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Getting Started
You will first need a WIKI member account. It is easy to sign up up for!
1. Look in the upper right hand corner of this page, you will see "sign in/create account", click on that or follow this link: Create a WIKI Account
You will need to create a User Name, if you are a member of ABR Alex Brown Forum You can use the same User name you use over there if it is available.
Your WIKI Page must match your ABR Forum name if you are actively fund raising for a rescue/organization
You will then need to create a password and optional (but encouraged to enter so others can contact you and also so you can get notification of WIKI Page Changes) your email address. The e-mail option lets others contact you on this site without revealing your address, and lets us send you a new password if you forget it.
There is also a field to enter your "Real Name" that is also optional and if you do choose to use it, I suggest your first name and initial of your last name.
Now click on Create Account and you are ready to add your name to this section
Adding your Name to the User Page
1. Go to the page Alex Brown Racing Users.
Look for the Section that says Alexbrownracing Usernames. On the right hand side of that section you will see "Edit", click on that. Find the Alphabet section where your name will go to the last name and put your cursor at the end and hit enter Once
2. To add your WIKI/ABR Name, put 2 left brackets [[ (you will find it next to the P key on the keyboard). Now type your name in. Once your name is there, put 2 right brackets there ]] (this is beside the key above)
Now you are almost ready! To make sure you did it correctly,look at the bottom of the page and you will see " Save Page- Preview-Show Changes" Choose Show Preview. You will see the list of names in Alphabetical Order, now look for yours, it will show up RED (meaning a new Blank unedited page) like the example below:
If it shows up like the above, you have correctly added your name, now go back to the bottom and select "SAVE PAGE" to make it a Official! When you save it will take you back to the Alexbrownracing users section. Now you are ready to add content to your page
Adding Content to your WIKI Page
Adding the User Template to your Page
Access the Template here Template Alexbrownracing_username
Select "edit" at the top and Copy the information below the first line (easiest way to do this is put your mouse cursor in front of the first == and hold down the left mouse button and drag down (will hightlight as you go) all the way to the end and then hit key combo Ctrl+C (means copy) or right click and select COPY ) and return to the Rescue Page (hit your back arrow 2 times) and find your Name you created on the ABR User Page,click on it to enter it (will be a blank page) and right click and select Paste. The template will now be there and ready to edit! Go to the bottom of the page and click on SAVE PAGE to save your page.
You can look at some of the other ABR User Member pages and see how others have set up their page, get a feel of how they do things and how you might want to set up your page.
The Template we created is a very good guideline to use and is a good basic way to start and as you get more comfortable with WIKI ways, you can add or delete sections.
To add content to each section on your page, look to the right and you will see "edit", click on that and you will be able to type and add content to that section only. When you are done (always recommended to "Preview" before saving), be sure to go to the bottom and Save page. You will be taken back to your WIKI page as you save.
*While you are in the Editing Mode, look above the Save page/Show preview/Show changes buttons, you will see "Watch this Page", click inside that box and it will checkmark it. Now anytime anyone edits or asks questions on your WIKI page, you will get a notification (As long as you gave a email address when you signed up), good option to have!!
You can set up and add more "sections" to make things easier to edit and navigate. To set up sections is really easy!
A Section will always start with double == (usually located beside your backspace key and below the + sign) followed by your text and then 2 more ==
You can also change the name of the section also, just replace the word (s) inside the == ==
Click here: examples for a sample section page to give you a better idea of how to do it.
Adding a Thread from ABR Forum to your WIKI
- Go to the first post in your thread, you will see a set of numbers under the date in the upper right hand corner.
- Right click on the numbers and select "copy shortcut"
- Go to your WIKI page and to the section where you want to put the link to your fund raiser or update thread.
- put 1 left bracket [ and then right click and select Paste to copy over the link from ABR
- Hit the space bar ONCE and then add the type in (or copy) the Thread Title.
- After the Title is completed, put in the right bracket ]
If you have done it right it will look like this Before you save: [http://forums.delphiforums.com/alexbrown/messages?msg=25822.1 EA: Save 2 mares from KB by 7/1]
Now select "Show Preview" at the bottom of the page and if you have done it correctly your link will show up like this:
If it does, you can now go back to the bottom and "Save Page"
How to Set up a ABR signature line to your WIKI Page
[edit] For Internet Explorer Users
[edit]Creating your HTML signature
Copy the below and paste inside Windows notepad or word program (or any word processing program you have) so you can work on it and read the instructions
<A HREF="your Wiki URL">Your WIKI Name </A>
To get your Web Address from your wiki page, go to your WIKI page, click inside the browser address box (top of the page), Internet explorer will "blue/highlight" the address, now just do one of the following (making sure the web addy stays BLUE or highlighted), right click and COPY, OR do key combo of CTRL A. (or a short cut way is to go to the User page: Alexbrownracing User Page find your name and place your mouse cursor over your name, right click and select "copy shortcut")
Now Paste that link inside the FIRST 2 " like this: (you will replace the words Your WIKI URL (DO NOT remove the " " !!)
<A HREF="http://www.alexbrownracing.com/wiki/index.php/MaryLOhio">MaryLOhio </A>'''
Now where it says Your WiKI name, type your WIKI name inside the the > < as I did above
[edit]Adding your signature to Abr Forum
(if you know how to do Tabs on IE, you can open a new Tab and go to the ABR forum on the new tab to do the following)
1. In the upper right hand corner of the forum you will see MY Forums/My Preferences, click on that
2. On the left, you will see my Preferences, click on that
3. Look for a box that will say Personal Signature on top.
4. You will see WYSIWYG SOURCE, click on the circle beside Source
5. Copy the new HTML signature code you just created from the steps above and PASTE inside the signature box
6. Now click on the circle beside WYSIWYG and you should see:
YOUR WIKI NAME/WIKI PAGE.. for mine it will say MaryLOhio WIKI Page, what ever is in the < < will be what shows up!
If you see that, then you did it right!
IF you want a line above your name (like mine) just put your curser infront of your wiki name, enter once or twice, then go back to the top of the box and just enter a line_____________________
You can also change color and fonts by highlighting your WIKI page signature in WYSIWYG and choose from the drop down menu what you want..
Once you are done, be sure to go to the Bottom of that page and hit SUBMITto save your changes...(look at the top of the page and it should say "Message Board Preferences have been updated" that means you saved correctly
[edit]For NON Internet Explorer Users
[edit]Creating your HTML signature
Copy the below and paste inside Windows notepad or word program (or any word processing program you have) so you can work on it and read the instructions
<A HREF="your Wiki URL">Your WIKI Name Wiki Page</A>
To get your Web Address from your wiki page, go to your WIKI page, click inside the browser address box (top of the page), Internet explorer will "blue/highlight" the address, now just do one of the following (making sure the web addy stays BLUE or highlighted), right click and COPY, OR do key combo of CTRL A. (or a short cut way is to go to the User page: Alexbrownracing User Page find your name and place your mouse cursor on your name, right click and select "copy shortcut")
Now Paste that link inside the FIRST 2 " like this: (you will replace the words Your WIKI URL (DO NOT remove the " " !!) Like below:
<A HREF="http://www.alexbrownracing.com/wiki/index.php/MaryLOhio">MaryLOhio WIKI Page</A>'''
Now where it says Your WiKI name, type your WIKI name inside the the > < as I did above
[edit]Adding your signature to Abr Forum
1. In the upper right hand corner of the forum you will see MY Forums/My Preferences, click on that
2. On the left, you will see my Preferences, click on that
3. Look for a box that will say Personal Signature above it.
4. Underneath the Personal signature Box you will see a small box with the words "Contains HTML" click on that small box to check mark it
5. Copy the new HTML signature code you just created from the steps above and PASTE inside the signature box
Once you are done, be sure to go to the Bottom of that page and hit SUBMITto save your changes...
You will not be able to see your new link until you go to post, but there is a way to "preview" it without Posting (and showing everyone your "boo boo" in case you messed up!
Go to a thread and reply to someone, just type in anything you want.. Now, Look and you will see a PREVIEW button beside POST, click on that and you should see your post WITH your new Signature line! if it is correct it will show up as whatever you entered in for your WIKI page name, eg.. Jane Doe's Wiki Page" (and a line under it)
If you want a Line above it, follow instructions above, if you want "color" or different fonts" contact me on how to do so (locarumo@gmail.com)
[edit] Editing/Formating Tips
To Bold Text:
- To make text bold, do the following:
- Enter 3 apostrophes ''' before the text.
- Enter the text
- Enter 3 more apostrophes ''' after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
'''text'''
- Once you have entered that code, the text should look like this:
text
- Center Text or Pictures
- Enter <center>
- Then enter your text
- Finally, enter </center>
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<center> Centered text </center>
- Once you have entered that code, your text will look like this:
Centered Text
- Center-Align
If you want your Text Title, etc to be correctly aligned with your page and other text/photos, use this:
- To center text, use the following code:
- Enter <div style="text-align: center;">
- Then enter your text
- Finally, enter </div>
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<div style="text-align: center;">
Centered text
</div>
- Once you have entered that code, your text will look like this:
Centered text
Italics
- To italicize text, do the following:
- Enter 2 apostrophes '' before the text.
- Enter the text
- Enter 2 more apostrophes '' after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
''text''
- Once you have entered that code, the text should look like this:
text
Font Color
- To change the color of text, use the following code:
- Enter a <font color="ColorName"> before the text.
- Choose the color
- Enter the text
- Enter a </font> after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<font color="red">blah blah blah</font>
- Once you have entered that code, your text will look like this:
blah blah blah
Underlining
- To make underline text, do the following:
- Enter <u> before the text.
- Enter the text
- Enter </u> after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<u>text</u>
- Once you have entered that code, the text should look like this:
text
[edit]Fun Stuff!
[edit] Adding Photos
To add a Photo of your horse, you will need a online Hosting site. (Sites like Kodak, HP, etc will not allow outside linking to photos uploaded to their sites. )
The ones that others have used are:
Photobucket : Free to join
Flickr Free to join
Webshots Free to join
*Note if your Photos are on your Website and is a JPG, GIF or PNG extenstion, you can use that photo already on your website.All you need to do is right click on the photo and select "properties", you will see in the box that comes up the Address (URL), just highlight it, select copy and then go to your WIKI page and "paste" it where you want the photo to go. (this is if you are using Internet Explorer)
- If you are using Firefox, you would right click and select "copy image location" and then paste that in your WIKI page
Following is how to use each photo site for your Rescue page
[edit] PhotoBucket
Know where your photos are on your computer so it will be easy to upload to Photobuckets.
Most important is to make sure your photo is not too large for your WIKI page, I use the Medium size which is 320x240.
Photobucket has a new option where you can choose a size before you upload your photo, look under the Upload Images and Videos and you will see the drop down arrow. If you forget to choose this, no worry as you can resize your photo after you have uploaded it. To do so, just click on your photo and look above the photo and you will see "resize" and it will give you the size options to select.
To link your photo from photobucket on your wiki:
1. Make sure you are in the EDIT section of your WIKI section you want to place the photo. In Photobucket, select the "direct link" to the right of the picture, it will automatically copy that link for you. Now return to your WIKI and right click and select PASTE and your link will copy. To preview your section and photo, just go to the bottom of your WiKI page and select Show Preview, if it looks alright, then save your page. You can add information about the photo also. Just type either above or below the photo.
[edit] Flickr
Once you have uploaded your Photo to Flickr, click on the tab "all sizes" for the flickr photo you want to use, it will give you the url for the photo of the size you choose. - thumbnail, small, medium, large, original
Medium is a good size for WIKI pages, now just copy the link for the size you want (right click and select "copy"), come to your wiki page, select edit for the section you want to add the photo to and paste the link (right click and select "paste"). To see how the photo will look before saving your page, go to the bottom of the page and click on "show Preview" that will show what the page will look like with the photo. If you are satisfied with it, select "save page" and your changes and photo are saved on your wiki.
[edit] Webshots
click on the photo you want to use.. to the right you will see "link to this" click on that.. above that is different sizes to choose from.. I think the 425 will be a close enough size for a WIKI Page, clcik on that size..
Below the photo you will see the HTML Codes, click on the one that says Direct link, right click and select "copy"
Now go to your wiki and choose EDIT where you want the photo to go, right click and select "Paste" and that link will show up, go down to the bottom of the page and select "show preveiw" to see how it looks, if you like it, then save the page
For Internet Explorer Users
Creating your HTML signature
Copy the below and paste inside Windows notepad or word program (or any word processing program you have) so you can work on it and read the instructions
<A HREF="your Wiki URL">Your WIKI Name </A>
To get your Web Address from your wiki page, go to your WIKI page, click inside the browser address box (top of the page), Internet explorer will "blue/highlight" the address, now just do one of the following (making sure the web addy stays BLUE or highlighted), right click and COPY, OR do key combo of CTRL A. (or a short cut way is to go to the User page: Alexbrownracing User Page find your name and place your mouse cursor over your name, right click and select "copy shortcut")
Now Paste that link inside the FIRST 2 " like this: (you will replace the words Your WIKI URL (DO NOT remove the " " !!)
<A HREF="http://www.alexbrownracing.com/wiki/index.php/MaryLOhio">MaryLOhio </A>'''
Now where it says Your WiKI name, type your WIKI name inside the the > < as I did above
Adding your signature to Abr Forum
(if you know how to do Tabs on IE, you can open a new Tab and go to the ABR forum on the new tab to do the following)
1. In the upper right hand corner of the forum you will see MY Forums/My Preferences, click on that
2. On the left, you will see my Preferences, click on that
3. Look for a box that will say Personal Signature on top.
4. You will see WYSIWYG SOURCE, click on the circle beside Source
5. Copy the new HTML signature code you just created from the steps above and PASTE inside the signature box
6. Now click on the circle beside WYSIWYG and you should see:
YOUR WIKI NAME/WIKI PAGE.. for mine it will say MaryLOhio WIKI Page, what ever is in the < < will be what shows up!
If you see that, then you did it right!
IF you want a line above your name (like mine) just put your curser infront of your wiki name, enter once or twice, then go back to the top of the box and just enter a line_____________________
You can also change color and fonts by highlighting your WIKI page signature in WYSIWYG and choose from the drop down menu what you want..
Once you are done, be sure to go to the Bottom of that page and hit SUBMITto save your changes...(look at the top of the page and it should say "Message Board Preferences have been updated" that means you saved correctly
For NON Internet Explorer Users
Creating your HTML signature
Copy the below and paste inside Windows notepad or word program (or any word processing program you have) so you can work on it and read the instructions
<A HREF="your Wiki URL">Your WIKI Name Wiki Page</A>
To get your Web Address from your wiki page, go to your WIKI page, click inside the browser address box (top of the page), Internet explorer will "blue/highlight" the address, now just do one of the following (making sure the web addy stays BLUE or highlighted), right click and COPY, OR do key combo of CTRL A. (or a short cut way is to go to the User page: Alexbrownracing User Page find your name and place your mouse cursor on your name, right click and select "copy shortcut")
Now Paste that link inside the FIRST 2 " like this: (you will replace the words Your WIKI URL (DO NOT remove the " " !!) Like below:
<A HREF="http://www.alexbrownracing.com/wiki/index.php/MaryLOhio">MaryLOhio WIKI Page</A>'''
Now where it says Your WiKI name, type your WIKI name inside the the > < as I did above
Adding your signature to Abr Forum
1. In the upper right hand corner of the forum you will see MY Forums/My Preferences, click on that
2. On the left, you will see my Preferences, click on that
3. Look for a box that will say Personal Signature above it.
4. Underneath the Personal signature Box you will see a small box with the words "Contains HTML" click on that small box to check mark it
5. Copy the new HTML signature code you just created from the steps above and PASTE inside the signature box
Once you are done, be sure to go to the Bottom of that page and hit SUBMITto save your changes...
You will not be able to see your new link until you go to post, but there is a way to "preview" it without Posting (and showing everyone your "boo boo" in case you messed up!
Go to a thread and reply to someone, just type in anything you want.. Now, Look and you will see a PREVIEW button beside POST, click on that and you should see your post WITH your new Signature line! if it is correct it will show up as whatever you entered in for your WIKI page name, eg.. Jane Doe's Wiki Page" (and a line under it)
If you want a Line above it, follow instructions above, if you want "color" or different fonts" contact me on how to do so (locarumo@gmail.com)
Editing/Formating Tips
To Bold Text:
- To make text bold, do the following:
- Enter 3 apostrophes ''' before the text.
- Enter the text
- Enter 3 more apostrophes ''' after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
'''text'''
- Once you have entered that code, the text should look like this:
text
- Center Text or Pictures
- Enter <center>
- Then enter your text
- Finally, enter </center>
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<center> Centered text </center>
- Once you have entered that code, your text will look like this:
- Center-Align
If you want your Text Title, etc to be correctly aligned with your page and other text/photos, use this:
- To center text, use the following code:
- Enter <div style="text-align: center;">
- Then enter your text
- Finally, enter </div>
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<div style="text-align: center;"> Centered text </div>
- Once you have entered that code, your text will look like this:
Centered text
Italics
- To italicize text, do the following:
- Enter 2 apostrophes '' before the text.
- Enter the text
- Enter 2 more apostrophes '' after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
''text''
- Once you have entered that code, the text should look like this:
text
Font Color
- To change the color of text, use the following code:
- Enter a <font color="ColorName"> before the text.
- Choose the color
- Enter the text
- Enter a </font> after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<font color="red">blah blah blah</font>
- Once you have entered that code, your text will look like this:
blah blah blah
Underlining
- To make underline text, do the following:
- Enter <u> before the text.
- Enter the text
- Enter </u> after the text.
- Overall, your code should look like this:
<u>text</u>
- Once you have entered that code, the text should look like this:
text
Fun Stuff!
Adding Photos
To add a Photo of your horse, you will need a online Hosting site. (Sites like Kodak, HP, etc will not allow outside linking to photos uploaded to their sites. )
The ones that others have used are:
Photobucket : Free to join
Flickr Free to join
Webshots Free to join
*Note if your Photos are on your Website and is a JPG, GIF or PNG extenstion, you can use that photo already on your website.All you need to do is right click on the photo and select "properties", you will see in the box that comes up the Address (URL), just highlight it, select copy and then go to your WIKI page and "paste" it where you want the photo to go. (this is if you are using Internet Explorer)
- If you are using Firefox, you would right click and select "copy image location" and then paste that in your WIKI page
PhotoBucket
Know where your photos are on your computer so it will be easy to upload to Photobuckets.
Most important is to make sure your photo is not too large for your WIKI page, I use the Medium size which is 320x240.
Photobucket has a new option where you can choose a size before you upload your photo, look under the Upload Images and Videos and you will see the drop down arrow. If you forget to choose this, no worry as you can resize your photo after you have uploaded it. To do so, just click on your photo and look above the photo and you will see "resize" and it will give you the size options to select.
To link your photo from photobucket on your wiki:
1. Make sure you are in the EDIT section of your WIKI section you want to place the photo. In Photobucket, select the "direct link" to the right of the picture, it will automatically copy that link for you. Now return to your WIKI and right click and select PASTE and your link will copy. To preview your section and photo, just go to the bottom of your WiKI page and select Show Preview, if it looks alright, then save your page. You can add information about the photo also. Just type either above or below the photo.
Flickr
Once you have uploaded your Photo to Flickr, click on the tab "all sizes" for the flickr photo you want to use, it will give you the url for the photo of the size you choose. - thumbnail, small, medium, large, original
Medium is a good size for WIKI pages, now just copy the link for the size you want (right click and select "copy"), come to your wiki page, select edit for the section you want to add the photo to and paste the link (right click and select "paste"). To see how the photo will look before saving your page, go to the bottom of the page and click on "show Preview" that will show what the page will look like with the photo. If you are satisfied with it, select "save page" and your changes and photo are saved on your wiki.
Webshots
click on the photo you want to use.. to the right you will see "link to this" click on that.. above that is different sizes to choose from.. I think the 425 will be a close enough size for a WIKI Page, clcik on that size..
Below the photo you will see the HTML Codes, click on the one that says Direct link, right click and select "copy"
Now go to your wiki and choose EDIT where you want the photo to go, right click and select "Paste" and that link will show up, go down to the bottom of the page and select "show preveiw" to see how it looks, if you like it, then save the page