User:Ccsmith/sandbox/wiki

Uses of Sandbox Pages

 * A user's sandbox page can be used for notes, practice wikitext, develop new material, etc.
 * Nothing you create effects any page in the Wiki.
 * Users may create as many sandbox pages as they need.
 * You can download pages from the Wiki into your sandbox pages, make changes or experiment without effecting the original page.

Getting help

 * If you are having trouble with some of the coding, you can have others look at your sandbox page to see if they can spot the problem and help you. [[file:helping.jpg|right|200px]]

The real value of sandbox pages

 * Suppose you have been asked to look at a page and it is all messed up and you can't see right a way what the problem is?
 * You can copy and paste the entire code of the page into a sandbox page and work with it without changing anything on the original page itself.
 * Another great use is to copy and paste material from other sources to make edits which you can then insert in pages in the Wiki.

Creating a sandbox page
To create a sandbox page for doing the homework for your Wiki Missionary lessons, do one of the following:

Personal sandbox

 * Click on the "Personal Sandbox" link under the heading Volunteer and Helper or Tools in the left sidebar.
 * You will then see "User:your user name/Sandbox"
 * After the word "Sandbox" type a / and the title for the page you want to create.

From the search box

 * Enter the following into the Wiki search box on the right side of the page: "user:your user name/sandbox/name of page you want" (do not include quotation marks), to practice your Wiki Missionary lessons.


 * Please note the / between user name, sandbox and name of page you are creating.


 * For example: User:johnsmith/sandbox/wiki missionary homework.

Saving your sandox page

 * After you have typed in the name you want for your sandbox practice page, hit the enter key or click the search icon (magnifying glass) on the right side of the search box.
 * A page will appear with the name of the sandbox and the following words: "There is currently no text in this page. You can search for this page title in other pages, search the related logs, or "create this page."
 * Click on "edit this page," and a blank edit box will appear with the name of the sandbox page you just created displayed at the top.
 * As soon as you enter something in the edit box and save it, it will be a permanent page.


 * You can create as many sandbox pages as you want. However, if you get to many, you will probably forget what they were created for.
 * This will be the place to save your homework to refresh your memory when needed from time to time.


 * Just to reiterate, you can do experiment in these sandbox pages without fear of messing up the Wiki in general. You can download the coding form an existing page into your sandbox and edit it to your hearts content and save it.  Your edits will NOT show up on the page, that you downloaded from the Wiki.  Sandbox pages are a common way to learn to edit and be creative without fear.