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*For Example: Suppose you want to create a new article called '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | *For Example: Suppose you want to create a new article called '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | ||
*Search on the keywords '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | *Search on the keywords '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | ||
*If there is no such subject or article, at the top of the results page will show: '''Create the page <span style="color: red;">"Scotland Clan Tartans"</span> on this wiki!''' | *If there is no such subject or article, at the top of the results page will show:<br>'''Create the page <span style="color: red;">"Scotland Clan Tartans"</span> on this wiki!'''<br>This shows up as Red because the article doesn't yet exist. | ||
The best way to create a new article is to navigate to an existing article that should have a link to the | The best way to create a new article is to navigate to an existing article that should have a link to the one you want to create. | ||
*For example go to the '''Scotland''' article where you might want to create a link to '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | *For example go to the '''Scotland''' article where you might want to create a link to '''Scotland Clan Tartans'''. | ||
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*Click on the '''Edit This Page''' button at the right top of the page. | *Click on the '''Edit This Page''' button at the right top of the page. | ||
*Click in the '''Edit Window''' where you want the link located. | *Click in the '''Edit Window''' where you want the link located. | ||
*Type the following to create a new link - Two opening square brackets, then the name of the | *Type the following to create a new link - Two opening square brackets, then the name of the article you want to create, followed by two closing square brackets. For example <nowiki>[[Scotland Clan Tartans]]</nowiki> | ||
*Then add a note at the bottom of the page to the Edit Summary field. | *Then add a note at the bottom of the page to the Edit Summary field. | ||
*Click on the '''Save Page''' button. The article will show with a new link '''<span style="color: red;">Scotland Clan Tartans. </span>''' The link shows up as Red because the article doesn't yet exist. | *Click on the '''Save Page''' button. The article will show with a new link<br> '''<span style="color: red;">Scotland Clan Tartans. </span>'''<br> The link shows up as Red because the article doesn't yet exist. | ||
Now to create this new article, click on the '''red link''' you just made. This will take you to an Editing page, at the top it shows '''You are on a page that has not yet been developed.''' You will develop this page by creating it. | Now to create this new article, click on the '''red link''' you just made. This will take you to an Editing page, at the top it shows<br> '''You are on a page that has not yet been developed.'''<br> You will now develop this page by creating it. | ||
*Click in the '''Edit Window''' and type in the text for your new article and/or copy the text from somewhere else and paste into the Edit Window. | *Click in the '''Edit Window''' and type in the text for your new article and/or copy the text from somewhere else and paste into the Edit Window. | ||
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*Click on the '''Save Page''' button. | *Click on the '''Save Page''' button. | ||
Congratulations, your new article has been created and there is already a link from another article to it. You will want to make more links to this new article. | Congratulations, your new article has been created and there is already a link from another article to it. You will want to make more links to this new article. An article with few links might be listed to be deleted. | ||
'''NOTE: Save the article fairly often''' while you are writing it. There isn't an autosave in the wiki. You could lose all of your work though an inadvertent click. | '''NOTE: Save the article fairly often''' while you are writing it. There isn't an autosave in the wiki. You could lose all of your work though an inadvertent click. | ||