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'''Wiki''' related help articles. For game help, see [[:Category:Getting Started]].
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''See also:'' [[:Category:Help]] for a complete list of help related entries. If you would like to see a help page created for an unlisted topic, please [[Help_talk:Contents|post here]].
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''See [[:Category:Help]] for a complete list of help related entries. If you would like to see a help page created for an unlisted topic, please [[Help_talk:Contents|post here]].''


== General Help ==
== General Help ==
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* [[Wiki Templates]] - Special templates that provide standard formatting for areas within a page. Geared towards items that are repeated across many pages.
* [[Wiki Templates]] - Special templates that provide standard formatting for areas within a page. Geared towards items that are repeated across many pages.
* [[Wiki Swiss Tool]] - A downloadable utility designed just for ACC Wiki that assists in cropping images, saving icons, formatting wiki pages, and storing text/images in an expanded clipboard.
* [[Wiki Swiss Tool]] - A downloadable utility designed just for ACC Wiki that assists in cropping images, saving icons, formatting wiki pages, and storing text/images in an expanded clipboard.
'''External Sites:'''
* [http://www.mwusers.com MediaWiki Users] - Collaborative knowledgebase for users, administrators and developers of MediaWiki software.
* [http://www.mediawiki.org MediaWiki.org] - Official documentation, discussion and development of the MediaWiki software.
* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki Handbook] - List of guides and single-topic help files for the MediaWiki software compiled at meta.wikimedia.org.


== Specific Help ==
== Specific Help ==
* [[How To Create Maps]]
* [[How To Create Exemplar Images]]
* [[How To Make Redirects]] - Brief overview of how to redirect various search terms to another chosen content page.
* [[How To Make Redirects]] - Brief overview of how to redirect various search terms to another chosen content page.
* [[How To Make Links]] - Brief overview of how to make links and using "complex" links to change the link text for actual link paths.
* [[How To Make Links]] - Brief overview of how to make links and using "complex" links to change the link text for actual link paths.
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* [[How To Use Images]] - Hints and tips for inserting images into wiki pages.
* [[How To Use Images]] - Hints and tips for inserting images into wiki pages.
* [[How To Make Footnotes]] - Brief overview of how to make footnotes for use in lore articles.
* [[How To Make Footnotes]] - Brief overview of how to make footnotes for use in lore articles.
* [[How To Embed a YouTube Video]] - Syntax used to embed a YouTube video.
* [[Color Chart]] - List of Color Constants and how to create hexadecimal color values.
* [[Color Chart]] - List of Color Constants and how to create hexadecimal color values.
* [http://www.google.com/custom?&sa=Google+Search&domains=asheron.info&sitesearch=asheron.info Google Search] - Use Google to search just ACC Wiki. Often more useful if looking for something very specific.
* [http://www.google.com/custom?&sa=Google+Search&domains=ac.wikkii.net&sitesearch=ac.wikkii.net Google Search] - Use Google to search just ACC Wiki. Often more useful if looking for something very specific.
* [[How To Use Category Trees]] - How to use category trees to view category structure and the pages within a category.
* [[How To Use Variables]] - How to use variables in constructing templates.
* [[How To Use Autoincrement]] - A variable that increments by 1 each time used.
* [[How To Use Edit Count]] - Describes how to display the number of edits a user has made.
* [[How To Use Subpages]] - Find list of all subpages for a given page.
* [[How To Use Labeled Section Transclusion]] - Transclusion mirrors content of an existing page on a different page. Labeled sections allow one or more parts of a page to be mirrored.
* [[ACCWiki talk:Administrators]] - Technical information regarding site customizations that differ from a standard Mediawiki install.
* [[Reclaim Your Username]] - Directions on how to reclaim a username from a previous Wiki hosting site. That is if you try to register and it says someone is already using that name.
 
[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 01:14, 9 April 2014

Wiki related help articles. For game help, see Category:Getting Started.

See also: Category:Help for a complete list of help related entries. If you would like to see a help page created for an unlisted topic, please post here.

General Help Edit

  • How To Edit Pages - Brief overview of how to edit wiki entries.
  • Page Templates - Premade page code to format your pages in the ACCwiki style.
  • Naming Conventions - Please read! How to choose the name for a new page or image.
  • List of Categories - Complete list of categories and sub-categories.
  • FAQ - Frequently asked questions, both game issues and wiki related.
  • Wiki Markup Reference - Comprehensive reference of the wiki code used to modify the appearance of text and pages.
  • Wiki Templates - Special templates that provide standard formatting for areas within a page. Geared towards items that are repeated across many pages.
  • Wiki Swiss Tool - A downloadable utility designed just for ACC Wiki that assists in cropping images, saving icons, formatting wiki pages, and storing text/images in an expanded clipboard.

External Sites:

  • MediaWiki Users - Collaborative knowledgebase for users, administrators and developers of MediaWiki software.
  • MediaWiki.org - Official documentation, discussion and development of the MediaWiki software.
  • MediaWiki Handbook - List of guides and single-topic help files for the MediaWiki software compiled at meta.wikimedia.org.

Specific Help Edit