A very simple guide to editing this wiki
DO NOT PANIC IF YOU MAKE A MISTAGE: All edits to Wiki pages are fully reversible! If you make a mistake, you can revert it by clicking on 'View history' on the upper navigation bar.
To edit the page, click on 'Edit' at the top right corner.
To add text, simply type your text and hit 'Save'
To add italic text, type ' ' text you want italicised ' '
To add bold text, type ' ' ' text you want bolded ' ' '
To add a unnumbered list, start a line with *
To add a numbered list, start a line with #
To link an existing page, type [[Name of the page]] e.g. type [[A very simple guide to editing this wiki]]
To link an external page, type [URL | linked text ] e.g. [https://cam.ac.uk | U. Cambridge ]
To create a new page linked to the current page, click 'Edit' on the top right corner. This will put you into the editor. Find the place you want to add the link to, then type [[Name of the new page]], and click 'Save' at the bottom of the page. This will put you back into the page you were editing, but with a red hyperlink. Click on this link, and you will now be adding content to the new page.
To upload a file, click on 'Upload file' on the left hand side of the page, select your file and upload it. It will give you a URL link to the file, that you can then place as a link in your page (see the main page for an example).
To add an image, first upload an image file. You will be given the name for the file. You can then refer to the file as: [[filename.jpg | size in px | thumbnail or not | position| Caption ]] e.g.
To add a horizontal line in MediaWiki, place four or more consecutive hyphens (`----`) on a line by themselves. This will create a horizontal dividing line across the page
To add a
first level heading
type =first level heading= on a separate line
To add a
second level heading
type ==second level heading== on a separate line
To add a
third level heading
type ===third level heading=== on a separate line
