Training Video:EPrints Wiki Basics

Introduction

Know nothing about wikis? That's OK. Wikis are simple and there are people to help you.

What You Will Learn

• How to create an account on this wiki
• How to edit an existing wiki page
• How to create a new wiki page
• How to create headings and links

What You Should Already Know

• No prior knowledge required

Resources

Video

The Video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGez1YNcIPc.

Index

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 00:18 - Creating an Account
• 00:48 - Verifying email address
• 01:11 - Loggin in
• 01:56 - Editing a page
• 02:31 - Creating a new page
• 02:55 - Basic wiki formatting (Headings, paragraphs, bulleted lists, links)
• 06:18 - Categories

Test Yourself

• Create an account on the EPrints wiki
• Add your name to the list below
  • Rachel Proudfoot
  • Adam Field
• Edit the Demonstration Page that was created in the video.

More Reading

• Wiki Editing Guidelines
• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting