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==Basic navigation in Wikipedia== | ==Basic navigation in Wikipedia== | ||
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==== Main Page ==== | ==== Main Page ==== | ||
| − | There's a browsing bar at the top of the Main Page with links to Categories, Portals | + | There's a browsing bar at the top of the Main Page with links to Categories, Portals that have been categorized and the A-Z index. |
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| − | + | Each category is a list of sub-categories or articles. A-Z index finds a page from the first two or three letters of its title. | |
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===Category browsing=== | ===Category browsing=== | ||
| − | Every article | + | Every article aims to belong to a category. Each of these categories can be browsed from the [[Special:Categories|Table of Contents]]. |
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| − | Each of these categories can be browsed | ||
| − | + | For more information about using this feature, see [[Help:Categories|Category FAQ/UtoWiki Help]]. | |
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| − | + | ==Other Panels and Navbars== | |
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===Sidebar (left) === | ===Sidebar (left) === | ||
| − | To the left side of each article are some standard options for navigation and interaction, | + | To the left side of each article are some standard options for game link-navigation and interaction, as well as the toolbox option and wiki links. |
| − | Navigation options: | + | '''Utopia Wiki Navigation options:''' |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Wiki Home]]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Getting Started]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Site rules]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]] |
* [[Special:Random|Random article]] - lucky dip, if you're ever bored or want to learn something new! | * [[Special:Random|Random article]] - lucky dip, if you're ever bored or want to learn something new! | ||
| + | * [[Help:Contents|Help]] | ||
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| + | '''Search box''' - allows you to search other articles across the whole of Wikipedia. | ||
| − | + | '''Gameplay Navigation options:''' | |
| + | * [http://games.swirve.com/utopia Play utopia] - brings you to the Utopia Front page. | ||
| + | * [http://blog.swirve.com Utopia Blog] - directs you to the Official OMAC Utopia Blog where we receive updates and developmental plans from Sean & Brian | ||
| + | * [http://forums.joltonline.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1527 Utopia Forums] - portal to the Joltonline Utopia Forums. | ||
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Revision as of 02:31, 6 July 2009
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Finding articles and site functions
ContentsMain PageThere's a browsing bar at the top of the Main Page with links to Categories, Portals that have been categorized and the A-Z index. Each category is a list of sub-categories or articles. A-Z index finds a page from the first two or three letters of its title. Category browsingEvery article aims to belong to a category. Each of these categories can be browsed from the Table of Contents. For more information about using this feature, see Category FAQ/UtoWiki Help.
Sidebar (left)To the left side of each article are some standard options for game link-navigation and interaction, as well as the toolbox option and wiki links. Utopia Wiki Navigation options:
Search box - allows you to search other articles across the whole of Wikipedia. Gameplay Navigation options:
Other languages - if an article exists on the same subject in any of the other hundred languages in Wikipedia, it should usually appear on a list of other language links in the sidebar too. Top tabs (above the article)Each page in Wikipedia contains an article, and a discussion page (usually called "Talk...") You can see these above: the article is labelled "project page", the discussion page is the tab to the right of it. These are treated as two separate pages in Wikipedia, but are shown side by side on the tab bar, for ease of use. Whether you are looking at the article or project page, or the discussion page, you will see there is a button marked "edit this page", possibly a "new section" button, and a button labelled "watch" or "unwatch".
User options (top right)These control your user account. To create a user account you only need to choose a name and a password. An email address is optional and only used for password reminders. Unless you create an account you will not be able to customize Wikipedia preferences for yourself. Almost all experienced editors use an account in order to ensure accountability. The user options also include links to view your watchlist (articles you are tracking), and contributions you have made. WikiBrowse is a set of open source tools for Windows that are designed for navigating Wikipedia and other MediaWiki sites. WikiBrowse includes tools and multimedia players. |
