Beginner's Introduction

This is a beginner's guide to editing wiki pages.

It will be helpful to open up several browser windows when first experimenting with the wiki.

Wiki Markup

It is strongly recommended that you start with on the TestPage to learn the general wiki syntax and to gain some experience. You will find special beginners advice on this page and all other pages with names starting with "TestPage".

Want to contribute to the wiki but not willing to learn the wiki syntax?

In that case you can prepare your document in your preferred text editor and email it to <kai AT aplteam DOT com> when ready. I am willing to put it on the wiki for you. However, I must be able to open your document in Word.

Preconditions for changing/adding pages

Note that you must create a user account and log into the wiki before you can change or add a page.

Creating a New Page

To add a new page to the Wiki follow these steps:

Note that there are two ways to create a new page:

The easiest way

Select the "CreateNewPage" command from the "More Actions" combo box displayed on top and at the bottom of each page.

Although this certainly is the easiest way to create a page, it leaves that page unconnected to the rest of the wiki: that is why this is called an orphan. However, one of the administrator will care about this sooner or later. If you are not sure where you newly created page should go that it the right way to create it.

The recommended way

1. Look for an appropriate page you want to put a link on.

2. Change that page by adding the link. Using CamelCase is the easiest way to do so, but you can also use more sophisticated links; Refere to HelpOnLinking for details.

3. Click at the link you have just created. This gives you the opportunity to created a new page from scratch.

Next Steps

You should now be ready to edit pages on the APL wiki. See EditingGuidelines for more details. If you need further help, email to <kai AT aplteam DOT com>