Help:Interface

The Interface of WikiFirstEditions has 5 main sections: User Tools, Namespace Tabs, Navigation Box, Search, and Toolbox.

User Tools
The User Tools are available in the upper-right corner of your web browser upon login:


 * 1)  Username:  Select your user name to access your User Page.
 * 2)  My Talk:  Select "my talk" to visit your discussion page.
 * 3)  My Escrows: Select "my escrows" to visit your WikiSafe account page.
 * 4)  My Preferences:  Select "my preferences" to view your user preferences.
 * 5)  My Watchlist:  Select "my watchlist" to view pages on your watchlist.
 * 6)  My Contributions:  Select "my contributions" to see a summary of contributions you made.
 * 7)  Log Out: Select "log out" to logout of the wiki.

Namespace Tabs
The Namespace tabs identify the 8 groupings of content on WikiFirstEditions:


 * 1)  Article Namespace:  Articles are displayed in the "Article Namespace."
 * 2)  Image Namespace:  Images uploaded to WikiFirstEditions are assigned an image page in the "Image Namespace."
 * 3)  Template Namespace:  Templates can be created in the "Template Namespace."
 * 4)  Category Namespace:  Categories are displayed in the "Category Namespace."
 * 5)  User Page Namespace:  User Pages are displayed in the "User Namespace."
 * 6)  Project Page Namespace: Administrators collaborate in the "Project Namespace."
 * 7)  Help Namespace:  Users collaborate on "help" topics in the "Help Namespace."
 * 8)  Special Page Namespace:  Special Pages are displayed in the "Special Namespace."

Navigation Box

 * 1)  Main Page:  Links back to the Main Page ---you can also click on the logo in the upper-left corner.
 * 2)  Top Articles:  The "Top Articles" Special Page lists the articles with the most ads.
 * 3)  Recent Changes:  "Recent Changes" lists the most recent changes to the wiki..
 * 4)   Contact Us :  The "Main Categories" are the broadest categories available.  You can use these or create new ones.
 * 5)  Help:  "Help" links to the Help Namespace.

Search Box
Search the wiki using the "Search Box". The search function defaults to the article namespace.

Toolbox

 * 1)  What Links Here:  This special page summarizes pages that link to the current page.
 * 2)  Related Changes:  This special page lists recent changes on linked pages.
 * 3)  Upload File:  Upload an image file to the Image Namespace.
 * 4)  Special Pages:  Special Pages are displayed in the "Special Namespace."
 * 5)  Printable Version:  This link provides a "stripped-down" version of the page being viewed for printing.
 * 6)  Permanent Link:  A permanent link is commonly understood as a link to a specific version of an article.  Store versions for reference if an article is changed.