Difference between revisions of "Getting started with wikis"

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Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

To edit an existing page, either:
- visually edit (recommended), by clicking the Edit tab up top; OR
- edit using markup code, by clicking the Edit source tab.
To create a new page, either:
- search for the page name, and on the Search results screen, click the Create the page "[Page name]" on this wiki! link; OR
- add a link to the page name on an existing page, then save the changes and click the new, red link.

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+== If you're a user ==
 Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
+== If you're an editor ==
+*To '''edit an existing page''', either:
+**''<big>visually edit</big>'' (recommended), by clicking the <code>Edit</code> tab up top; OR
+**''<big>edit using markup</big>'' ''<big>code</big>'', by clicking the <code>Edit source</code> tab.
+*To '''create a new page''', either:
+**''<big>search</big>'' for the page name, and on the Search results screen, click the <code>Create the page "[Page name]" on this wiki!</code> link; OR
+**''<big>add a link</big>'' to the page name on an existing page, then save the changes and click the new, red link.
 ==Additional Resources==
 *[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]