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==Content area==
==Content area==
This area should take up most of your screen and is on the right side.   
This area should take up most of your screen and is on the right side.   
*'''Internal links''' - Most browsers show links to other pages in [[MoodleDoc page features|blue]], broken links in [[Broken link example|red]].  
*'''Internal links''' - Your browser will show links to other pages in [[Main_Page|like this]], and links that do not work [[Broken link example|like this]].  
*'''External links''' - External links look like this: [http://moodle.org Moodle.org]
*'''External links''' - External links look like this: [http://moodle.org Moodle.org]
*'''Category links''' - links to one or more indexes on a catagory can be found at the bottom in blue.
*'''Category links''' - links to one or more indexes on a catagory can be found at the bottom in blue.

Revision as of 14:15, 27 September 2007

This is a brief introduction to some features we use on a Moodle documentation page for those who may not be familiar with a wiki.

Show page picture, circle and label elements.

Content area

This area should take up most of your screen and is on the right side.

  • Internal links - Your browser will show links to other pages in like this, and links that do not work like this.
  • External links - External links look like this: Moodle.org
  • Category links - links to one or more indexes on a catagory can be found at the bottom in blue.
  • Page sections - Pages are usually divided by sections and sometimes sub sections
  • Page index - A page index appears when there are more than 3 sections on a page. It can be turned off with the hide link. We have disabled the index on this page.
  • Template lists - Some pages will have a box that appears on the right, with a list of links to related subjects. Usually this box will appear on the new page.
  • Template images -There are a few standard visual images that are used. A common one indicates the Moodle version . Such as Template 1 9 example.JPG which usually appears on the right side of the page.
  • Help file paths -

Left column area

  • Handy links -
  • Search - Very handy. Go only shows a specific page, Search reveals every page that contains one or more words of your search.
  • Toolbox - More links to help navigate, often used by contributors

Page Banner

On the upper right, are links for each user. We encourage you to become a registered user

  • Username - this will take you to your profile page
  • My talk - the page comment tab on your profile page (polite area for others to leave messages
  • Preferences - A place to modifiy how MoodleDocs looks for you
  • My watch list - A list of your watched pages have changed in date order
  • My contributions - A list of all your contributions
  • Log in/out -

Page tabs

The tabs on the top are a typical wiki feature.

  • Article - shows the page
  • Page comments - allows people to comment on the page, without it appearing on the actual page.
  • Edit - This opens an html editor (see guide to contributors)
  • History - A list of past changes to the page, with buttons to compare
  • Watch - as a registered user,