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Clicklaw wikibooks feature a free, accessible online resource (the wiki version of the publication) that is also used to produce a printed book. This Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide is designed to get a contributor started. The Mediawiki website also includes excellent support material – for example, instructions on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Navigation navigating a wiki], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing pages], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page starting a new page] and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_hub much more]. ([http://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki] is open source software that powers Clicklaw wikibooks, as well as the hugely popular Wikipedia.)  
Clicklaw wikibooks feature a free, accessible online resource (the wiki version of the publication) that is also used to produce a printed book. This Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide is designed to get a contributor started. The Mediawiki website also includes excellent support material – for example, instructions on [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Navigation navigating a wiki], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing pages], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page starting a new page] and [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User_hub much more]. ([http://www.mediawiki.org/ Mediawiki] is open source software that powers Clicklaw wikibooks, as well as the hugely popular Wikipedia.)  
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==Step-by-Step Guide==
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*[[Editing a Page on the Wiki]]
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*[[Using Wiki Codes]]
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==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==

Revision as of 23:40, 25 October 2012

Template:Tipsbox for Clicklaw Wiki Welcome Clicklaw wikibooks contributors!

Clicklaw wikibooks feature a free, accessible online resource (the wiki version of the publication) that is also used to produce a printed book. This Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide is designed to get a contributor started. The Mediawiki website also includes excellent support material – for example, instructions on navigating a wiki, editing pages, starting a new page and much more. (Mediawiki is open source software that powers Clicklaw wikibooks, as well as the hugely popular Wikipedia.)

Step-by-Step Guide

Additional Resources

The Clicklaw Wiki Cheatsheet features the key codes or shortcuts for commonly used commands when editing the wiki. Also available is a Clicklaw Wiki Style Guide that highlights key style and word usage for pages on the Clicklaw wiki, including the guide Legal Help for British Columbians.

About This Guide

This Guide is maintained by the Clicklaw site editors. For more information about this site, please send questions to editor at clicklaw.bc.ca.