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| tips = This Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide is aimed at [[:Category:Contributor bio|contributors]] who are collaborating with Courthouse Libraries in developing and updating content on the Clicklaw wiki.
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'''Welcome Clicklaw wikibooks contributors!'''  
'''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 [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Navigation navigating a wiki], [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Editing_pages editing pages], 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 a publication) that is also used to produce a printed book. This Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide is designed to get a contributor started.  


==Step-by-Step Guide==
==Step-by-Step Guide for Contributors==
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| text  = Download the [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/images/3/35/Clicklaw_Wikibook_Contributor_Guide_2012-10-25.pdf full Clicklaw Wikibook Contributor Guide in PDF] (current to October 2012).   
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*[[How to Navigate around Clicklaw Wikibooks]]
*[[Logging In to Your New Account]]
*[[Logging In to Your New Account]]
*[[How to Navigate Around the Wiki]]
*[[Editing a Page on Clicklaw Wikibooks]]
*[[Editing a Page on the Wiki]]
*[[Discussing a Page with Other Contributors]]  
*[[Using Wiki Codes]]
*[[Using Wiki Codes]]


==Additional Resources==
==Additional Resources==


The [[Wiki cheat sheet | Clicklaw Wiki Cheatsheet]] features the key codes or shortcuts for commonly used commands when editing the wiki.
The [[Wiki cheat sheet | Clicklaw Wikibooks Cheatsheet]] features the key codes or shortcuts for commonly used wiki commands when contributing to Clicklaw Wikibooks. Also available is a [[Wiki style guide | Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide]] that highlights key style and word usage for pages on Clicklaw Wikibooks.
Also available is a [[Wiki style guide | 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]].
 
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], 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.)


==About This Guide==
==About This Guide==
This Guide is maintained by the Clicklaw site editors. For more information about this site, please send questions to [mailto:editor@clicklaw.bc.ca editor at clicklaw.bc.ca].
This Guide is maintained by the Clicklaw site editors. For more information about this site, please send questions to [mailto:editor@clicklaw.bc.ca editor at clicklaw.bc.ca].


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Revision as of 19:06, 27 March 2013

Template:Tipsbox for Clicklaw Wiki Welcome Clicklaw Wikibooks contributors!

Clicklaw Wikibooks feature a free, accessible online resource (the wiki version of a publication) that is also used to produce a printed book. This Clicklaw Wikibooks Guide is designed to get a contributor started.

Step-by-Step Guide for Contributors

Additional Resources

The Clicklaw Wikibooks Cheatsheet features the key codes or shortcuts for commonly used wiki commands when contributing to Clicklaw Wikibooks. Also available is a Clicklaw Wikibooks Style Guide that highlights key style and word usage for pages on Clicklaw Wikibooks.

The Mediawiki website also includes excellent support material – for example, instructions on navigating a wiki, editing pages, and much more. (Mediawiki is open source software that powers Clicklaw wikibooks, as well as the hugely popular Wikipedia.)

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.