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===How to make a new category?===
===How to make a new category?===
A new category can be made as follows:  
Categories are important in sense of hierarcy in wiki and they help searching similar articles. View also [[Special:Categories|List of Categories]]. A new category can be made as follows:  
# Typ in the address bar the following:  
# Typ in the address bar the following:  
#:<nowiki>http://en.scoutwiki.org/index.php?title=Category:nameofcategory</nowiki> (with the name of the future category instead of "nameofcategory")
#:<nowiki>http://en.scoutwiki.org/index.php?title=Category:nameofcategory</nowiki> (with the name of the future category instead of "nameofcategory")
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Do not press the "save page" button too soon, but always check your page first by "show preview".
Do not press the "save page" button too soon, but always check your page first by "show preview".
===How to make a new portal?===
Think of a suitable name for your portal, and make it in the same way as you would make an article. Choose a name of the form "Portal:Portalname" with the name of your portal instead of "Portalname". An [[Portal:Example|example of a portal]] to use as a template is available. 


===How to upload a picture?===
===How to upload a picture?===
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* Make sure not to violate copyright laws
* Make sure not to violate copyright laws
* Name the picture in a clear, unique way (so don't choose something very general like "troophouse.jpg" or "knot.gif")
* Name the picture in a clear, unique way (so don't choose something very general like "troophouse.jpg" or "knot.gif")
==Sign your contributions on talk pages==
You can sign messages with your user name and the date & time by typing four tildes (like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). Your user name and the date and time will appear automatically when you click on "save page". If you type three instead of four tildes, only your user name appears. When you type five, only date and time appear.


==How to make a page of my own scouts group?==
==How to make a page of my own scouts group?==
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# First, add your group to the groups database by using the page [[Groups:Home]]
# First, add your group to the groups database by using the page [[Groups:Home]]
# Then, read the help file on [[Groups:Help]]
# Then, read the help file on [[Groups:Help]]
==How to edit using Wiki Mark-up language?==
===Making headers===
Sections can be given a header to distinct them from other sections. This can be done using the "=" sign as follows:
:<nowiki>==Header level 2==</nowiki>
:<nowiki>===Header level 3===</nowiki>
Usually, header level 2 is used as a top level header, because of the extreme size of header 1.
===Making numbered and bulleted lists===
A list can be made by using the asterisk sign ("*") as the first character of a line as follows.
Typing the following:
:<nowiki>* Entry number one</nowiki>
:<nowiki>* Entry number two</nowiki>
results in this:
* Entry number one
* Entry number two
When the "#"-sign is used instead, a numbered list is created instead of a bulleted list.
===Bold and italic text===
Using accents creates bold and/or italic text.
:Typing <nowiki>''italic''</nowiki> (two accents on each side) results in ''italic''.
:Typing <nowiki>'''bold'''</nowiki> (three accents on each side) results in '''bold'''.
:Typing <nowiki>'''''bold and italic'''''</nowiki> (five accents on each side) results in '''''bold and italic'''''.
===Linking to internal pages and external websites===
Adding links to pages inside the wiki (so called "wikilinks") can be done by using brackets in the following way:
:Typing <nowiki>[[Scout Law]]</nowiki> results in [[Scout Law]]; a direct link to the ScoutWiki article "Scout Law"
:Typing <nowiki>[[Scout Law|law for all scouts]]</nowiki> results in [[Scout Law|law for all scouts]]; it is still a direct link to the ScoutWiki article "Scout Law"
If you desire to make a link to an external website, you can do this in three ways:
:Typing <nowiki>[http://www.wosm.org]</nowiki> (a link surrounded by brackets) results in [http://www.wosm.org]
:Typing <nowiki>[http://www.wosm.org WOSM]</nowiki> (a link followed by a short description, surrounded by brackets) results in [http://www.wosm.org WOSM] (notice the space between the URL and the description!)
:Typing <nowiki>http://www.wosm.org</nowiki> (link without any brackets) results in http://www.wosm.org
===Sign your contributions on talk pages===
You can sign messages with your user name and the date & time by typing four tildes (like this: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>). Your user name and the date and time will appear automatically when you click on "save page". If you type three instead of four tildes, only your user name appears. When you type five, only date and time appear.


==Joining the ScoutWiki Network with a new language==
==Joining the ScoutWiki Network with a new language==
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