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--- instructions [2024/04/14 04:52] – old revision restored (2024/04/12 05:16) dagnalladmin
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 ====== Instructions ======
-When adding text, please note that wiki's like this have a VERY limited ability to format the way that the text is displayed. So if you have something that needs specific formatting, it is best to save as a PDF, and then uploade it and add a link to the file.
+When adding text, please note that wiki's like this have a VERY limited ability to format the way that the text is displayed. So if you have something that needs specific formatting, it is best to save as a PDF, and then upload it and add a link to the file.
-I have made a [[instructions.video|Video page]] to show how to upload and add PDF to an existing page.
+I have made a [[instructions:video|Video page]] to show how to upload and add PDF to an existing page.
+[[instructions:Addpage|This page will show how to add a page]]
 **Please test ideas out in [[playground:playground|the playground]] before editing any "proper" pages.**
-[[instructions.newuser]]
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-Please try to put attachments (photos / PDF etc)  for display in pages in a suitable sub folder.{{:wiki:directory_structure.png?nolink&200 |}}
+===== Photos and where to save them! =====
- The directory can be viewed if you are logged in by selecting "Media Manager" under the Search bar.
- We currently have a directory structure that looks like this:
+Please try to put media attachments (photos / PDF etc) in a suitable subfolder to keep things tidy.
- The NEWS subdirectory has multiple sub directories: one for each year.
+We currently have a directory structure that looks like this: {{:instructions:media_files.png?150 |}}
+The directory can be viewed if you are logged in by selecting "Media Manager" under the Search bar.
+The NEWS subdirectory has multiple sub directories: one for each year.
- Click on the 'plus' to see or hide subdirectories.
+Click on the 'plus' to see or hide subdirectories.
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+{{:wiki:insert_settings.png?nolink&200 |}}
   - When UPLOADING, select the subdirectory you wish to place the file in. This keeps the file system manageable.
   - When "adding" an image or document (pdf) to a page, select the document file name (not the image!) and simply press INSERT.
   - Once you have selected the file to add, you can change how it will be displayed using the buttons on the insert tab.
-{{:wiki:insert_settings.png?nolink&300|}}
+  - Alignment in a wiki is controlled by where spaces are in the text, so is not WYSIWYG. It is easier to use the 'Alignment' selections in the link settings options until you are familiar with directly editing the text of wikis.
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