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Contents 1 How to navigate the Mapas Project Wiki 2 How to communicate with others on Mapas Project team 2.1 Via the Mapas Project Wiki 2.2 Other (non-Wiki) methods 3 How to add to the Wiki 3.1 Editing 3.2 New content, page, etc. 4 How to use the Wiki 4.1 Wiki text menu (frequently used by us) 5 Referemces

[edit] How to navigate the Mapas Project Wiki

The Mapas Project Wiki pages are intended to facilitate team member communication regarding imaging methods, DRE use, drafts of written material, etc. You can navigate to the various areas from the Wiki's Main Page. Therefore, if you get lost, go back to main page. Each Wiki page has a contents box that you can choose to hide or show. The content boxes show designated topic headings. Click on what you are interested in reading or editing.

[edit] How to communicate with others on Mapas Project team

[edit] Via the Mapas Project Wiki

• Sign your name when editing a page:
  1. To leave your signature, simply use three tilde characters:

     ~~~

  2. For example: Jonna
• Use "User's Talk Page". List of user talk pages:
  1. Kevin User_talk:Kevin
  2. Jonna User_talk:Jonna
  3. Jeff User_talk:Jeff
  4. Hannah User_talk:Hannah
  5. Evan User_talk:Evan
• Email via the Wiki.
  1. If you are on another user's talk page and want to email them, click the "E-mail this user" link on the left under "toolbox".
  2. The "E-mail this user" link will only appear if you are on a "User talk page" or if you follow a signature link to a user's "User page".

[edit] Other (non-Wiki) methods

• Use AIM Chat ^[1]
  1. Judith judithlmusick
  2. Stephanie azapersia
  3. Jonna iriswhp
  4. Ginny marthaflour
  5. Doug douggeerdes@mac.com
  6. Other WHP computers
     1. sorjuanaWHPannex (Sor Juana)
     2. whpagave13 (Agave)

[edit] How to add to the Wiki

[edit] Editing

[edit] New content, page, etc.

How do I add a new page to the Wiki? There are two ways to make a new page:

1. By searching for the name of the page you would like to create (using an underscore, "_" between words translates into a space when the page title is viewed) and then clicking "create this page" on the "page does not exist" screen.
2. The other way is to create an internal link to the new page. Internal links use the double brackets and a "|" separating the link and the words:
   1. Decide on a name for the page. For example, DRE Help. Click "edit" on the page where you would like the link inserted and, in this case, use this code

      [[DRE_Help | Click here for DRE help]]

   2. This will make a link to the page "DRE Help"
   3. If the page has not yet been created its link will look red upon saving. Just click the link to start editing to create the page.
   4. Upon saving, all links to the page will turn blue since the page is now in the database.

[edit] How to use the Wiki

[edit] Wiki text menu (frequently used by us)

• How do I format text on a wiki page?
  • "WikiText" is the name of the markup language for wiki's. See a page with numerous examples of how to stylize your text.

Help documents provided at meta.wikimedia.org

General usage:

• The entire manual on how to use wikis
• FAQ for the manual
• The main help page with sections for users, editors, adminisrators, etc.

• Detailed usage:
  • Changing the page layout
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to format the wiki's appearance.
  • Changing the logo
  • How to make tables
  • How to restrict access or editing functions for pages
  • How to make shorter URL's appear
  • A list of extensions for mediawiki

Other help pages:

• Forcing users to preview before saving

[edit] Referemces

1. ↑ If you have a Mac you can use iChat. If you are not already enrolled in AIM, go to AIM Chat.