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= Tech Tips =
 
= Tech Tips =
== Wikis ==
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= Working with Wikis =
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A wiki, like Wikipedia, is just a tool for making it easy to create and update web documents.  In exchange for relatively "plain" web pages we have the ability for anyone anywhere to easily publish content with just a web browser. 
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To edit a page, click the edit link that appears on each page. This is in the form of a tab at the top of the page. A form will appear, containing the existing markup. When you have finished making modifications, click the Save button.
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Resources:
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* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting commands] for MediaWiki (the flavor we use)
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting Formatting commands] for MediaWiki (the flavor we use)
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* The MediaWiki FAQ
  
 
== GPS ==
 
== GPS ==

Revision as of 11:17, 27 January 2011

Tech Tips

Working with Wikis

A wiki, like Wikipedia, is just a tool for making it easy to create and update web documents. In exchange for relatively "plain" web pages we have the ability for anyone anywhere to easily publish content with just a web browser.

To edit a page, click the edit link that appears on each page. This is in the form of a tab at the top of the page. A form will appear, containing the existing markup. When you have finished making modifications, click the Save button.

Resources:

GPS