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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.

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