The pages on this site are wiki web pages, which means that pages can be created and edited by multiple authors in a web browsesr. Visitors are welcome to browse. To create and edit pages on this wiki, you will need an author name and a password.

Reading

You can browse this website just like any other. The title at the top of each page is a backlink. Click it to see a list of all pages which link to the page.

• Use the Search link at the top or bottom of each page to find stuff.
• Click on the Index at the bottom of the navigation bar to see a list of all pages on the wiki.
• You can review RecentChanges to see what's been changed lately.

Editing

You'll need a password to edit pages on this wiki. To edit a page, click the Edit Page link in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Enter the password when requested. You need only enter it once per session.

Saving pages

When you're done editing, enter your author name in the field then click the Save button. If the page doesn't save, check the Author field and enter your authorname.

Adding New Pages

You can add new pages wherever you are in the wiki.

• Click on Edit Page, and create a new page title. Enclose the page title in double brackets [[like this]]. Make the title clear so others know what you're referring to. Save the page.
• Click the question mark that follows the unlinked page title.
• This will bring up a new page with the text "Describe the new page here". Remove that text and start writing.
• Use the Save button when you're done editing.

Basic Formatting

Start each line without spaces and put a blank line between paragraphs. You can produce well-laid out pages by learning just a few rules.

Headings are important on wikis: they let you organize the page for skimming and reading, so others can find and edit stuff.

• to create a heading, start a line with one or more ! marks; ! is a heading 1, !! is a heading 2, and so on.

heading 1

heading 2

heading 3

heading 4

Other formatting

• to make a bulleted list (like this one), start each line with * Use # for a numbered list.
• to emphasize text, enclose it in 2 or 3 single quotes; ''text'' for italics or '''text''' for bold.
• to make a link to another page on the this site, use the page title, enclosing it in double brackets. Advanced linking lets you add link text. Refer to Basic Editing for more on this.
• to make a link to an external site, type its address, such as http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa.

Alternatively, you can use the formatting buttons at the top of the editing page. They work best in the Firefox browser on all platforms. In Safari on the Mac, text is automatically spell checked.

What's next

Notice that there is help text on the page when you're editing, with links to more information about basic and advanced editing. Consult them.

Experiment. Use the the Wiki Sandbox to practice editing and linking pages, or play in your own sandbox. You can edit the Wiki Sandbox without affecting anything important on this site.

Make changes, If you notice an infelicity, a misspelling, an unclear sentence on any of the common pages on this site (those not in a named group), fix it. Click the edit button and make the change.

Make Yourself Known Please use your real name on this wiki.

• You have a directory to work in and home page on this wiki, listed on the Web Content Writing page. That's your home base.
• Add personal or professional information to your page.
• You can create multiple pages off your home page.
• Use your WikiName to sign what you write when appropriate.
• It is easy for someone to use somebody else's name. Please don't.

Getting Around

• The Index link in the sidebar lists all the pages on the site.
• The AllRecentChanges in the sidebar lists all recently changed pages.
• Search at the top of the page lets you search the entire site.

Advice

• Once you're comfortable with the basics, refer to the advanced text formatting rules See the Site Editing Guides page for even more.

Suggestions

• When in doubt, click on Edit This Page at the bottom of the page to look at the code.
• Open pages in new windows. And please do not edit this page to experiment - use the WikiSandBox.