General Tutorial on Wikis

The basic idea of a wiki is that anyone can edit and contribute information.

Once you have a registered account, you can use the various "Edit" links next to sections or the large "Edit" tab near the top of an article to start editing.

Types of Formatting

Wiki has basic formats for headings, block quotes, and paragraphs. Within those, you can type bold, italics, superscript, subscript, strikethrough, underline, computer code, big, or small text.

You can define links using the link item. As you add information, you should be sure to cite your sources.

There are utilities to add bulleted or numbered lists, images, templates, tables, and symbols.

More Tutorials on Wiki Editing

• Scioly Tutorial On Editing a Wiki
• Wikipedia Guide on Wikitext

More Useful MediaWiki Links

• User's Guide with additional information on using the wiki software.
• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• MediaWiki release mailing list
• Localise MediaWiki for your language
• Learn how to combat spam on your wiki
• MediaWiki Manual on Table of Contents
• Special Pages Useful Tool