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User Guidance Training - Creating a Sandbox (view source)
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[[Image:Sandbox.jpg|right|200px|Sandbox.jpg]] | [[Image:Sandbox.jpg|right|200px|Sandbox.jpg]] | ||
*Your sandbox is most often used to practice creating columns, tables, uploading sample images, create article drafts, keep notes, and add links to other pages in the Wiki or other webpages. Your sandbox can be a great tool to practice and also keep notes and instructions organized. | *Your sandbox is most often used to practice creating columns, tables, uploading sample images, create article drafts, keep notes, and add links to other pages in the Wiki or other webpages. Your sandbox can be a great tool to practice and also keep notes and instructions organized. | ||
*Nothing you create affects any page in the Wiki. | *Nothing you create affects any page in the Wiki. | ||
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==Getting help== | ==Getting help== | ||
*If you are having trouble with some of the coding, you can have others look at your sandbox page to see if they can spot the problem and help you. [[file:helping.jpg|right|200px]] | *If you are having trouble with some of the coding, you can have others look at your sandbox page to see if they can spot the problem and help you. [[file:helping.jpg|right|200px]] | ||
==The | ==The Real Value of Sandbox Pages== | ||
*Suppose you have been asked to look at a page and it is all messed-up and you can't immediately see what the problem is? | *Suppose you have been asked to look at a page and it is all messed-up and you can't immediately see what the problem is? | ||
*You can copy and paste the entire code of the page into a sandbox page and work with it without changing anything on the original page itself. | *You can copy and paste the entire code of the page into a sandbox page and work with it without changing anything on the original page itself. | ||
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==Creating a sandbox "HOME" page== | ==Creating a sandbox "HOME" page== | ||
*Make sure you are logged in to FamilySearch Wiki. | *Make sure you are logged in to FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
*You should have only one sandbox HOME page. | *You should have only one sandbox HOME page. | ||
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==Creating sandbox "WORKAREA" pages== | ==Creating sandbox "WORKAREA" pages== | ||
*Make sure you are logged in to FamilySearch Wiki. | *Make sure you are logged in to FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
*You can have as many WORKAREA pages as you need. | *You can have as many WORKAREA pages as you need. | ||
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====Create the sandbox page==== | ====Create the sandbox page==== | ||
*After you have typed in the workarea name you want for your sandbox, hit the enter key. | *After you have typed in the workarea name you want for your sandbox, hit the enter key. | ||
*If a page ''already exists'' by that name, that existing page will be brought to your screen. | *If a page ''already exists'' by that name, that existing page will be brought to your screen. | ||
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[[File:Sandbox_Page_Create.png|900px]] | [[File:Sandbox_Page_Create.png|900px]] | ||
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====Save the sandbox page==== | ====Save the sandbox page==== | ||
*Scroll to the bottom of the blank edit box until you find the Summary box. | *Scroll to the bottom of the blank edit box until you find the Summary box. | ||
*Enter the phrase: "Create new sandbox", then press the '''Save page''' button. | *Enter the phrase: "Create new sandbox", then press the '''Save page''' button. | ||
*Once saved, the page becomes permanent and can only be deleted by someone with the authority to delete pages. | *Once saved, the page becomes permanent and can only be deleted by someone with the authority to delete pages. | ||
====Edit the sandbox page==== | ====Edit the sandbox page==== | ||
*Edit the newly created sandbox page by pressing the '''Edit source''' tab at the top of the page. | *Edit the newly created sandbox page by pressing the '''Edit source''' tab at the top of the page. | ||
*An edit box will again appear in which you can add or modify words, sentences, and images. | *An edit box will again appear in which you can add or modify words, sentences, and images. | ||