Difference between revisions of "Help:How to start a new article"

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To write a new page, first enter the name of the new page you want to make into the search bar on the left and press go. Make sure the page has not been made by looking at the matches of the search. If there is no page match then click the link "create this page." You will go to a page with a text box where you will write your article. If you are writing a very simple article (very short, no images, no headers, no index) then this is all you need to know for how to create an article. If you want to include [[help:how to use pictures|images]], [[help:how to format text|text formatting]], [[help:how to make links|links]], or [[help:how to make tables|tables]] then click one of those links to see how.
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To create a new page, first make sure the article does not already exist by searching around for it. Once you are sure the page you want to make has not already been made, follow these steps to create it:
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# Enter the name of the new page you want to make into the search box press the Go button
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# Click the <span style="color:#cc2200">create this page</span> link
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# Type your article into the box
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# Click the Save page button when you are finished
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For more help with step 3, refer to other help pages. [[Help:How to format text|How to format text]], [[Help:How to make links|how to make links]], [[Help:How to use pictures|how to use pictures]], and the [[Help:Style|style guide]] are all helpful guides.
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 2 January 2013

To create a new page, first make sure the article does not already exist by searching around for it. Once you are sure the page you want to make has not already been made, follow these steps to create it:

  1. Enter the name of the new page you want to make into the search box press the Go button
  2. Click the create this page link
  3. Type your article into the box
  4. Click the Save page button when you are finished

For more help with step 3, refer to other help pages. How to format text, how to make links, how to use pictures, and the style guide are all helpful guides.

Step 1 (click for big)
Step 2 (click for big)
Step 3 & 4 (click for big)
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