Dam Safety Toolbox Formatting/Style Guide

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In order to contribute, users must register for an account and be logged in. Users can contribute content either by editing existing pages (click the Edit icon on any topic page) or creating new pages. Contributions are made using the markup language called "wikitext" which consists of the syntax and keywords used by the MediaWiki software to format a page. The following guidelines and templates are provided to facilitate consistency and ease-of-use. Alternatively, users can submit edits or suggestions for improvement to the Dam Safety Toolbox Editor using this fillable PDF contribution form.

Guidelines and Templates for Common Editing Tasks

• Common Formatting Issues
• Editing an Existing Page / Reporting a Problem
• Creating a Topic Page
• Creating a Best Practices Resource Page
• Creating a Training Page
• Creating an Example Page
• Uploading a File
• Deleting or Moving a Page

Links to Helpful MediaWiki Resources

Main Help Page

Templates Help Page

Formatting Help Page

Links Help Page

Tables Help Page

Images Help Page

Deletion and Un-Deletion of Pages

MediaWiki Help Contents Page

MediaWiki "Cheat Sheet"

Revision ID: 6429
Revision Date: 12/23/2022