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*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'''. | ||
*Make sure you have logged into the Family Search Wiki. | *Make sure you have logged into the Family Search Wiki. | ||
*Click on the '''Edit | *Click on the '''Edit Source''' button at the top of the page. If the '''Edit Source''' does not appear on your page or does not open for you, try another browser. | ||
*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 article you want to create | *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. In this example <nowiki>[[Scotland Clan Tartans]]</nowiki> | ||
*Add | *Add an explanation in the Edit Summary field of what you did. | ||
*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. | *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<br> '''You are on a page that has not yet been developed.'''<br> You | 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 can 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. | ||
*When you are finished, add | *When you are finished, add an explanation to the '''Edit Summary''' at the bottom of the page | ||
*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. An article with few links might be listed | 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 for deletion. | ||
'''NOTE: Use the "Save" function often''' | '''NOTE: Use the "Save" function often''' as you are writing the article. There is no autosave in the wiki. You may lose all of your work if the wiki times out. | ||
==== Additional Information ==== | ==== Additional Information ==== | ||