How to Edit/Add Pages on the QuestionPoint Wiki

 

To Edit or Add pages to the QuestionPoint wiki, you must be logged in. 

 

To Log into the QuestionPoint Wiki:

 

1. Click on the Log in link.

    

2. Enter your password, name, and e-mail address.

    

 

 To Edit an Existing Page:

 

You can edit the content of any page to which you have edit access.  You can also add new content to existing pages.   

 

1. Display the page you wish to edit.

    

2. Click on the Edit Page button.

    

3. Edit as necessary.

    

4. Click the Save button to save and exit the edit mode.  You will immediately see the page as edited.

    

 If you are adding a new section to an existing page:

 

1. Find the point at which you want to add your institution’s or group’s information.

    

2. Click to activate the cursor and hit Enter to create a new line.

    

3. Click on the Insert Horizontal Line, in the wiki tool bar at the top of the page

    

4. Add content.

    

5. If you want to delete a section, delete the content and the horizontal line.

    

6. Click Save to save changes and redisplay the wiki page.

    

When you edit or add material, you can use the Text and Background Color and Bold, Underscore, and Italics icons in the toolbars, just as you do in Microsoft Word.

 

To make a hot link, use the Link icon in the top line of the tool bar.  

 

 

To Add a New Page:

 

1. Click the New Page button.

    

2. Select a template to use and enter the title of your new page.

    

3. Edit the template appropriately.

    

4. Add new link in the left navigation bar:

    

a.      Position cursor at the end of the line previous to where you want the new link.

 

b.      Hit Enter twice to make a line for the new link.

 

c.      Type the link name in Verdana xx-small.

 

d.      Highlight title and click on the Link icon in the toolbar

 

e.      Select WikiPage and the page title to which you wish to link, type the new page name and the name of the link.

 

f.        Click on the Save button

 

      Note:  When done with this page, you should edit each page on which this navigation bar appears, to add the new link.

 

5. If you want to continue working on this page at a later time, click on the Hide Page box at the bottom of the page.

    

6. Click the Save button to save the new page and display it.

    

Stylesheet for QuestionPoint Community Pages

 

When creating a new page, use one of these templates:

 

            Community Events

 

            Promote Your Service

 

            Success Stories

 

            Tips and Tricks

 

            User Group Meetings

 

Use a horizontal line (icon in toolbar) between major content sections on a page.

 

When making a Table of Contents, use Heading 1 to place top-level titles in the TOC.

 

Existing page: Use the same typeface and font size as text already on page.

 

New page:  Select an easily readable typeface and font size.

 

                      Left navigation bar links should be in Verdana, xx-small

 

                      Navigation bar subsection links should be indented 3 spaces.

 

                      Navigation bar links should all link to a Wiki page       

 

To download these instructions, click here:

 Editing These Wiki Pages.doc 

 

 

 

 

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