User:Wonghk3/Sandbox/WU-Contributors -- Personal Pages





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My personal space
As a new contributor to the Wiki, we invite you to create and use the following pages for yourself:

NOTE: The sections below will provide instructions on HOW TO CREATE each of these types of pages. In all cases, you must be logged in to the FamilySearch Research Wiki, else you will not be allowed to edit. None of the pages that you create will affect any of our articles.
 * User: a page you create about yourself.
 * User talk: a page to ask questions and receive help from the Research Wiki Support staff.
 * A special Sandbox: a page that contains an easily accessible table of contents linked to the pages you create.
 * Sandbox workareas: pages you can create as workareas for your projects.

The USER page

 * login to the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
 * in the search box (top right hand corner) enter the following: User:yourusername, then click enter.
 * there will be two tabs at the top labeled [Create] and [Create source]:
 * - if you are using Visual Editor, press the [Create] tab.
 * - if you are a wikitext editor, press the [Create source] tab.


 * add information to introduce yourself, then add a brief description summarizing what you did in the [Summary] section.
 * Finally, click on the [Save changes] button.

The User talk page

 * go to your User page, the press the [Talk] tab.
 * add a new topic by pressing the link [Start a new talk topic] or by pressing the [Add topic] tab.
 * enter your comments, add a Summary, then Save your page.

The Special Sandbox
NOTE: You can quickly access your "table of contents" by clicking on the link named "Sandbox" found on the top right hand corner of your page below the ?Help button.
 * in the search box enter the following: User:yourusername/Sandbox, then click enter.
 * click on either the [Create] or [Create source] button.
 * add the template named  , add a Summary, then Save your page.
 * Alternatively, you can access it by clicking on the "Personal Sandbox" link found under "Edit the Wiki" in the gray Research Wiki sidebar to the left of the page.

Sandbox Workareas
NOTE: The workareaname is a name you choose for your sandbox. You can create as many sandboxes as you desire as long as they contain a different workareaname.
 * in the search box enter the following: User:yourusername/Sandbox/workareaname, then click enter.
 * click on either the [Create] or [Create source] button.
 * add the content you desire, add a Summary, then Save your page.
 * We normally create a sandbox for each project we work on if a project calls for using a workarea.

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