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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).   
| text  = Download the [http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/images/3/35/Clicklaw_Wikibook_Contributor_Guide_2012-10-25.pdf full Clicklaw Wikibooks 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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