Help:How to Create an Article

Use these instructions when you want to create a new article. You must be a registered user and logged in to author an article. The term "page" in the Wiki means the same as the term "article".

Authoring an article requires text and formatting. You create a page to begin, using a template. The following instructions are designed to help you learn about the elements on the authoring template and how to use them to author.

Features on the screen

 * Title: name of the article.


 * Description: optional; short summary of the article. Note: when viewing the article, this text appears with the title


 * Format bar: includes icons for bold, italics, bullets and numbers.


 * Body Text: full text of the article.


 * Add a Comment: optional; used when editing or viewing an article.


 * Save: click when finished to save the article.

Note these icons on the format bar:

 * Insert image: Adds an image to the current article.
 * Insert internal link: Links to an article within the Wiki.
 * Insert external link: Links to a Web site outside the Wiki.

Styles
Styles are easy to add. Write the text, highlight it, and select a style. Another way is to select the style first then add the text. An easy way to change a style is to highlight the text and select another one. The following are examples of styles. normal paragraph

Subheading is bold
Literal can be used to emphasize text. Pull-quote Right justified Text color change Discreet is lighter

Call Out is indented and text color change

Creating an article
Authoring an article requires text and formatting. A template is used to author an article. Write directly in the Wiki or paste an article from another electronic source. Note:Before authoring a new article, search to see if one is already in the Wiki.

Follow these steps to create an article.


 * 1) Click Add Page on the left side of the screen.
 * 2) Add a title.
 * 3) Add a description (optional).
 * 4) Add text in the body.
 * 5) Add formatting, if desired. Formatting is discussed earlier in this article.
 * 6) Add internal and external links, if desired. An internal link is designed to link to a page within the Wiki. An external link is designed to link to a Web site.
 * 7) Review to see if the screen contains all of the desired elements.
 * 8) Click Save.

If you want to change an article after it is saved, click Edit.

Tips

 * Read instructions on how to copy and paste in the Wiki.
 * Copyrighted material should not be posted without permission.