Help:Wiki University Main Page (Cont.)

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Left sidebar

 * The left sidebar appears on all article pages, including this one! It does not appear on search result pages.


 * It contains links to many important topics in the Wiki.


 * It changes fairly often so it is important to keep an eye on it.


 * The contents differ depending on which page you are on and whether you are signed in. For instance, if you are looking at a user page, you are given an option to email the user.


 * Each piece of the left sidebar can be collapsed by using the small arrow on the left of the topic to facilitate looking at a specific article.

Search Learning & How-To's

 * Has a search box in which you can enter a geographical location or topic
 * Has a browse section with two links: "by country" and "by topic."

by country
Takes you to a page that has a list of all the countries of the world.

by topic
Takes you to a page that has a list of topics covered by the Wiki.

Community News
Newsletter of what is happening in the Wiki.

Getting Started
List of links on topics for beginners. Please check each one.

Volunteer and Helper

 * List of links for the more experienced patron.
 * Notice the short cut to "Guiding Principles."
 * Having these links on the right side saves some steps to get to pages that are helpful to the experienced user of the Wiki.

Views
These are items that give you abilities to make changes to the article.


 * The first four links are the same as the tabs at the top of each page.
 * Page - takes you to the page you are already on.
 * Edit - same as if you had clicked "Edit This Page" at the top of the page.
 * Talk - takes you to a page where you can send a message to the author.
 * History - gives a history of all the changes that have been made to the page you are on. It is very helpful to be able to go back and see what the page looked like in the past if it is at present messed up for some reason or check to see who made certain changes.


 * The next three are special handling for a page:
 * Watch - by clicking this, the page will be added to your personal watchlist. You will be notified whenever anyone makes a change to a page. Once you add a page to your watchlist, you can remove it by clicking unwatch on the side bar or pull up your watchlist (under personal tools) and delete it from there.
 * Move - allows you to change the title if it is necessary by moving the page to a new namespace.
 * Protect - allows you to change the level of protection of a page from editing. The default setting is all users. You can also block all new and unregistered users or allow only administrators to edit the page.

Toolbox
Useful items to check on that are attached to the page you are on and items you can add.
 * What links here - a list of pages that link to the page you are on.
 * Related changes - a list of pages that have been edited and links to specific pages that you are watching.
 * Special pages - list of reports and various controls, some of which require special user rights to access.
 * Permanent link - link that will take you to the last edit to this page.
 * Upload file - a link for Wiki users to upload images.

Personal tools

 * You will see your user name here - this will take you to your "user" page where you can write personal information about yourself. Fill out your user page, so that others can get to know you.
 * My talk - where others can post a message to you.
 * My preferences - where you can chose how you want items in the Wiki to appear on a typical page.
 * My watchlist - a list of pages you have on your watch list.
 * My contributions - a list of materials you have added to the Wiki and any changes you have made to any page in the Wiki.
 * Sign Out - can be used to sign out of FamilySearch.org.

Try these out


 Exercises Do these exercises from the main page of the Wiki.
 * When were "Research Outlines" taken out of print?
 * Under "Manual of Style" what is the patron directed to read in relation to etiquette and responding to others?
 * What does it say under "Guiding Principles" that should be our "point of view" when writing or editing the Wiki?

Check your answers

 Quick Quiz
 * The "Search Learning & How-To's" search box works the same as the search box on the main page.
 * True
 * False


 * The right sidebar appears on the main page with all the same items as on other pages.
 * True
 * False


 * History under Views gives the history of the Wiki from its inception.
 * True
 * False


 * Move under Views is for moving a page to one of the other non-English Wikis.
 * True
 * False


 * Edit under Views performs the same function as the Edit tab at the top of the page.
 * True
 * False


 * Special pages under Toolbox gives you a list of help pages in the Wiki.
 * True
 * False


 * My talk under Personal tools is where I can read messages sent to me.
 * True
 * False


 * My preferences under Toolbox gives you a list of items that help you to choose what and how you want material in the Wiki displayed on your monitor.
 * True
 * False

Check your answers