Help! How do I do X?

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The simplest method possible

You want to add some text

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the relevant page.
  2. If there is a comment box there, type your text and click "Post It".
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  3. If there isn't a comment box, click "Discuss". You can then create a new post.
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  4. Your text will appear in the comments section at the bottom of the page. A moderator may copy it into the body of the page if appropriate.

You want to add a picture (or other file)

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the relevant page.
  2. Click "Files".
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  3. You may now upload a file from your computer.
  4. Your file will be downloadable by clicking "Files". A moderator may copy it into the body of the page if appropriate.

Editing the body of the page

  • Start by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking "Edit".
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  • You may utilize the buttons for easy editing such as adding a table, making text bold, or inserting images.
  • If you prefer to insert your own code, here is a quick guide and the full list of Wikidot codes. Commonly used features are described below as well.

Inserting a link

Adding citations

  • You can read about the code here.
  • Alternatively, to use the toolbar:
  1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Edit".
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  2. In the text edit box, click on the location that you would like to create a citation. It will look like [1] (or whatever number you are on; it will calculate this automatically).
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  3. Click the [n] button in the Edit toolbar.
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  4. This text will pop up where your cursor was:
    [((bibcite label))]
  5. Replace "label" with a name, such as "hossein" (it can be anything you like).
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  6. Scroll to the end of the editable text (i.e. scroll all the way down in the edit box).
  7. If there is not already a bibliography there, in the Edit toolbar, click the Bib button.
  8. You will see this text appear:
    [[bibliography]]
    : label : full source reference
    [[/bibliography]]
  9. Replace "label" with "hossein" or whatever name you chose previously.
  10. Replace "full source reference" with the way the citation should look. Here is an example.
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  11. Repeat the process to add a different citation. When you add new references to the bibliography at the bottom of the page, it will look like this:
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  12. You're done! You can reference "hossein" again at another point in the page. In this example, two of the references have been used twice.
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