User:Tanyakk/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/wiki/en/Special:MyPage/Sandbox

Do the following:

Creating an Internal Link

1.	With your user sandbox open, click the Edit tab. This is different from the Edit Source tab.

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 toolbar click the Link button. Select New York, United States Genealogy.

4.	The wiki article New York, United States, Genealogy is now linked to the Erie Canal Wiki.

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

6.	In the editing toolbar, click Link button. Select Champlain Canal.

7.	The wiki article Champlain Canal is now linked to the Erie Canal wiki.

8.	To the far right, click Save Page.

9.	In the Summary Box, type a summary that describes the changes you made to your article, such as "Created internal links."

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

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

12.	Click the Save Page button.

13.	Check your link. If the link does not work, delete the text, re-type the text and repeat the steps.

Creating an External Link

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

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 toolbar, click the Link button. Click External Link. 4.	Type or copy and paste http://www.eriecanal.org into the text box. Click Done.

5.	The Erie Canal Website is now linked. Click Save Page.

6.	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.	 Check your link. If the link does not work, delete the text, re-type the text and repeat the steps.

Creating a Reference Citation

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

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 tab. 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.	With the text box still open, select the text Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Click the Style Text icon and choose Italics.

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 and Formatting an Image

1.	Click the Edit tab. This is different from the Edit Source tab.

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 Insert>Media button on the Toolbar. A small search box appears with the name of your sandbox.

4.	Type the following over the text in the search box: Erie Canal Lock 32.

5.	Click the image. Click Use this image.

6.	Add a caption to the image by typing Erie Canal Lock 32 in the text box.

7.	On the left, click Advanced Settings.

8.	Choose Position: Right. Image type: Thumbnail. Image size: Default.

9.	Click Insert. The image is placed in the wiki.

10.	 At the far right click Save Page.

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

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.

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.

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 button.

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

4.	Click Insert. Click Template.

5.	Type US Migration Canals in the small text box. Make sure you enter it exactly.

6.	Click Add Template. Click Insert. The template is added to the wiki.

7.	At the far rifht, click the Save Page button.

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

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.

Inserting the FS 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 tab. This is different than the Edit Tab.

2.	In the last paragraph under the Historical Background heading, highlight, 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.	At the bottom left, click the Save Page button.

8.	Check your link.

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