Editing FAQs

The Editing Quick Reference provides answers to many frequently asked questions regarding how to create and edit pages.

Questions

Member Pages

• How do I create a new member page from scratch?
• How do I add a picture to a member infobox?
• How do I add greek letters to my roll number?

Answers

Member Pages

How do I create a new member page from scratch?

• Type your name into the search box on the left hand side of the page, and you will get a search result telling you that the page does not exist. Choose to create the page.
• In your new page, type or copy/paste the following: {{subst:Member Bio Template}}
• Save the page. It should look like the Sample_Member page. Edit your new biography page to fill in your details.
• When finished, check to see that your page exists by searching on your name. You can also check the Categorical Index of all Member bios.

How do I add a picture to a member infobox?

• Click the 'Upload file' link in the toolbox area of the left sidebar.
• Hit the browse button and navigate to the file you have saved on your computer that you'd like to load. If you need to crop the image, do so before loading to the wiki. There are a variety of tools you can use to crop an image. MS Paint is a simple tool that does the job.
• The Destination filename will default to the Source filename. If the image you're loading has a generic title (e.g. Image24124.jpg, enter a more descriptive title in the Destination filename box (e.g. PeteGingrich.jpg). If you'd like to replace a picture with a new file in the future you can load it to the same destination filename, and any page that uses that picture will automatically be updated with the new image.
• Enter a summary if you'd like (e.g. your name and chapter) and then click Upload file
• Copy the full name of your uploaded file (do not copy "Image:")
• Go to the member page to which you want to add the image and click edit
• In the member infobox, on the "image =" line, paste the full name of the file after the equal sign. Using the example filename above, this full line would then contain: image = PeteGingrich.jpg

How do I add greek letters to a roll number?

• Go to the Greek Letters reference page
• Copy the unicode that corresponds with the Greek letter(s) you need. You need to include the "&", three numbers and the ";" together for it to display.
• Paste the unicode in the appropriate spot on the member page and click save.