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''For a short crib sheet for formatting text, adding links etc, see [[Help:Editing]].''
 
'''A quick guide to adding information to the FIBIWiki.'''
 
==Creating an account==
 
To edit the FIBIwiki you need to quickly create a free account.  This will let you keep track of your own changes and have more control generally.  Click on '''create account''' at the top right of the page.
 
 
==Editing==
 
Have a play and try adding some content.  It's really easy, all you do is click on the '''edit''' tab at the top of the article you want to edit, or click on one of the red coloured links on any of the pages (this means that article doesn't exist yet). Then just type what you want to appear on the web page.  You can practice editing using the [[FIBIwiki:Sandbox]].
 


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|'''How to add information to the FIBIWiki'''
Have a play and try adding some content.  It's really easy, all you do is click on the '''edit''' tab at the top of the page you want to edit, or click on one of the links which is coloured purple on any of the pages - which means that page doesn't exist yet. Then just type what you want to appear on the web page.


There is some specialist syntax for formatting the text, for example to create a 3rd level heading called
There is some specialist syntax for formatting the text, for example to create the following 3rd level heading
===Regiments===  
===Regiments===  
you simply write
you simply type
<nowiki>===Regiments===</nowiki>.   
<nowiki>===Regiments===</nowiki>.   


To create a link to another page you just surround the word with [[ ]].  For example to link to the [[Indian Navy]] page you type <nowiki>[[Indian Navy]]</nowiki>.   
 
==Links==
'''Internal links'''
 
To create a link to another article you just surround the word with [[ ]].  For example to link to the [[Indian Navy]] page you type <nowiki>[[Indian Navy]]</nowiki>.   
 
'''External links'''
 
To create a link to an external website, use single square brackets around the full link.  At the end of the link you can include a space and then some text that will appear as the link's name.  So, typing <nowiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org English Wikipedia Homepage]</nowiki> will produce [http://en.wikipedia.org English Wikipedia Homepage].
 
 
==Lists==


To create a bulleted list just precede every item by an asterisk.  For example type:
To create a bulleted list just precede every item by an asterisk.  For example type:
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>second<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>second<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>third<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>third<br>


and it will appear on the web page as:
and it will appear on the web page as:
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See, I told you it was easy.
See, I told you it was easy.


A short crib sheet for formatting text or putting in links etc. is at [[:Help:Editing]]


So that you can keep track of your own changes and have more control generally, anyone can create their own account, click on '''create account''' above.  Conversely we can lock certain pages so that only we can edit them.
==See also==
For more detailed help see:
*[[Help:Editing pages]]
*[[Help:Formatting]]
*[[Help:Links]]
*[[Help:Images]]
*[[Help:Tables]]
 


Have a think about what you are putting onto the FIBIWiki for instance so it doesn't duplicate information in Wikipedia or in the FIBIS search site.  See our [[policy]] for details.


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Revision as of 17:51, 13 May 2009

For a short crib sheet for formatting text, adding links etc, see Help:Editing.

A quick guide to adding information to the FIBIWiki.

Creating an account

To edit the FIBIwiki you need to quickly create a free account. This will let you keep track of your own changes and have more control generally. Click on create account at the top right of the page.


Editing

Have a play and try adding some content. It's really easy, all you do is click on the edit tab at the top of the article you want to edit, or click on one of the red coloured links on any of the pages (this means that article doesn't exist yet). Then just type what you want to appear on the web page. You can practice editing using the FIBIwiki:Sandbox.


Headings

There is some specialist syntax for formatting the text, for example to create the following 3rd level heading

Regiments

you simply type ===Regiments===.


Links

Internal links

To create a link to another article you just surround the word with [[ ]]. For example to link to the Indian Navy page you type [[Indian Navy]].

External links

To create a link to an external website, use single square brackets around the full link. At the end of the link you can include a space and then some text that will appear as the link's name. So, typing [http://en.wikipedia.org English Wikipedia Homepage] will produce English Wikipedia Homepage.


Lists

To create a bulleted list just precede every item by an asterisk. For example type:

*first
*second
*third

and it will appear on the web page as:

  • first
  • second
  • third

See, I told you it was easy.


See also

For more detailed help see:

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