We always include this in our Tips for Editing:<br>
<br>
Wiki's most fundamental how-to is<br>
!! Editing and Adding Pages in ''Six Steps'':<br>
<br>
'''1''' Edit a page,<br>
'''2''' Create a link,<br>
'''3''' Save the page.<br>
->''And then''<br>
'''4''' Click the link,<br>
'''5''' Add some content,<br>
'''6''' Save the page.<br>
<br>
Then separately we explain the bare mechanics like finding the "edit" link and adding the brackets.<br>
<br>
In our FAQ, we have <br>
<p class="question">Q<a name="toc8" id="toc8"></a> How do I edit a page?</p>
<p>To add something to or change something on a page:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Go to that page
</li><li>Click on the "edit" link, or "Edit" tab (depending on the design of the site).
</li><li>An edit box will open; scroll up and down to find the place where you want to make your changes; click there and type.
</li><li>Click Preview; use the whole-screen scroll-bar to compare the code in the edit box with the result.
</li><li>Repeat the edit and Preview steps until you are satisfied with your changes, then
</li><li>Add a brief description of your changes in the Summary box.
</li><li>Enter your UserName in the Author box
</li><li>Click Save.</li>
</ul>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/28/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">DaveG</b> <<a href="mailto:pmwiki@solidgone.com">pmwiki@solidgone.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I tried to write up something consise to help complete wiki-newbies<br>understand what can be done with a wiki. Explaining Edit was easy.<br>Explaining how to create a *new* page was not. Anyone have anything better?<br># Edit a page someone has already started by clicking the edit page tab
<br>you see on all pages.<br># To start a new article is really more difficult to explain than to do:<br> 1. add a link to the new page by editing an existing page (use the<br>[[My New Page Title]] square brackets to add a link to an existing page).
<br> 2. after saving your changes, you'll see the new link is underlined<br>indicating a link to a non-existent page<br> 3. click the link and you'll be editing a new page. Add your content!<br><br>_______________________________________________
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