Tutorial

A tutorial for beginners on Wiki(p|m)edia. Also applies to our wiki here.

How to edit

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How to edit a page

Wiki Markup

Picture Tutorial

Advanced Editing

• Tutorial
• How to edit a page, including markup details. First-timers can experiment with editing pages in the sandbox.
• How to start a new page
• How to add images to pages
• How to upload files
• How to use redirect pages
• How to revert a page to an earlier version
• How to create pages for topics with several different definitions
• How to add boilerplate text for readers
• How to use tables
• How to use categories
• How to rename (move) a page
• How to delete pages/images/categories

• How to link together Wikipedia articles in different languages
• How to link to sister projects
• How to edit an article so long that you can't edit
• How to edit with an external editor
• How to edit mathematical formulae using TeX
• How to produce graphics for pages
• How to protect/unprotect pages (sysops only)
• How to use templates (and the available templates)

• How to use tables in wiki pages:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User's_Guide:_Using_tables

About Wiki

About Wiki (german/Das Wiki-Prinzip)

Wiki Anleitung von Mattis

Firefox MediaWiki extension

i found a nice extension for Firefox, it gives you a new bar / context menu with lots of function of MediaWiki very nice. its actually designed for Wikipedia, but since Wikipedia is a media Wiki just like S23 Wiki it works =) there seem to be lots of extra function i haven't worked out yet, also its a bit buggy, but the main function work grate. wikipedia.mozdev