User:Xeni005/Instructions

Start-up
First we must get to the editing environment, which has been especially prepared for this class.

Start a Web-browser (Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox):
 * Internet Explorer: Start menu | All programs | Internet Explorer.
 * Mozilla Firefox: Start menu | All programs | Mozilla Firefox | Mozilla Firefox.

Once the browser has started, follow these steps:
 * Browse to http://en.wikipedia.org/.
 * Click Create account / log in in the upper right corner of the screen.
 * Type username and password and click Log in.
 * Click Xeni005 in the upper right menu to go to our user home page.

Create a wiki page
Next we create a page in order to try the wiki syntax. Links to pages are defined with path/name but this has already been done for this tutorial and the page names are defined in Xeni005 user home page. Notice that the actual pages have not been created yet. The pages are under our user home, so their names are in the format User:Xeni005/.


 * Click the link where  matches your computer's name (check the sticker on top of the computer).

You be presented the new page (blank) on edit mode.

Edit the wiki page
Now we move to the page editing! Before we move on, be aware of the following things:
 * During the editing process you can always click the Show preview button after the editing area to preview your changes. The editing box is still in the bottom of the page, after the preview. Scroll down to find it.
 * When you are satisfied with the changes you must click Save changes or it will not be saved. Alternatively, you can click Cancel and abort the editing, loosing any changes you have made.

Now try these:

Your page needs headings. Type the following in the edit area then click Show preview:
 *  ==MyPage== 
 *  ===First Section=== 

Next we add some text. Move to the bottom of the editing area and type the following:
 *  This is my first paragraph. I typed it all by myselef. MYNAME 

Create a bullet list: Type this:
 *  * First bullet
 *  * Second bullet

Add a numbered list. Type the following in the edit area:
 *  # First item
 *  # Second item

Add a link to our home page. Type this:
 * <tt> Go back to User:Xeni005 home. </tt>

Done. Click Save page.

Click the link to go to user home and check other people's pages.

Headings

 * <tt> ==Top level heading== </tt> (2 equals signs)
 * <tt> ===Subheading=== </tt> (3 equals signs)
 * <tt> ====Another level down==== </tt> (4 equals signs)

Style formatting

 * <tt> italics </tt> appears as italics. (2 apostrophes on both sides)
 * <tt> bold </tt> appears as bold. (3 apostrophes on both sides)
 * <tt> bolded italics </tt> appears as bolded italics. (5 apostrophes on both sides)

Indenting

 * <tt>This is aligned all the way to the left.</tt>
 * <tt> : This is indented slightly.</tt>
 * <tt> :: This is indented more.</tt>

is shown as:
 * This is aligned all the way to the left.
 * This is indented slightly.
 * This is indented more.

Bullet points

 * <tt> * First list item</tt>
 * <tt> * Second list item</tt>
 * <tt> ** Sub-list item under second</tt>
 * <tt> * Third list item</tt>

Which is shown as:
 * First list item
 * Second list item
 * Sub-list item under second
 * Third list item

Numbered items

 * <tt> # First item</tt>
 * <tt> # Second item</tt>
 * <tt> ## Sub-item under second item</tt>
 * <tt> # Third item</tt>

Shows up as:
 * First item
 * Second item
 * Sub-item under second item
 * Third item

Wiki links

 * <tt> pathTo/pageName </tt>