![Add an external linkLink to the Wikipedia article for your home town To make an external link type a square bracket, the url to link to, a space, the text you want the link to display, then another square bracketEX: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia Augusta, Georgia]Square bracketURLDisplay TextSquare bracket](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wikitutorial-100113180637-phpapp02/85/Wiki-Tutorial-37-320.jpg)
![Adding more to the User pageAdd links to two pages you might like to work on under “Pages I am working on”To add a link to another page on the wiki, enclose the title of the page in two square bracketsFor example, [[Machine Labor]] links to the page entitled “Machine Labor”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wikitutorial-100113180637-phpapp02/85/Wiki-Tutorial-42-320.jpg)
![Adding categoriesClick Edit to begin editing againAdd category tags for your section and home state (or country)A category tag looks like this: [[Category:NAME OF CATEGORY]] EX: [[Category: Students in Section X2]] [[Category:Students from Georgia, USA]]Add category tags anywhere on the page](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/wikitutorial-100113180637-phpapp02/85/Wiki-Tutorial-44-320.jpg)
Wiki Tutorial
- 1. Introduction to Wiki EditingFor Andrew Famiglietti and NirmalTrivedi’s sections of English 1102
- 2. Dr. Trivedi’s Students Should Use the Wiki At: http://iron.lcc.gatech.edu/~ntrivedi6/1102/Mr. Famiglietti’s Students Should Use the Wiki At:http://workingtropes.lcc.gatech.edu
- 3. For the first section of this presentation, listen to the description and view the page, but do not make any edits.
- 4. Click here to Create Account
- 5. Click here to create account
- 8. The Top Navigation Bar
- 9. The Top Navigation Bar
- 10. The Top Navigation Bar
- 11. The Top Navigation Bar
- 12. Links are in Blue
- 13. Type “Good writing habits” into the search box and press go.
- 14. Edit Tab
- 16. New text being added
- 18. New text appears on the page
- 19. Click here for history
- 21. Sample History Page EntriesEdit SummaryDate and time of revision (click to see page as it looked at this date and time)Editor who made the revision
- 22. Viewing an old revision of a page
- 23. Buttons to navigate to older & newer revisionsViewing an old revision of a page
- 24. Comparing Selected RevisionsClick here to select later revision to compareClick here to compare revisionsClick here to select earlier revision to compare
- 26. To Revert a Page (Don’t Try This Now!)Select the older revision of the page you wish to revert toWhile viewing the older revision, click the “edit” tabClick save to replace the current version with the old oneMark your revision in the edit summary
- 27. Discussion Tab
- 28. The Discussion (or Talk) Page
- 29. Adding a comment to the discussionUse colons to indent your comment below the comment you are responding toSign with four tildas (the “~” symbol)
- 30. The new comment has been added
- 31. For the rest of this presentation, follow along with the instructions to create your User Page
- 32. Click here to access user page
- 33. Editing the blank user page
- 34. Type your name and section number hereDon’t forget the edit summary!Click here to save
- 35. To add formattingClick the edit tab to edit your user pageAdd three apostrophes on either side of your name:Click the box labeled “this is a minor edit”Save the page
- 36. Adding the “About Me”HeadingUse the edit tab to edit the page againHeading codes use equals signs Mark About me with two equals signs on either side, like this: ==About Me==Add your home town, make your edit summary and save
- 37. Add an external linkLink to the Wikipedia article for your home town To make an external link type a square bracket, the url to link to, a space, the text you want the link to display, then another square bracketEX: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia Augusta, Georgia]Square bracketURLDisplay TextSquare bracket
- 38. Add a fact & referenceFind a fact about your hometown on its Wikipedia page Add the fact to your About me blurbAdd a reference tag to the fact by typing: <ref>Citation Information</ref>EX: <ref>Augusta, Georgia. (9 January 2010). In ''Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.'' Retrieved January 12, 2010 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia</ref>
- 39. Adding a reference section Add a reference heading using the heading code as before Tell the Wiki software to insert references here by typing the code: <references/>
- 40. Once you have added your link, fact, reference and reference section here….Add the edit summary here!And save the page!
- 41. Adding more to the User pageClick Edit to begin editing again.Add whatever you like to “About me”Add headings called “Pages I am working on” and “Feedback”
- 42. Adding more to the User pageAdd links to two pages you might like to work on under “Pages I am working on”To add a link to another page on the wiki, enclose the title of the page in two square bracketsFor example, [[Machine Labor]] links to the page entitled “Machine Labor”
- 43. The page will look roughly like this when you are doneDon’t forget the summary!Save the page!
- 44. Adding categoriesClick Edit to begin editing againAdd category tags for your section and home state (or country)A category tag looks like this: [[Category:NAME OF CATEGORY]] EX: [[Category: Students in Section X2]] [[Category:Students from Georgia, USA]]Add category tags anywhere on the page
- 45. Page will look roughly like this when you are finishedClick saveDon’t forget the edit summary!
- 46. Adding a New Page to the WikiFirst, return to the main page of the wiki by clicking “main page” in the left hand navigation bar
- 47. Click this link to call up supplemental reading list
- 48. Click Edit
- 49. P Burdell added The Terminator, you should add a link to a book, movie, or TV show you enjoy and think might be relevant to class themesEdit Summary!
- 50. Red links go to pages that don’t exist yet. Click the red link to start a new page with this title.
- 51. Link to page relevant to The TerminatorAdding content to The Terminator
- 52. Add a link to your new page to your user pageReturn to your user pageClick editUnder the “Pages I am working on” section, add a link to the exact title of your new page. Capitalization counts!
- 53. Thanks for watching this tutorial videoIf you need to re-try any of the demonstrations, simply back up the presentation and listen againFeel free to play with your user page and continue to learn about wiki formatting For more help try:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents#For_editors