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==True Earth wiki cheat sheet==
==True Earth wiki cheat sheet==


=== Get help for building pages ===
===Page BuildingTips===
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! Topic !! How To
! Topic !! Link
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| Sometimes watching a video is easier to learn from || [[TrueEarth video Tutorial|Training videos]]
| Create New Page || 1: In an appropriate area, Create a link to a page that doesn't exist. For example: <nowiki>[[Your Page]]</nowiki><br>2: use the link to navigate to your new page, It will automatically put you into create page mode.
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| Can't work this thing? request a page to be built for you, or ask for help. || [[TrueEarth community support|Community support]]
| Get examples from other pages || Click Edit on another page to look how it was built. Click Cancel when finished.
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| Edit the community request page to add a list of ideas that you would like to see built.|| [[TrueEarth community requests|Community requests]]
| When editing a page, make sure to "expand" the Advanced toolbar ||
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[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-advanced.png|link=]]
| telegram "true earth wiki discussion" group. Ask questions or get help there. || [https://web.telegram.org/a/#-1001964733615 True Earth wiki discussion Telegram]

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| Online Help on MediaWiki (e.g. navigation, editing, deleting pages, blocking users) || [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|Help Guide]]
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| Online help center On WikiTide. || [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Help center|Help Center]]
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| Frequently asked questions On WikiTide. || [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/FAQ|WikiTide FAQ]]
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===Links===
===Page BuildingTips===
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! Topic !! How To
! Topic !! How To
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| Create New Page || To create a new page, follow the following two Steps:<br>
| Link to a page || <nowiki>[[Page Name|Friendly Name]]</nowiki><br><nowiki>[[Folder/Page Name|Friendly Name]]</nowiki><br>Example: <nowiki>[[Observations/Interferometry/Dayton Miller|Dayton Miller]]</nowiki>
# In an appropriate area, Create a link to a page that doesn't exist. For example: <nowiki>[[Your Page]]</nowiki>
# Use the link to navigate to your new page, It will automatically put you into create page mode.
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| Get examples from other pages || Click Edit on another page to look how it was built. Click Cancel when finished.
| Link to a video or other website || <nowiki>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiwzClN490 Friendly Name]</nowiki>
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| When editing a page, make sure to "expand" the Advanced toolbar ||
| Make a Image Link || <nowiki>[[File:ImageFile.png|40px|link=Page Name|Friendly Name]]</nowiki>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-advanced.png|link=]]
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| Make a PDF Link (no preview) || <nowiki>[[:File:PDFDocument.pdf|Friendly Name]]</nowiki>
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! Topic !! Example
! Topic !! Example
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| Spacing || To start text on another line, you can do any of the following: <br>
# Double space the lines (Press Enter twice).
# type the line break symbol "<nowiki><br></nowiki>"
# Use the Line break button on the wiki editor toolbar:<br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-lineBreak.png]]
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| Bold Text || <nowiki>'''Your text'''</nowiki> = '''Your text'''<br>
| Bold Text || <nowiki>'''Your text'''</nowiki> = '''Your text'''<br>
Or highlight the text you want bold and use the Bold button from the wiki editor toolbar:<br>
<small>Or highlight the text you want bold and use the Bold button from the wiki editor toolbar:</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-bold.png|link=|Bold button]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-bold.png|link=|Bold button]]
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| Italic Text || <nowiki>''Your text''</nowiki> = ''Your text''<br>
| Italic Text || <nowiki>''Your text''</nowiki> = ''Your text''<br>
Or highlight the text you want italic and use the Italic button from the wiki editor toolbar:<br>
<small>Or highlight the text you want italic and use the Italic button from the wiki editor toolbar:</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-italic.png|link=|Italic button]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-italic.png|link=|Italic button]]
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| Superscript Text || <nowiki><sup>Your text</sup></nowiki> = <sup>Your text</sup><br>
| Superscript Text || <nowiki><sup>Your text</sup></nowiki> = <sup>Your text</sup><br>
Or highlight the text you want in superscript and use the Superscript button from the wiki editor toolbar:<br>
<small>Or highlight the text you want in superscript and use the Superscript button from the wiki editor toolbar:</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-superscript.png|link=|Superscript button]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-superscript.png|link=|Superscript button]]
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| Numbered List || <nowiki># Numbered list item</nowiki> = 1. Numbered list item<br>
| Numbered List || <nowiki># Numbered list item</nowiki> = 1. Numbered list item<br>
Or click the bullet icon on the wiki editor toolbar:<br>
<small>Or click the bullet icon on the wiki editor toolbar:</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-numbered.png|link=|Numbered List button]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-numbered.png|link=|Numbered List button]]
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| Bulleted List || <nowiki>* Bulleted list item</nowiki> = &#x2022; Bulleted list item<br>
| Bulleted List || <nowiki>* Bulleted list item</nowiki> = &#x2022; Bulleted list item<br>
Or click the bullet icon on the wiki editor toolbar:<br>
<small>Or click the bullet icon on the wiki editor toolbar:</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-bullets.png|link=|Bullets button]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-bullets.png|link=|Bullets button]]
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| Heading || <nowiki>== Heading text ==</nowiki><br>
| Heading || <nowiki>== Heading text ==</nowiki><br>
Use "Heading 2" from the Heading dropdown<br>
<small>Use "Heading 2" from the Heading dropdown</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-heading.png|link=|Heading menu]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-heading.png|link=|Heading menu]]
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| Subheading || <nowiki>=== Subheading text ===</nowiki><br>
| Subheading || <nowiki>=== Subheading text ===</nowiki><br>
Use "Heading 3" from the Heading dropdown<br>
<small>Use "Heading 3" from the Heading dropdown</small><br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-heading.png|link=|Heading menu]]
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-heading.png|link=|Heading menu]]
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| Block Quote || <nowiki><blockquote>Your Text here</blockquote></nowiki><br>A fancy way to show a quote somebody made, For Example:<br>
| Block Quote || <nowiki><blockquote>Your Text here</blockquote></nowiki><br>A fancy way to show a quote somebody made, For Example:<br>
[[File:BlockQuoteExample.png|link=]]
[[File:BlockQuoteExample.png|link=]]
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===Links===
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! Topic !! How To
| Inline Ref LinK || <nowiki><ref name=RefName></ref></nowiki>
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| Link to a page || <nowiki>[[Page Name|Friendly Name]]</nowiki><br><nowiki>[[Folder/Page Name|Friendly Name]]</nowiki><br>Example: <nowiki>[[Observations/Interferometry/Dayton Miller|Dayton Miller]]</nowiki>
| References Section || <nowiki><references>...Your References Here (See below)...</references></nowiki>
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| References in Ref Section || <nowiki><ref name="RefName">Reference Text or Link</ref></nowiki>
| Link to a video or other website || <nowiki>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjiwzClN490 Friendly Name]</nowiki>
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| Make a Image Link || <nowiki>[[File:ImageFile.png|40px|link=Page Name|Friendly Name]]</nowiki>
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| Make a PDF Link (no preview) || <nowiki>[[:File:PDFDocument.pdf|Friendly Name]]</nowiki>
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===Tables===
'''Table Example:'''<br>
(You can use this example, but it's best to use the editor's built in Table creator icon)
(You can use this example, but it's best to use the editor's built in Table creator icon)
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-table.png|link=|Table button]]<br>
[[File:WikiEditorToolbar-table.png|link=|Table button]]<br>
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<nowiki>{| class="wikitable sortable"</nowiki>

|+ Table Caption

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! Topic !! Text
! Header text !! Header text !! Header text

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| Start a Table || <nowiki>{| class="wikitable sortable"</nowiki>
| Example || Example || Example

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| Table Caption/Title || <nowiki>|+ Table Caption</nowiki>
| Example || Example || Example

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| Table Row || <nowiki>! Column 1 Header !! Column 2 Header !! Column 3 Header </nowiki>
| Example || Example || Example
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| Table Row separator || <nowiki>|-</nowiki><br>
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| Table Row || <nowiki>| Column 1 Text || Column 2 Text || Column 3 text</nowiki>
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| End the table || <nowiki>|}</nowiki>
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===References===
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! Topic !! How To
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| Inline Ref LinK || <nowiki><ref name=RefName></ref></nowiki><br>
<small>Put this inline with your text. It will appear as a [#] link and will automatically get a number. For example: [1]</small>
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| Start of References Section || <nowiki><references></nowiki><br>
<small>Put this section at the bottom of your article.</small>
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| References || <nowiki><ref name="RefName">Reference Text or Link</ref></nowiki><br>
<small>Place these References inside the References Section (<nowiki><references></references></nowiki>)</small>
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| End of References Section || <nowiki></references></nowiki>
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| User Rights || https://trueearth.wikitide.org/wiki/Special:UserRights?user=
| User Rights || https://trueearth.wikitide.org/wiki/Special:UserRights?user=
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=== Get help for building pages ===
* [[TrueEarth video Tutorial|Training videos]] - Sometimes watching a video is easier to learn from.
* [[TrueEarth community support|Community support]] - Can't work this thing? request a page to be built for you, or ask for help.
* [[TrueEarth community requests|Community requests]] - Edit the community request page to add a list of ideas that you would like to see built.


=== Additional Resources===
=== Additional Resources===
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Additional Resources to help you learn how to edit a wiki / ways to contact wikitide support for site trouble.<br>
Additional Resources to help you learn how to edit a wiki / ways to contact wikitide support for site trouble.<br>
'''Please, before you contact wikiTide, reach out to our own wiki contributor community first here: [[TrueEarth community support|Community support]]'''
'''Please, before you contact wikiTide, reach out to our own wiki contributor community first here: [[TrueEarth community support|Community support]]'''
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* [https://web.telegram.org/a/#-1001964733615 True Earth wiki discussion Telegram] - A telegram channel dedicated to discussion of the true earth wiki. Ask questions or get help there.
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* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents|Help Guide]] - Online Help on MediaWiki (e.g. navigation, editing, deleting pages, blocking users)
! Topic !! Link
* [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/Help center|Help Center]] - Online help center On WikiTide.
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* [[meta:Special:MyLanguage/FAQ|WikiTide FAQ]] - Frequently asked questions On WikiTide.
* [https://wikiforge.net/discord WikiForge Discord] - Chat with Wikitide support people (like if there's site issues)
| Chat with Wikitide support people (like if there's site issues) || [https://wikiforge.net/discord WikiForge Discord]
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* [[phorge:|Phorge]] - Get help On Phorge.
| Get help On Phorge. || [[phorge:|Phorge]]
* [irc://irc.libera.chat/%23wikiforge IRC] - Get help On IRC in #wikiforge on irc.libera.chat.
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| Get help On IRC in #wikiforge on irc.libera.chat. || [irc://irc.libera.chat/%23wikiforge IRC]
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