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From The Peopling of New York City

This help page will give you some tips on getting started

How do I create an account?: Everyone needs to set up a user account, as pages will be "protected" from non-registered users.; Click on Log In in the side bar and select create account.; Make sure you confirm your account with your email.; This feature will be turned off soon to prevent unauthorized users from creating accounts.

My Preferences: Get familiar with this feature by selecting it from the sidebar. Most selections will only be active on your page (the site preferences are controlled by the administrator).

My Page: Write a bio & upload a picture

Uploading a photo to the wiki:

In the sidebar, under toolbox, click "Upload file". Note: In some skins, you will not see this link. If that is the case, find the link for "special pages" and select the "Upload File" page.

Next to the Source filename, click Browse to locate the file on your computer.

Change the Destination filename to something descriptive, if necessary.

Fill in the Summary, if necessary.

Click the Upload file button.

To use an image or other file which has been uploaded to the wiki, use:

   		[[Image:Example.jpg]]

If you add a pipe (|) and some text after the filename, the text will be used as alternative text for text-only browsers:

               [[Image:Example.jpg|alternative text]]

If you don't want to display the image, you can link to the file's description page, by adding a colon:

   		[[:Image:Example.jpg]]

To bypass the description page and link directly to a file, use the "Media" pseudo-namespace:

   		[[Media:Example.jpg]]

You can also make piped links if you want some other text to be used:

   		[[:Image:Example.jpg|link text]]
   		[[Media:Example.jpg|link text]]

More information on formatting images can be found here:Image Help

My Talk page: This feature resembles the functionality of a blog; Your fellow students can post general questions/comments here

How do I create a page?: The simplest way to create a new page is to type the name of the page in the Find bar (left hand side of page) and then hit "Go". It will tell you that no such page exists and do you want to create it. Click yes, then type your page content! It's that easy. Of course, you or someone else can edit it later as needed. If you know the page already exists, but it says it doesn't, then check your spelling and formatting. For example, this page is titled "Help" but the url is "Help:Contents".

How do I edit a page?: Use edit button which can be found in several places; It is a good idea to preview your changes before you save; but don't forget to save!