Help:Creating a New Page: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 15:47, 4 June 2009

If you want to create a new page:

Choose a name for your page, then type it into the search box found in the sidebar.
Press the â€œGoâ€ button or hit the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
1. If you are taken to an existing page, repeat steps 1 and 2.
2. If you are taken to a search results page that says There is no page titled "your page name", you can then create this page by clicking on the red "create this page" link.
You will now be at a page editing screen for your new page.
Enter the data that your new page will hold, and format it using wiki code such as is found here.
At the end of the page, categorize your page.
Add a summary at the bottom of the screen, such as "Page created".
Press the "Show preview" button to see what your page will look like when it is published.
1. If there are any formattign errors, correct them in the edit window below the preview.
2. When you have made your corrections, repeat step 7.
When your page is free of any errors, you can press the "Save page" button.

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+If you want to create a new page:
-If you want to create a new page:
+# Choose a name for your page, then type it into the search box found in the sidebar.
-# Type the exact name of your page into the search box on the left.
+# Press the â€œGoâ€ button or hit the "Enter" key on your keyboard.
-# Click "Go".
+## If you are taken to an existing page, repeat steps 1 and 2.
-# Click on the "this exact title" link to create the new page.
+## If you are taken to a search results page that says '''There is no page titled "''your page name''"''', you can then create this page by clicking on the red "create this page" link.
+# You will now be at a page editing screen for your new page.
+# Enter the data that your new page will hold, and format it using wiki code such as is found [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing here].
+# At the end of the page, categorize your page.
+# Add a summary at the bottom of the screen, such as "Page created".
+# Press the "Show preview" button to see what your page will look like when it is published.
+## If there are any formattign errors, correct them in the edit window below the preview.
+## When you have made your corrections, repeat step 7.
+# When your page is free of any errors, you can press the "Save page" button.
 [[Category:Wiki Editing]]