can browse to it on your computer and then upload it to the wiki. It will then automatically appear in your wiki page when you next refresh your view of it.		When you now save this page, the image file links will be red, indicating that these files don't yet exist on the server. If you follow each of your image file links in turn, you access the ''File Upload'' page for that file, where you can browse to it on your computer and then upload it to the wiki. It will then automatically appear in your wiki page when you next refresh your view of it.

			Handling images can present some interesting challenges - size, shape and positioning. There is a full explanation of the various syntax components at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images#Size_and_frame]

	== Looking at the Page History and Handling Clashes ==		== Looking at the Page History and Handling Clashes ==

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	== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==		== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==
	I recommend that you start with a file of ''plain unformatted'' text (created in a text editor on your computer, preferably not Word), along with any images you wish to include, each in a separate file (see next section). Start by copying and pasting this unformatted text into the wiki page editor window. You then start applying ''wiki markup'' to this text, either by highlighting and using the editor's markup buttons, or by just typing the required markup characters into the text where needed. This markup may include headers, bold & italic text format, unnumbered & numbered lists, external links to web pages, internal links to other pages on this wiki, and inline images (which is just a special type of internal File: link, see next section). Note that once you've defined several headers, a table of contents is automatically generated for the page - you can suppress this, but thats an advanced topic!		I recommend that you start with a file of ''plain unformatted'' text (created in a text editor on your computer, preferably not Word), along with any images you wish to include, each in a separate file (see next section on [[#Adding Images\|Adding Images]]). Start by copying and pasting this unformatted text into the wiki page editor window. You then start applying ''wiki markup'' to this text, either by highlighting and using the editor's markup buttons, or by just typing the required markup characters into the text where needed. This markup may include headers, bold & italic text format, unnumbered & numbered lists, external links to web pages, internal links to other pages on this wiki, and inline images (which is just a special type of internal File: link, see next section on [[#Adding Images\|Adding Images]]). Note that once you've defined several headers, a table of contents is automatically generated for the page - you can suppress this, but thats an advanced topic!

	The following table (adapted from that provided in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Help Formatting]) lists some of this most common wiki markup.		The following table (adapted from that provided in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Help Formatting]) lists some of this most common wiki markup. There is quite a bit more that may also be used, but we recommend you become familiar with this basic markup first.

	{\| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" align="center" class="wikitable"		{\| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" align="center" class="wikitable"
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	\| \|\|<nowiki>[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]</nowiki>\|\|[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]		\| \|\|<nowiki>[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]</nowiki>\|\|[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Show an image<br>(See section on [[#Adding Images\|Adding Images]] ~~later~~)\|\|<nowiki>[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|left\|frame\|Globe Sculpture!]]</nowiki><br>(with options ''left'' aligned, ''frame'', and final caption)\|\|[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|left\|frame\|Globe Sculpture!]]		\| Show an image<br>(See section on [[#Adding Images\|Adding Images]] below)\|\|<nowiki>[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|left\|frame\|Globe Sculpture!]]</nowiki><br>(with options ''left'' aligned, ''frame'', and final caption)\|\|[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|left\|frame\|Globe Sculpture!]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Resize an image\|\|<nowiki>[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|right\|50px\|Globe Sculpture!]]</nowiki><br>(with options: ''right'' aligned, ''50px'' to resize width to 50 pixels)\|\|[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|right\|60px\|Globe Sculpture!]]		\| Resize an image\|\|<nowiki>[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|right\|50px\|Globe Sculpture!]]</nowiki><br>(with options: ''right'' aligned, ''50px'' to resize width to 50 pixels)\|\|[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|right\|60px\|Globe Sculpture!]]

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	\| \|\|<nowiki>[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]</nowiki>\|\|[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]		\| \|\|<nowiki>[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]</nowiki>\|\|[http://web.site.address/page link text to display]
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	\| Show an image\|\|<nowiki>[[File:~~jumpgate~~.~~gif~~\|left\|frame\|B5 ~~Jumpgate~~!]]</nowiki>\|\|[[File:~~jumpgate~~.~~gif~~\|left\|frame\|B5 ~~Jumpgate~~!]]		\| Show an image<br>(See section on [[#Adding Images\|Adding Images]] later)\|\|<nowiki>[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|left\|frame\|Globe Sculpture!]]</nowiki><br>(with options ''left'' aligned, ''frame'', and final caption)\|\|[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|left\|frame\|Globe Sculpture!]]
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	\| Resize an image\|\|<nowiki>[[File:~~jumpgate~~.~~gif~~\|right\|~~60px~~\|B5 ~~Jumpgate~~!]]</nowiki><br>(~~option~~ ~~60px~~ ~~means~~ resize width to 60 pixels)\|\|[[File:~~jumpgate~~.~~gif~~\|right\|60px\|B5 ~~Jumpgate~~!]]		\| Resize an image\|\|<nowiki>[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|right\|50px\|Globe Sculpture!]]</nowiki><br>(with options: ''right'' aligned, ''50px'' to resize width to 50 pixels)\|\|[[File:Globe sculpture cooma 2012.jpg\|right\|60px\|Globe Sculpture!]]
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	! colspan="3" style="background:#ABE" \| section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line''		! colspan="3" style="background:#ABE" \| section formatting – ''only at the beginning of the line''

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2012-09-27T22:58:41Z

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	To make changes to any of our wiki pages, you first need to login by selecting the '''[[Special:Userlogin \| log in]]''' link at the top right of the page.		To make changes to any of our wiki pages, you first need to login by selecting the '''[[Special:Userlogin \| log in]]''' link at the top right of the page.

	To ''edit'' an '''existing wiki page''' you select the '''Edit''' tab in the list across the top of the page to access the page editor. Or you can choose to edit just one section of the page by selecting the '''[Edit]''' link on the RHS of each section heading.		To ''edit'' an '''existing wiki page''' you select the '''Edit''' tab in the list across the top of the page to access the page editor. Or you can choose to edit just one section of the page by selecting the '''[Edit]''' link on the RHS of each section heading. Please note that some problems have been reported by people using ''Internet Explorer'', so we suggest using another modern browser, such as ''Chrome'', ''Firefox'', ''Safari'' or similar.

	There are several ways to ''create'' a '''new wiki page'''. The easiest way is to edit an '''existing wiki page''' and insert a link in it to your proposed new page, which will look like		There are several ways to ''create'' a '''new wiki page'''. The easiest way is to edit an '''existing wiki page''' and insert a link in it to your proposed new page, which will look like
	<nowiki>[[Name of new page]]</nowiki>		<nowiki>[[Name of new page]]</nowiki>
	As ''Name of new page'' will form part of the URL used to access it, please keep it brief and to the point (a few words) and avoid using any punctuation other than spaces or ~~underscores~~. When you save and view this existing page, your newly added <font color=red>Name of new page</font> link will be in red, indicating that this page does not yet exist. Select that link to access the page editor to start adding content to this new page.		As ''Name of new page'' will form part of the URL used to access it, please keep it brief and to the point (a few words) and avoid using any punctuation other than dashes, spaces, underscores or periods. When you save and view this existing page, your newly added <font color=red>Name of new page</font> link will be in red, indicating that this page does not yet exist. Select that link to access the page editor to start adding content to this new page.

	Every user who logs in to the wiki is given their own user page, with a link like: <nowiki>[[User:loginname]]</nowiki> (where ''loginname'' is the username you logged in with). You can access this page using the ''loginname'' link in the list across the top right of any wiki page. This is a really good place for you to experiment with wiki page content, and to create those initial links for brand new pages. When you are happy with your new pages content, you can copy the link into one of the main navigation pages to make it easily accessible to others.		Every user who logs in to the wiki is given their own user page, with a link like: <nowiki>[[User:loginname]]</nowiki> (where ''loginname'' is the username you logged in with). You can access this page using the ''loginname'' link in the list across the top right of any wiki page. This is a really good place for you to experiment with wiki page content, and to create those initial links for brand new pages. When you are happy with your new pages content, you can copy the link into one of the main navigation pages to make it easily accessible to others.

	== The Wiki Page Editor ==		== The Wiki Page Editor ==
			Once you are in the page editor, you can add or change then content of the wiki page. Please note that you '''must not navigate away''' from this page whilst you are making and previewing changes to the page content, or all your changes will be lost. You need to select '''Save page''' to ensure changes are kept permanently. If you do need to view other pages, or follow links whilst editing, please ensure these open in a new tab or new window.
⚫	~~Once~~ ~~you are in~~ the page ~~editor, you can add or change then~~ content ~~of the wiki page. You format this text by~~ using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equal signs, included amongst the text being displayed, which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. You can either just type these characters in, or you can highlight text and use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar toolbar] buttons across the top of the text editing window. Note that the wiki page editor '''is not''' WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). You need to '''Preview''' your changes first to see what they look like. You should '''always''' preview your changes before saving a page. You should also '''always''' provide a '''Summary''' of your changes (unless you select ''minor edit'' because you're only fixing some typos etc). The summary is included in the history of changes for the page, which helps others know what has been modified.

		⚫	You format the page content using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equal signs, included amongst the text being displayed, which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. You can either just type these characters in, or you can highlight text and use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar toolbar] buttons across the top of the text editing window. Note that the wiki page editor '''is not''' WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). You need to '''Preview''' your changes first to see what they look like. You should '''always''' preview your changes before saving a page. You should also '''always''' provide a '''Summary''' of your changes (unless you select ''minor edit'' because you're only fixing some typos etc). The summary is included in the history of changes for the page, which helps others know what has been modified.

	== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==		== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==

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	== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==		== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==
	I recommend that you start with a file of ''plain unformatted'' text (created in a text editor on your computer, ~~'''~~not Word~~'''~~), along with any images you wish to include, each in a separate file (see next section). Start by copying and pasting this unformatted text into the wiki page editor window. You then start applying ''wiki markup'' to this text, either by highlighting and using the editor's markup buttons, or by just typing the required markup characters into the text where needed. This markup may include headers, bold & italic text format, unnumbered & numbered lists, external links to web pages, internal links to other pages on this wiki, and inline images (which is just a special type of internal File: link, see next section). Note that once you've defined several headers, a table of contents is automatically generated for the page - you can suppress this, but thats an advanced topic!		I recommend that you start with a file of ''plain unformatted'' text (created in a text editor on your computer, preferably not Word), along with any images you wish to include, each in a separate file (see next section). Start by copying and pasting this unformatted text into the wiki page editor window. You then start applying ''wiki markup'' to this text, either by highlighting and using the editor's markup buttons, or by just typing the required markup characters into the text where needed. This markup may include headers, bold & italic text format, unnumbered & numbered lists, external links to web pages, internal links to other pages on this wiki, and inline images (which is just a special type of internal File: link, see next section). Note that once you've defined several headers, a table of contents is automatically generated for the page - you can suppress this, but thats an advanced topic!

	The following table (adapted from that provided in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Help Formatting]) lists some of this most common wiki markup.		The following table (adapted from that provided in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Help Formatting]) lists some of this most common wiki markup.

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	== The Wiki Page Editor ==		== The Wiki Page Editor ==
	Once you are in the page editor, you can add or change then content of the wiki page. You format this text by using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equal signs, included amongst the text being displayed, which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. You can either just type these characters in, or you can highlight text and use the ~~formatting~~ buttons across the top of the text editing window. Note that the wiki page editor '''is not''' WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). You need to '''Preview''' your changes first to see what they look like. You should '''always''' preview your changes before saving a page. You should also '''always''' provide a '''Summary''' of your changes (unless you select ''minor edit'' because you're only fixing some typos etc). The summary is included in the history of changes for the page, which helps others know what has been modified.		Once you are in the page editor, you can add or change then content of the wiki page. You format this text by using wiki markup. This consists of normal characters like asterisks, single quotes or equal signs, included amongst the text being displayed, which have a special function in the wiki, sometimes depending on their position. You can either just type these characters in, or you can highlight text and use the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Edit_toolbar toolbar] buttons across the top of the text editing window. Note that the wiki page editor '''is not''' WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). You need to '''Preview''' your changes first to see what they look like. You should '''always''' preview your changes before saving a page. You should also '''always''' provide a '''Summary''' of your changes (unless you select ''minor edit'' because you're only fixing some typos etc). The summary is included in the history of changes for the page, which helps others know what has been modified.

	== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==		== Adding Content with some Basic Markup ==

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Add link to More_on_Working_with_Wikis & wiki category

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	== Where to Find More Information ==		== Where to Find More Information ==
	There is a great deal more that can be said about editing wiki pages. But hopefully there's enough here to get you started.		There is a great deal more that can be said about editing wiki pages. But hopefully there's enough here to get you started.

			For additional guidance on using our wikis, see our [[More_on_Working_with_Wikis\|More on Working with Wikis]] guide.

	For more information about editing pages in wiki's using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki Mediawiki] software (which powers Wikipedia, our wiki's, and many others), see the following:		For more information about editing pages in wiki's using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki Mediawiki] software (which powers Wikipedia, our wiki's, and many others), see the following:
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	[[Category:Technical Info]]		[[Category:Technical Info]]
			[[Category:Wiki]]

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	\| Bold text\|\|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>\|\|'''bold'''		\| Bold text\|\|<nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki>\|\|'''bold'''
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	\| Escape wiki markup\|\| <nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>\|\|<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>		\| Escape wiki markup\|\| <nowiki>no <nowiki>''markup''</nowiki></nowiki>\|\|<nowiki>no ''markup''</nowiki>
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	! colspan="3" style="background:#ABE" \| links – ''applies anywhere''		! colspan="3" style="background:#ABE" \| links – ''applies anywhere''

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	You can access the '''history''' of all changes made to a particular wiki page by selecting the '''History''' tab in the list across the top of any page. This gives you access to any of the recent previous versions of this page, along with information about who made the change, when, and their summary comment. You can access the content of any of these previous revisions. This can be useful to see how the page content has evolved.		You can access the '''history''' of all changes made to a particular wiki page by selecting the '''History''' tab in the list across the top of any page. This gives you access to any of the recent previous versions of this page, along with information about who made the change, when, and their summary comment. You can access the content of any of these previous revisions. This can be useful to see how the page content has evolved.

	It is also useful to resolve conflicting updates. Because of the way the wiki works, it is possible for two people to start editing the same page at about the same time. When one saves their changes, they wont be included in the copy the other person is working on. So when ~~they~~ ~~save~~ their version, some changes ~~can~~ be lost from the current page. But they will be there in the history. On the rare times this occurs, you need to retrieve the changed text, and re-edit the page to merge it in with the other changes. Luckily this doesn't occur very often!		It is also useful to resolve [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_conflict conflicting updates]. Because of the way the wiki works, it is possible for two people to start editing the same page at about the same time. When one saves their changes, they wont be included in the copy the other person is working on. So when the second person saves their version, the system may detect that an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_conflict edit conflict] has occurred, or some changes may be lost from the current page. But they will be there in the history. On the rare times this occurs, you need to retrieve the changed text, and re-edit the page to merge it in with the other changes. Luckily this doesn't occur very often!

	== Where to Find More Information ==		== Where to Find More Information ==

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	The following table (adapted from that provided in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Help Formatting]) lists some of this most common wiki markup.		The following table (adapted from that provided in [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Mediawiki Help Formatting]) lists some of this most common wiki markup.

			{\| style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" cellpadding="10" align="center" class="wikitable"
	{\|
	! style="background:#ABE" \| Description		! style="background:#ABE" \| Description
	! style="background:#ABE" width=40% \| You type		! style="background:#ABE" width=40% \| You type
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	\| Headings of different levels \|\|<nowiki>== Level 2 ==</nowiki>\|\|		\| Headings of different levels \|\|<nowiki>== Level 2 ==</nowiki>\|\|

	== Level 2 ==		== Level 2 ==
	\|-		\|-