Nápověda:How to begin

Login

Before creating a page or editing an article, both students and lecturers should always log in. All other users have the possibility to register or edit without logging in.

How to create a page

When creating a new page, first make sure it hasn’t been already composed, e.g. using search of the list of pages. Each newly-created page should be added to the list to the appropriate portal/gateway.

• Creating a page through a link

• Recommended: Use or create a link to already existing pages. Clicking on the red link will immediately get/forward you to the list of the particular portals/gateways.

• Creating a page through search

• In the top right-hand corner you will find the search option. Write the name of the required page into it. If the page is not existing, creating a new one will be automatically offered.

What is the structure of a proper article?

    Recommended structure of an article

What should I follow when working on WikiSofia?

         Guidelines for writing an article

How to edit a page

When editing, always think of the reader. The aim is to create a website loaded with information hence use as little waffle as possible. Give information in comprehensible format; avoid using bullet-points-like and worthless notes.

• Use the Editing panel option. Unroll the Next menu and structure the text by means of headings, paragraphs, numbering, size-variable font and indexes.
• Use pictures, graphs and tables. If you can’t find your picture on WikiCommons, don’t be afraid to load files. In order to load a document or a picture, first you need to load it to the website using Tools – Load File (pay attention to the simplicity of the document name). Following that, insert the picture to the page by means of Loaded File button.
• When editing an already existing page, read its contents first in order to avoid duplicity of information. When deleting in an article, please pay special attention to what you are actually removing. And ideally, provide the list of sources you’ve used at the bottom of the page.
• Whenever possible, used the option to create cross references on the page. Don’t hesitate to create links to external websites.

How to find, where to link

Cross References

Cross References are links connecting individual pages of the website. Interconnection of the pages is essential here as it represents one of the biggest advantages of the wiki system. Pay special attention to the creation of such links. When mentioning e.g. intelligence in your text, make this word a link (link button - chain icon) to the Intelligence article.

1. Use the overview of all pages on the website. You can access it through the menu on the left. Unroll the Tools menu and choose Special Pages. Under the heading Lists of the website you will find the link to All Pages.
2. Here use the search the page function (keyboard shortcut CTRL-F on PC). In this way you can easily find every potential page you may wish to reference.

In case you cannot find the page you want to refer to, don’t be afraid to create a red link to a new page of a reasonable name. Then it is more likely that somebody might create it.