How to create a page

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-		+	The genie scratches his goatee. "How to create a page, eh?  If you're starting a new story, you need to go to the main page, and then go to the section your story will be under.  Select the 'Edit' button on the right hand side."
		+	He continues, "Put your story title in brackets like this:
-	<nowiki>|[[ Practice Run]]|| (0+ pages)</nowiki>
		+	<nowiki>|[[ Your story]]|| (0+ pages)</nowiki>
-	I really don't know what I'm doing, yet I'm supposed to teach a bunch of kids how to do this in like 15 minutes.
		+	"Feel free to copy that line of text if you'd like.  The vertical bars can be created using shift-backslash, if you've never done it before.  The page number is important, too.  Some like to use 'W.I.P' or 'Under construction' for new stories, though.  It's your call."  He shrugs.
		+	"Once you save your edits, your story will be represented with a red link.  Click on it to edit the story's first page.  When you want to create options for your story, use brackets like these
-	Do you:	+	<nowiki>[[option1]]</nowiki>
-	*[[run screaming down the sidewalk]]	+
-	*[[practice making one quick and pretend to be a pro]]	+
-	*[[shop online and forget about it]]	+
-	[[Category: Practice Run]]	+
		+	to create new links.  You ready to move on to page format?"
		+
		+	"Hm.." you say,  "Yes, I think so."
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		+	*[[Basic page format]]
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		+	[[Category: Tutorial]]

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Revision as of 22:52, 9 March 2010

The genie scratches his goatee. "How to create a page, eh? If you're starting a new story, you need to go to the main page, and then go to the section your story will be under. Select the 'Edit' button on the right hand side."

He continues, "Put your story title in brackets like this:

|[[ Your story]]|| (0+ pages)

"Feel free to copy that line of text if you'd like. The vertical bars can be created using shift-backslash, if you've never done it before. The page number is important, too. Some like to use 'W.I.P' or 'Under construction' for new stories, though. It's your call." He shrugs.

"Once you save your edits, your story will be represented with a red link. Click on it to edit the story's first page. When you want to create options for your story, use brackets like these

[[option1]]

to create new links. You ready to move on to page format?"

"Hm.." you say, "Yes, I think so."

• Basic page format