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==Step 1 (Create an Avlis Wiki account)==
==Step 1 (Create an Avlis Wiki account)==
*Click [http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&action=submit&returnto=Getting_Started_on_the_Avlis_Wiki here] to create a new account
*Click [http://www.avlis.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&action=submit&returnto=Getting_Started_on_the_Avlis_Wiki here] to create a new account
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="2"
|- valign="top"
|width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000; background-color:#f8fef0"|
* Enter your forum user name in the box next to
:'''Your user name:''' 


:* Use your forum user name for your new wiki user name:
* Think of a password and enter it in the boxes next to:
:'''Your password:'''
:'''Retype password:'''
 
*(Optional) Enter your email address and name  
 
*Click Create new account
|}
<br style="clear:both;"/>


==Step 2 (Create an Avlis Wiki user home page)==
==Step 2 (Create an Avlis Wiki user home page)==
* Click on your username, the <font color=red>red</font> link at the top of every wiki window when you are logged in (it should be the name you entered in step 1, and the link will turn blue after you finish this step)
* Click on your username, the <font color=red>red</font> link at the top of every wiki window when you are logged in (it should be the name you entered in step 1, and the link will turn blue after you finish this step)
* if you play in avlis type:
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="2"
<pre>
|- valign="top"
[[Category:Player|UserName]]
|width="100%" style="border: 1px solid #000000; color: #000; background-color:#fcf8f0"|
</pre>
* Click the edit tab
::where UserName is the name you entered in step 1, this will link your user name into the player category [[:category:player|here]]
* If you play in Avlis, as the first line in the large text box, type:
<pre>[[Category:Player|UserName]]</pre>
:where UserName is the name you entered in step 1, this will link your user name into the player category [[:category:player|here]]
* Add any other information you want other players to see (times you are in game, areas you can often be found in ...)
* Add any other information you want other players to see (times you are in game, areas you can often be found in ...)
* Check '''Watch this page''' (you check '''This is a minor edit''' when you are making only a small change to a page and you check '''Watch this page''' if you want to know when a page has been edited)
* Check '''Watch this page''' (you check '''This is a minor edit''' when you are making only a small format change to a page and you check '''Watch this page''' if you want to know when a page has been edited)
* Press '''Save Page''' or hit "alt-s"
* Press '''Save Page''' or hit "alt-s"
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==More==
==More==
*[[Help:Editing|How To Edit an Avlis Wiki Page]]
*[[Help:Editing|How To Edit an Avlis Wiki Page]]
*[[Player's Playground#The Graffiti Wall|Try any of the '''Graffiti Wall''' pages to get used to using the wiki]]
*Try any of the [[Player's Playground#The Graffiti Wall|'''Graffiti Wall''' links]] to get used to using the wiki and have a little fun
*[[PCs:Style]] if you want to make a page for your PC.
 
[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 07:56, 13 June 2006

Step 1 (Create an Avlis Wiki account)

  • Click here to create a new account
  • Enter your forum user name in the box next to
Your user name:
  • Think of a password and enter it in the boxes next to:
Your password:
Retype password:
  • (Optional) Enter your email address and name
  • Click Create new account


Step 2 (Create an Avlis Wiki user home page)

  • Click on your username, the red link at the top of every wiki window when you are logged in (it should be the name you entered in step 1, and the link will turn blue after you finish this step)
  • Click the edit tab
  • If you play in Avlis, as the first line in the large text box, type:
[[Category:Player|UserName]]
where UserName is the name you entered in step 1, this will link your user name into the player category here
  • Add any other information you want other players to see (times you are in game, areas you can often be found in ...)
  • Check Watch this page (you check This is a minor edit when you are making only a small format change to a page and you check Watch this page if you want to know when a page has been edited)
  • Press Save Page or hit "alt-s"

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