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== Creating a new page ==
== Creating a new page ==


* you need an [[Creating an account|account]] for that
* you need an [[Create an account|account]] for that
* first go to the page that your new page will be linked to, and edit it
* first go to the page that your new page will be linked to, and edit it
* insert there the name of the new page, and mark as an 'Internal link' using the toolbar
* insert there the name of the new page, and mark as an 'Internal link' using the toolbar
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== Composing a new page, or changing an existing page ==
== Composing a new page, or changing an existing page ==
* you need an [[Creating an account|account]] for that   
* you need an [[Create an account|account]] for that   
* just type your text into the edit window and use the toolbar for formatting. It's simple - just look at source code of existing pages.
* just type your text into the edit window and use the toolbar for formatting. It's simple - just look at source code of existing pages, or see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
* Hint: OpenOffice 2.3 has a MediaWiki export filter, so you can use OO Writer for formatting and then export that.
* Hint: OpenOffice (since 2.3) has a MediaWiki export filter, so you can use OO Writer for formatting and then export that.


===generating a box of source code (e.g. to show a script or input file for a program)===
===generating a box of source code (e.g. to show a script or input file for a program)===
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=== figures ===
=== figures ===
... can be uploaded and linked to
... can be uploaded and linked to, according to http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images .


== Further (authoritative) reading ==
== Further (authoritative) reading ==


Please consult  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Editing] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Text formatting].
Please consult  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents/Editing_Wikipedia Editing] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Text formatting].
See also the MediaWiki FAQ at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ

Latest revision as of 10:02, 1 September 2008

Creating a new pageEdit

  • you need an account for that
  • first go to the page that your new page will be linked to, and edit it
  • insert there the name of the new page, and mark as an 'Internal link' using the toolbar
  • click on the new link (red letters) to edit the new page that was just created

Composing a new page, or changing an existing pageEdit

  • you need an account for that
  • just type your text into the edit window and use the toolbar for formatting. It's simple - just look at source code of existing pages, or see http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
  • Hint: OpenOffice (since 2.3) has a MediaWiki export filter, so you can use OO Writer for formatting and then export that.

generating a box of source code (e.g. to show a script or input file for a program)Edit

Simply introduce a blank at the start of a line. To avoid interruptions of the box, empty lines must start with a blank as well. Example:

shelxc pulg<<eof
INFL  D22-ip.hkl
HREM  D22-rh.hkl
CELL 85.71 85.71 145.34  90 90 120
SPAG P6522 
MAXM 2
eof

mathematical formulasEdit

... are typeset with LaTeX: [math]\displaystyle{ 2 = \left( \frac{\left(3+y-x\right) \times 2}{3-x} \right) }[/math]

[math]\displaystyle{ F_{hkl} = \sum_{i=1}^{N} e^{-2\pi\imath\left( h\frac{x}{a}+k\frac{y}{b}+l\frac{z}{c}\right)} }[/math]

figuresEdit

... can be uploaded and linked to, according to http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images .

Further (authoritative) readingEdit

Please consult Editing and Text formatting.

See also the MediaWiki FAQ at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ