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The Wiki is in its early stages. I will build a help file once I become more familiar with its use. In the interim I would strongly suggest that you visit the following link:
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==Wiki Help==
  
[http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide]
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The Wiki is in its early stages. I will build a help file once I become more familiar with its use. In the interim I would strongly suggest that you visit the following links:
  
 
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*[http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide]
You can start here in the [[Wiki Test Area]]
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*[[Help:Tables]]
 
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*You can start here in the [[Wiki Test Area]]
 
 
 
 
==Creating a Table==
 
 
 
 
 
===Beginning the Table===
 
 
 
*Start by using one of our templates named "Prettytable"
 
*Begin the table template by using two braces " {{ "
 
*Type the name of the table: Prettytable
 
*End the table template with two braces going the opposite way " }} "
 
*The braces " { " are just above the enter key, are also with the brackets " [ " and are used with the shift button
 
 
 
 
 
===Table syntax===
 
 
 
*A table consists of rows and columns
 
*Each row is started with " |- "
 
*The first character is the shift of the " \ " directly above the enter key
 
*The second character is a dash, or minus sign
 
*Each column is separated by two lines: " || "
 
 
 
 
 
===Example===
 
 
 
"  |-  "
 
 
 
"  ||Department||Frequency||Tone||District  "
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Additional Syntax===
 
*You can use some HTML code in wiki pages
 
*To center your text in the rows use: " align="center" "
 
*To add a background color to your rows use: " style="background:#ff7777" "
 

Revision as of 19:04, 25 November 2005

Wiki Help

The Wiki is in its early stages. I will build a help file once I become more familiar with its use. In the interim I would strongly suggest that you visit the following links: