Editing FAQs

This page lists Editing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and the answers for many frequently asked questions regarding how to create and edit pages.

Questions

General

• How do I make text bold?
• How do I make text italics?
• How do I add headers and subheaders?
• How do I link to another page on the wiki?
• How do I link to a page elsewhere on the internet?
• How do I add a picture to a page?

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 a roll number?

Answers

General

How do I make text bold?

• Make it bold by placing three apostrophes around it like this: '''Make it bold'''

How do I make text italics?

• Italicize your text by placing two apostrophes around it like this: ''Italicize your text''

How do I add headers and subheaders?

• Surround header text with an equal sign like this: =Header=
• Add subheaders by adding more equal signs to before and after. Surround the subheader text with two equals signs like this: ==This is a subheader==
• Each additional equal sign on both sides of he text will create a subheader one level deeper

How do I link to another page on the wiki?

• Add an internal link by putting double brackets around it:

[[Main Page]] produces an internal link to the Main Page page.

• You can also link text that differs from the linked page name like this:

[[Main Page|Another way to link to the Main Page]] produces: Another way to link to the Main Page.

How do I link to a page elsewhere on the internet?

• Add an external link by using single brackets around it, and specifying text to use in place of the URL:

[http://www.phisigmapi.org National Phi Sigma Pi Website] gives you: National Phi Sigma Pi Website. Notice there is a space between the url and the text you are converting into a clickable link.

How do I add a picture to a page?

• Click the 'Upload file' link in the toolbox area of the left sidebar.
• Click 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 or AlphaRho.jpg). If you'd like to replace your picture with a new file in the future you can load it to the same destination filename, and any page that links to the picture will automatically be updated with the new image.
• Enter a summary if you'd like and then click Upload file
• Copy the full name of your uploaded file (do not copy "Image:")
• Navigate to the page on the wiki that you want to add the picture to and click edit
• Go to the spot in the page where you want to add the picture and add the following: [[Image:picture.jpg|thumb|aaapx|bbbb|cccc]]
  • picture = name of image
  • aaapx = size of image in pixels (e.g. 100px, 150px, 200px, etc)
  • bbbb = alignment (i.e. left, right, center)
  • cccc = caption (optional)
• Tip: before saving, use show preview to review what your image will look like. You may need to adjust the size and alignment a few times to make it appear the way you desire.

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.