SikhiWiki:Help: Difference between revisions

Using SikhiWiki and Wikipedia

• How to explore Wikipedia
• How to search for an article
• How to use talk pages
• How to use the Recent Changes page
• How to use the Related Changes page
• How to use the Go button
• How to log in
• How to set preferences (Meta-Wikimedia version)
• How to contact us
• How to conduct research using Wikipedia

Modifying a Wikipedia page

• Tutorial
• How to edit a page, including markup details. First-timers can experiment with editing pages in the sandbox.
• How to start a new page
• How to add images to pages
• How to upload files to Wikipedia
• How to use redirect pages
• How to revert a page to an earlier version
• How to create pages for topics with several different definitions
• How to add boilerplate text for readers
• How to use tables
• How to use categories
• How to rename (move) a page
• How to delete pages/images/categories
• How to link together Wikipedia articles in different languages
• How to link to sister projects
• How to edit an article so long that you can't edit
• How to edit with an external editor
• How to edit mathematical formulas using TeX
• How to produce graphics for pages
• How to protect/unprotect pages (sysops only)
• How to use templates (and the available templates)

Tutorials on how to use Wikis (including SikhiWiki)

There is quite a bit of documentation on how to use a wiki and showing you how everything works. Start with the first link to get the basics and then you can delve deeper as you learn more.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents

Typing in Punjabi and Gurmukhi

Learn how to setup your computer to type Punjabi/Gurmukhi - Once you do this you can enter text in Gurmukhi also. This is usefull if you are wanting to include Gurbani Quotes or other bani along with English.