User:Dormanetal/Sandbox

Advanced Edits

This practice exercise will build on the Basic Edits assignment.

Go to Your Personal User Sandbox. Note: You created your personal user sandbox in the basic edits assignment. : You should already have your Sandbox open in your browser. If it is not, follow these steps to get there.

1. Log in to wiki.familysearch.org by clicking the Sign In button

2. Copy and paste the following link into your browser:

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Special:MyPage/Sandbox

Do the following:

Creating an Internal Link

1.  With your user sandbox open, click the Edit Source button.

2.  To add an internal link to the wiki article on the state of New York, highlight New York in the first sentence of your article.

3.  In the editing toolbox, click the Internal Link button.

4.  New York is now linked to the wiki article on the State of New York.

Note: If you click Show Preview, do not click the New York link until after you have saved your article. If you do click the New York link, you will go to the wiki article for the state of New York, and you will lose the changes you have made to your article. This applies with all editing. Use Save before using Show Preview.

5.  To add another internal link, in the bullet list for 1823, highlight Champlain Canal.

6.  In the editing toolbox, click the Internal Link button.

7.  Champlain Canal is now linked.

8.  Scroll down, and in the Summary Box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article, such as "Created internal links."

9.  (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

10.       (Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

11.       Click the Save Page button.

Creating an External Link

1.  With your user sandbox open, click the Edit Source button.

2.  To add an external link for the Erie Canal website, highlight Erie Canal Website in the last paragraph under the Historical Background heading.

3.  In the editing toolbox, click the External Link button.

4.  Type or copy and paste this link: http://www.eriecanal.org/ in front of the words Erie Canal Website. It should look like this Erie Canal Website.

5.  The Erie Canal Website is now linked.

6.  Scroll down, and in the Summary box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article. Such as "Created an external link."

7.  (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

8.  (Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

9.  Click the Save Page button.

10.       In your article, notice the icon indicating the Erie Canal Website has an external link.

Creating a Reference Citation

1.  With your user sandbox open, click the Edit button. This is different than the Edit Source button.

2.  Place the cursor where you want to insert the reference. For this exercise, at the end of the paragraph below the bulleted list, place your cursor after construction.

3.   In the editing toolbar, click the Cite>Basic button.

4.   In the Reference text box, copy and paste or type this entire reference: Wikipedia contributors, "Erie Canal" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 15 April 2011).

5.   To italicize text in the Reference text (Wikitext) box, select this text: Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Click the Style Text icon and choose Italic. Note: Erie Canal is wikitext that will create an external link to Wikipedia and will display as: Erie Canal.

6.  Click the Insert button.

7.  To cite the reference a second time, use  Cite>Re-Use in the Editing Toolbar. For this exercise, at the end of the first paragraph under the heading Settlers and Records, place your cursor after Archives.

8.  In the editing toolbar click Cite>Re-Use

9.  Select the reference you wish to re-use. In this case, it is the reference you created above.

10.       The reference is used again. Click Save Page at the top right.

11.       In the Summary box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article, such as "Created a reference citation."

12.       (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

13.       (Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

14.       Click the Save Page button.

15.       Under the References heading, notice in your reference citation that Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia is italicized.

Inserting an Image

1.  Click the Edit Source button.

2.  Place your cursor where you want to insert the image. For this exercise, place the cursor at the beginning of the first full paragraph.

3.  Click the Embedded File button on the Toolbar.

4.  If you were editing a public wiki you would first use the Upload File/Image link from the menu to the far left under Volunteer and Helper. After filling out the authorization form and sending in the file image you wish to use on the wiki, the file name would be inserted here. For our purposes, leave the file name as is (Example.jpg).

5.  Scroll down, and in the Summary Box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article, such as "Inserted image."

6.  (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

7.  (Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

8.  Click the Save Page button. The sample image is placed in the wiki.

Formatting an Image

9.  Click the Edit button (this is different from the Edit Source Button).

10.        Click on the photo. A Media Edit Box will appear. Click Edit. Click Advanced Settings.

11.        Check the box for Wrap text around this item. To align your photo Click Right. Click Thumbnail.

12.        Click Apply Changes. At the far right click Save Page.

13.        Describe the changes you made in the summary box.

14.       (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

15.       Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

16.       Click the Save Page button.

Obtaining Template Information

Note: You will use this information to insert the FHL template into the article in your personal user sandbox.

1.  In a new window or tab, Go to familysearch.org

2.  From the search option select Library Catalog.

3.  In the Search drop-down box, select Keywords.

4.  In the Keyword box, type Erie Canal

5.  Click the Search button, or press Enter.

6.  On the Library Catalog results page, click Erie water west: a history of the Erie Canal, 1792-1854.

7.  In your browser address box, go to the end of the URL, and write down the numbers after /catalog. In this example, the numbers are 181733. Note: Now you will find a relevant navigation box (navbox) template to insert into your user sandbox. A navigation box contains an organized list of links to relevant articles.

8.  Go to https://wiki.familysearch.org

9.  In the search box, type Canals

10.       In the grey bar above the search results, click Namespace.

11.       In the grey area to the far right, click the None button to uncheck all the search items.

12.       In the grey area check the Template box.

13.       Click the Search button, or press Enter.

14.       To determine if you want to use the template, click Template:US Migration Canals in the Search results.

15.       Look at the example to make sure this is the correct template you want to use. This is the correct template for this exercise.

16.       Write down the exact name of the template, including capitalization, punctuation, and spacing. Note: The template name is everything after "Template:"

Inserting a Navbox Template

Note: As you completed the Obtaining Template Information exercise, you found the name of the navbox template, US Migration Canals, that you will now insert. This navbox contains an organized list of links relevant to migration canals.

1.  Return to the window or tab with your sandbox.

2.  With your user sandbox open, click the Edit Source button.

3.  Scroll down, and place your cursor above the reference section.

4.  Type 5.  In the Summary box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article, such as "Inserted navbox template."

6.  (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

7.  (Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

8.  Click the Save Page button.

Inserting the FHL Catalog Link Template

Note: As you completed the Obtaining Information exercise, you found the number from the Family History Library Catalog that you will use in this exercise. The FHL template is used to create a link to the Family History Library Catalog in your user sandbox.

1.  With your user sandbox open, click the Edit Source button.

2.  In the last paragraph under the Historical Background heading, highlight Family History Library Catalog, and press backspace to delete the text.

3.  With that text deleted, copy and paste or type   Note: The vertical line (|) in the above link is not a capital letter "I." It is the uppercase character above the backslash character (\) on your keyboard.

4.  Scroll down, and in the Summary box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article, such as "Inserted FHL template."

5.  (Optional) Click the This is a minor edit box.

6.  (Optional) Click the Watch this page box to be notified of revisions to the article.

7.  Click the Save Page button.

To submit your assignment, create a document, copy and paste the link to your sandbox, and upload.