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==Advanced features== | ==Advanced features== | ||
=== | ===Watchlist=== | ||
Account holders, including all editors and contributors, have the option of adding pages to a watchlist so they can follow content that they are responsible for and receive a notification when the pages are altered. You receive email notifications (see [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide#Email notification | setting up email notificaiton]]) or be shown an overview of the changes from the [[Special:Watchlist | Watchlist]] page. | Account holders, including all editors and contributors, have the option of adding pages to a watchlist so they can follow content that they are responsible for and receive a notification when the pages are altered. You receive email notifications (see [[Clicklaw Wikibooks Contributor Guide#Email notification | setting up email notificaiton]]) or be shown an overview of the changes from the [[Special:Watchlist | Watchlist]] page. | ||
=== Adding pages to watchlist === | ====Adding pages to watchlist==== | ||
To add a page to your watchlist you must be logged in. From the page you wish to add, hover your cursor over the downward arrow beside the "History" tab, then click on "Watch." | To add a page to your watchlist you must be logged in. From the page you wish to add, hover your cursor over the downward arrow beside the "History" tab, then click on "Watch." | ||
[[File:Adding_a_page_to_the_watchlist.png |border| 900px | link=]] | [[File:Adding_a_page_to_the_watchlist.png |border| 900px | link=]] | ||
=== View your watchlist === | ==== View your watchlist ==== | ||
Access the [[Special:Watchlist | Watchlist]] from the top menu, or from the left menu. Once you are on the My Watchlist page, you should see a list of the recent changes from the last several days. | Access the [[Special:Watchlist | Watchlist]] from the top menu, or from the left menu. Once you are on the My Watchlist page, you should see a list of the recent changes from the last several days. | ||
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[[File:Viewing_the_watchlist.png |border| 900px | link=]] | [[File:Viewing_the_watchlist.png |border| 900px | link=]] | ||
=== Edit your watchlist === | ==== Edit your watchlist ==== | ||
Delete pages you no longer want to watch or receive notifications about. Check the box beside the name of the page you want to delete from the watchlist, then click "Remove titles". The pages will be deleted from the watchlist only, not from the wiki. | Delete pages you no longer want to watch or receive notifications about. Check the box beside the name of the page you want to delete from the watchlist, then click "Remove titles". The pages will be deleted from the watchlist only, not from the wiki. | ||
[[File:Changing_the_watchlist.png |border| 900px | link=]] | [[File:Changing_the_watchlist.png |border| 900px | link=]] | ||
=== Email notifications for watchlist === | ==== Email notifications for watchlist ==== | ||
To enable email notification, which will let you know as soon as an edit is made to a page you watch, select "Preferences" from the top menu, select the "User profile" tab, then at the bottom under "E-mail options" select "E-mail me when a page or a file on my watchlist is changed." | To enable email notification, which will let you know as soon as an edit is made to a page you watch, select "Preferences" from the top menu, select the "User profile" tab, then at the bottom under "E-mail options" select "E-mail me when a page or a file on my watchlist is changed." | ||
You can also control notifications about changes to your user talk page through this menu. | You can also control notifications about changes to your user talk page through this menu. | ||