Resource:Tips on How to Use This Wiki

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Welcome

Welcome to the University Innovation Wiki! Editing and updating a wiki may be a little bit tricky at first. It will take a few attempts before you become comfortable with the wiki format. If you have any additional questions, please email Katie Dzugan at Kdzugan@nciia.org. 

Tutorial on Getting Started

Follow this link to view a 5 minute tutorial on getting started. 
Note: If you have trouble getting the link to play, please try a Safari or Firefox web browser. If you receive an error message, please contact Katie Dzugan, kdzugan@venturewell.org.

The following is an index of topics (by the minute) for quick reference. 

0:17 - How to creat an account
0:39 - Uploading a photo
1:19 - Finding your student profiles page / creating an new page
1:45 - Inserting uploaded photo onto page
2:26 - Emedding interactive materials / using mediawiki
3:06 - Embedding a Prezi
3:44 - Embedding Slideshare
4:27 - Embedding YouTube

How to Upload an Image

Please see this Google document for steps on uploading an image on the wiki. 

Cheat Sheet for Codes 

For embedding interactive elements, you need to use a widget called a MediaWiki. Below are the codes you need to embed a Prezi or SlideShare presentation, or YouTube video. You will enter the MediaWiki through the 'Show WikiTextEditor' (the link is right above this box). One great thing about a wiki is that you can borrow code from others. By following the 'edit' link on any page, you can go into the 'WikiTextEditor' to copy/paste the code for the page you are populating with information.

For Prezi: {{#Widget:Prezis| }}

• After the line, and before the }} brackets, enter 'id=' followed by the unique the combination of letters/numbers.

For SlideShare: {{#widget:SlideShare | |width=425 |height=348 }}

• In the empty space after SlideShare and before width, enter 'doc=' followed the unique combination of letters/numbers.

For YouTube: {{#Widget:Youtube|}}

• After the line and before the }} brackets, enter 'id=' followed the unique combination of letters/numbers.

 To categorize your page, use these brackets [[ ]]. Between them, type [[Category:]].

• Categories include:
  • ​Guides
  • Student Changemakers
  • Resources
  • Universities

Additional Tips

1. Shift+Return = one line spacing
2. Return = double line spacing
3. When wanting to list items using numbers (such as this list) make sure to click numbered bulleted option before typing; unlike MS Word, a wiki will not create a numbered list automatically.