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| | __NOEDITSECTION__{{Help Nav}}On the Kumu Wiki, you can categorize pages and files by appending one or more '''Category''' {{#ifeq:Category|{{ns:category}}||'''({{ns:category}})'''}} tags to the content text. Adding these tags creates links at the bottom of the page that take you to the list of all pages in that category, which makes it easy to browse related articles. | | __NOEDITSECTION__{{Help Nav}}On the Kumu Wiki, you can categorize pages and files by appending one or more '''Category''' {{#ifeq:Category|{{ns:category}}||'''({{ns:category}})'''}} tags to the content text. Adding these tags creates links at the bottom of the page that take you to the list of all pages in that category, which makes it easy to browse related articles. |
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| − | ===Where do I start?=== | + | ===Using Categories=== |
| − | This [[Help:Tutorial|guide]] would be a pretty good place to get you started. Also, check out the [[Help:contents | help section]] for a listing of all the articles on how to edit, create, and organize information on the UBC Wiki.
| + | A page in any namespace can be put in a category by adding a category tag to the page (by convention, at the end of the page), e.g.: |
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| | + | Categories are useful for keeping track of your pages in collections. For example, to add an article called "Albert Einstein" to the category "People", you would edit the Albert Einstein article and add "[[Category:People]]" (no quotes) into its page source somewhere. |
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| − | *''See Also:'' [[Help:Contents]]
| + | This will cause the article to be automatically listed on the associated category page, and it will also create a link in the article to the category page. |
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| − | ===How do I edit a page?===
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| − | To edit a page, simply click the '''edit''' tab at the top of the page. A form will appear, containing the existing markup. When you have finished making modifications, click the '''Save''' button to commit your changes.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Editing]]
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| − | ===How do I create a new page?===
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| − | There are several ways to create a new page, such as:
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| − | *Use one of the forms on [[Help:Create New Page]]
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| − | *[[Help:Searching|Search]] for the specific title of the page you want to create. If the page doesn't already exist, click on the link that says "Create this page".
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| − | *Create a [[Help:Links|link]] to the page on another page, then click on the red link which appears
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| − | *Browse to the intended location of the page, e.g. to create an article with the title "newpage", browse to the URL <tt><nowiki>http://kumu.tru.ca/newpage</nowiki></tt> and then click on the '''create''' tab.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Create New Page]]
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| − | ===How do I make a page private?===
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| − | You don't. The Kumu Wiki is an open, community wide platform. Anybody with a Kumu account can edit it and anybody with an Internet connection can read it. If you have information that is confidential or private in nature, do not add it to Kumu.
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| − | ===How do I make a word bold or put a title in?===
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| − | The [[help:Formatting | formatting]] page lists the different ways to format text on the Kumu Wiki.
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| − | ===How do I undo an edit I made?===
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| − | All pages have a "page history," which consists of a record of the date and time of every edit, the username of the user who wrote it, and the summary of the changes. To access a page's history, clicking the "history" link in the View box (on the right). On the page that you would like to see the previous versions, click the "History" tab at the top of a page and you will see a list of all previous edits. You can then compare versions (click "Compare selected versions"), see previous versions (click "last" next to the version you would like to see), or reload a previous version (click "undo").
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| − | ===How do I add a picture to a page?===
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| − | Before you embed or link to [[Help:Adding Media|media content]] on a Kumu Wiki page, it must first be uploaded to the wiki. To do this, go to the [[Special:Upload|upload file]] page. Once the file is uploaded the code displaying an image is:
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| − | <nowiki>[[</nowiki>File:''file name.extension''<nowiki>]]</nowiki>
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Adding Media]]
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| − | ==[[File:squarefaq.png|50px]] Organizing==
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| − | ===I'm not sure what part of the wiki my page belong in? How do I decide if where to put it?===
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| − | Unlike other wikis, the Kumu Wiki uses collections of pages (called [[Help:Namespaces|Namespaces]]) to help keep the wiki organized. This [[Help:Namespaces#Examples_of_What_Type_of_Content_Goes_Where|chart]] provides a good starting place for understanding what type of pages goes where. For example, course pages probably go into the [[course]] namespace and meeting notes might work best in the [[sandbox]].
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Namespaces]]
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| − | ===How do I add my page to the Course space?===
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| − | To add a new page to the [[course|Course space]] (or to the [[documentation|Documentation space]]), prefix the page name you want to create with the space name and a colon (either "Course:" or "Documentation:"). For example, the page name <tt>ABCD123</tt> would be added after the space name "Course:" to make <tt>Course:ABCD123</tt>. You can create the new page by searching for this full title or browsing to the extended url, for example: <tt>kumu.tru.ca/course:ABCD123</tt>. To add an already existing page to the course space, use the [[Help:Moving_a_page|move function]] and rename the page with the "Course:" prefix. For example, a page named <tt>ABCD123</tt> would be renamed <tt>Course:ABCD123</tt>.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Namespaces]], [[Help:Moving a page]], [[Help:Starting a new page]]
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| − | ===How do I add my page to an existing category? How do I create a new category?===
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| − | To add a page or uploaded file to a [[Help:Categories|category]], simply edit the page and add the following text (where ''NAME'' is the name of the category you want to add it to).
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| − | <nowiki>[[</nowiki>{{ns:category}}:''NAME'']]
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| − | If the category doesn't already exist, it's created automatically.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Categories]]
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| − | ===I'd like to change the title of my page. How do I rename it?===
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| − | Renaming pages is done by [[Help:Moving a page|moving the page]] using the "move tab" at the top of the edit screen. Clicking on the move tab will give you the option to move the current page to a new page with a new title. A [[Help:Redirects|redirect]] from the old title will automatically be created.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Moving a page]]
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| − | ==[[File:squarefaq.png|50px]] Page Management==
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| − | ===How do I restrict my course pages to students enrolled in the class?===
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| − | The Kumu Wiki is an open platform that runs on an installation of the MediaWiki software platform. It is not possible on this platform to restrict individual pages to a predefined course list. If you are looking for a tool that gives you the ability to restrict course pages to enrolled students, there are a number of other platforms that might work as well.
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| − | ===How do I sign my messages on discussion or talk pages?===
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| − | The discussion pages automatically add your signature to a comment or reply. However, you can also manually add your signature by putting four tilde marks after your message: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. When the wiki software sees the marks, it automatically inserts your username and a time and date stamp. For example: [[User:WikiAdministrator|WikiAdministrator]] 20:11, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Talk pages]]
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| − | ===If a page on my watchlist is moved or renamed, will it still be on my watchlist?===
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| − | Yes, it will be. When a page is [[Help:Moving a page|renamed or moved]], it does not cause a disruption for people watching that page. So for example, if a person puts the page '''Sandbox:Example Wiki''' on their watchlist and that page gets renamed to '''Course:Wiki Training''', their watchlist will automatically be updated to include the new name.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Watchlists]]
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| − | ==[[File:squarefaq.png|50px]] Advanced Editing==
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| − | ===How do I add a table of contents to my page===
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| − | Table of Contents are automatically created when you have more than three headers/sections on your page. Information on how to create headers can be found on [[Help:Formatting#Headers_.26_Lines|the Help:Formatting page]]. If you have three or less sections on your wiki page, you can force the software to generate a table of contents by typing <nowiki>__FORCETOC__</nowiki> onto your wiki page (that's two underscores, FORCETOC in all caps, and then two more underscores).
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| − | ===How do I insert a linked footnote or citation into my text?===
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| − | Footnotes are automatically organized and linked using the <nowiki><ref>, </ref>, and <references/></nowiki> tags. Please see [[Help:Footnotes and References]] for information on how to use these tags.
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| − | ===How do I add a video to my page; can I upload it?===
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| − | Videos cannot be directly uploaded to the wiki; instead, the best way to add a video to your wiki page is to upload it to a video hosting service like YouTube, Kaltura, or Vimeo and then embed that video onto your webpage. See [[Help:Adding Media/Video]] for information on how to embed videos.
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| − | ===I'd like to copy and paste text from my website. Is there a way to do this without having to reformat all the content?===
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| − | The easiest way to do this is to convert the HTML code of the webpage to the proper Wiki Syntax using an online converter. See [[Help:Converting HTML to Wiki Syntax]] for a list of recommended converters. Please be mindful of copyright.
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| − | ===I'd like to copy and paste text from a Word document into the Wiki. Is there a way to do this without having to reformat all the text?===
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| − | [http://www.openoffice.org Open Office] allows you to save your files directly in the MediaWiki format, while it can be a bit more complicated in MS Word. See [[Help:Converting Word Documents into Wiki Syntax]] for more information on both options.
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| − | ===How do I create a direct link to a pdf so that when someone clicks on the link, it automatically opens the pdf?===
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| − | To create a link so that it goes directly to the file rather than embedding the file, use the word "media" (rather than file). For example:
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| − | *[[Media:About_Stacks.pdf]] will launch the file.
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| − | *[[:File:About_Stacks.pdf]] links to the file page.
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| − | ===Is there was a way to add a collapsible section to a wiki page?===
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| − | Some instructors post exercises to the Kumu Wiki and find it beneficial to have the solution hidden at first so students can attempt to solve the problem on their own. The best way to create a collapsible section is to make a [[Help:Collapsible Tables|Collapsible table]]. To make a table collapsible, simply add the collapsible class to the table itself. The page at [[Help:Collapsible Tables]] gives more information about how to add the class as well as other collapsible parameters you can add to the tables.
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| − | ===How do I add a Google Map to my page?===
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| − | Google maps are added using the <nowiki><googlemap> and </googlemap> tags</nowiki>. You must also know the latitude and longitude for the center point of your map. The page at [[Help:Adding Media/Google Maps]] provides in-depth information for how to properly format the code for a google map.
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| − | ===How do I delete a page?===
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| − | By default, MediaWiki (the software that the UBC Wiki runs on) does not allow individual users to delete pages. This is partially based on the theory that pages on the wiki are not "owned" by any one person but rather belong to the community. Users can request or nominate pages for deletion by typing <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki> at the top of their page.
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| − | *''See also:'' [[Help:Deleting a page]]
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| − | ===How do I make external links open in a new window?===
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| − | Unfortunately, MediaWiki (the software on which the wiki runs) does not have a way in which [[Help:Formatting|wiki markup code]] can be used to open individual links in new windows (in the way that HTML-based web pages can use the target="_blank" code). Generally speaking, this setting is probably due to the reasoning that opening links in new windows does not necessarily meet web accessibility guidelines or current usability practices. For more information, this [http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/new-browser-windows.shtml write up] explores the usability issues with opening links in new windows and the [http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/G200.html W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)] technique page talks briefly about the accessibility issues.
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| − | ===How do I embed my twitter stream into my wiki page===
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| − | [[Help:Widgets/Twitter|Twitter]] and other social media apps can be embedded in the UBC Wiki through the use of [[Help:Widgets|widgets]]. Please see the [[Help:Widgets]] page for more information.
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| − | First draft of this page derived from: http://wiki.ubc.ca/UBC_Wiki:FAQs
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