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{{Help Box}}{{ambox | text = The most important thing for all editors is to type what you know. <br> Others can help improve the format so please do not hesitate to add what you know.<br> You cannot hurt | {{Help Box}}{{ambox | text = The most important thing for all editors is to type what you know. <br> Others can help improve the format so please do not hesitate to add what you know.<br> You cannot hurt USApedia.<br> Don't have a userid yet? Start [[How To Start Editing The Wiki|here]].}} | ||
[[USApedia]] uses the MediaWiki software, which is the same software that drives [[Wikipedia]]. There are two options for editing a Wiki page: | [[USApedia]] uses the MediaWiki software, which is the same software that drives [[Wikipedia]]. There are two options for editing a Wiki page: | ||
# Use the [[visual editor]], also know as a "rich-text editor" or {{W|article=What You See Is What You Get}}. To use the visual editor, click the "Edit" link within the top navigation bar. You can use the visual editor just as you would edit in Microsoft Word or other word processing software. | # Use the [[visual editor]], also know as a "rich-text editor" or {{W|article=What You See Is What You Get}}. To use the visual editor, click the "Edit" link within the top navigation bar. You can use the visual editor just as you would edit in Microsoft Word or other word processing software. | ||
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#* make sections | #* make sections | ||
#* make bullets and numbered lists | #* make bullets and numbered lists | ||
#* make links to other pages in | #* make links to other pages in USApedia | ||
#* make links to websites beyond | #* make links to websites beyond USApedia | ||
# The remaining sections contain links and information on cheat sheets in other locations, like Wikipedia. Please also see [[Help:Formatting]]. | # The remaining sections contain links and information on cheat sheets in other locations, like Wikipedia. Please also see [[Help:Formatting]]. | ||
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===Bullets=== | ===Bullets=== | ||
{{Notice|Please click on the full screen button [[Image: | {{Notice|Please click on the full screen button [[Image:USApedia mediaplayer full screen button.jpg]] to better see the videos.}} | ||
{{clearleft}} | {{clearleft}} | ||
To make a bulleted list, you simply use an asterisk (*) at the beginning of the line | To make a bulleted list, you simply use an asterisk (*) at the beginning of the line | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
[[File: | [[File:USApedia special keys.png|right|300px]] | ||
There are two types of links: | There are two types of links: | ||
* Internal links create links to other articles in | * Internal links create links to other articles in USApedia. The common practice is to make key nouns in your articles into links. This is called [[wikify]]ing your article. | ||
* External links allow you to create a link from | * External links allow you to create a link from USApedia to a website beyond USApedia. Common style is only put external links on a page that are directly about the topic. External links about other topics should be put on a USApedia page about that topic. | ||
<section begin="Cheat" sheet="" internal="" links="" /> | <section begin="Cheat" sheet="" internal="" links="" /> | ||
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'''Wikify''' refers to adding "internal links" to articles, which helps integrate the article into the whole of [[USApedia]]; structuring an article so that all articles have a relatively common appearance for ease of navigation and editing; and placing applicable [[Help:Templates|templates]] and [[Help:Categories|categories]] on articles. | '''Wikify''' refers to adding "internal links" to articles, which helps integrate the article into the whole of [[USApedia]]; structuring an article so that all articles have a relatively common appearance for ease of navigation and editing; and placing applicable [[Help:Templates|templates]] and [[Help:Categories|categories]] on articles. | ||
Making internal links is one of the single most important types of edits you can make in | Making internal links is one of the single most important types of edits you can make in USApedia and they are exceptionally easy. You can do it manually or using the edit bar: | ||
* To use the edit bar, first highlight the word(s) you want to be a link. Then, click the chain link icon above the edit bar. This allows you to decide what article you want to link to and what text you want to display. | * To use the edit bar, first highlight the word(s) you want to be a link. Then, click the chain link icon above the edit bar. This allows you to decide what article you want to link to and what text you want to display. | ||
* You can also simply put two square brackets around the word(s), e.g. <nowiki>[[ | * You can also simply put two square brackets around the word(s), e.g. <nowiki>[[Congress]]</nowiki>. To change the displayed text, include a vertical bar | followed by the text to be displayed, e.g. <nowiki>[[Congress|US Congress]]</nowiki> becomes [[Congress|US Congress]], linking to the page "Congress." | ||
Example internal links: | Example internal links: | ||
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===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
To make an [https:// | To make an [https://USApedia.energy.gov/wiki/Help:Link#External_links external link], select the text you would like to hyperlink, then click the chain link icon. Enter the target URL and edit the text you wish to display, if desired. Select the toggle for "To an external web page." You may also type the URL followed by the text to be displayed inside of single square brackets. | ||
Example: | Example: | ||
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==Strategies== | ==Strategies== | ||
===Bad page names=== | ===Bad page names=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|USApedia:Naming convention}} | ||
* '''<big>Examples needed</big>''' | * '''<big>Examples needed</big>''' | ||
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* {{tl|W}} to add a link to wikipedia. | * {{tl|W}} to add a link to wikipedia. | ||
* {{tl|main}} or {{tl|learn}} links | * {{tl|main}} or {{tl|learn}} links | ||
* '''[[Wikify]]''', [https:// | * '''[[Wikify]]''', [https://USApedia.energy.gov/wiki/Help:Cheat_sheet#Internal_Links_.28Wikify.29 wikify], wikify | ||
==Best External Cheat Sheets== | ==Best External Cheat Sheets== | ||
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* [[Help:Formatting]] | * [[Help:Formatting]] | ||
{{ | {{USApedia}} | ||
[[Category:Help]] | [[Category:Help]] | ||
[[Category:Pages with videos]] | [[Category:Pages with videos]] | ||
[[Category:Lists]] | [[Category:Lists]] | ||