Rules

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The purpose of this page is to have a clear overview on the ‘what and how’ of editing pages by using the wiki-system. After reading the information below you will be able to insert pictures, headers, using style sheets, and more..

 

Help on editing

 

  1. Uploading:

 
To upload an image..
 
Go to "Media" - "Upload" - select and upload the file.
Now go to "List" and click "insert".
 

  • Images can never be larger than 250kb (if so, edit in Photoshop: „image“ – „image size“ – change „resolution“ to 72 pixels.)
  • Image name should NOT contain spacing.
  • To keep a clear view, it is advised to use clear names.
    (p.ex.: Ambassadors_Brussels_News1)

 

  • Styles

 
Big text / Small text Grey background
Speaks for itself. You can use "Big text" p.ex. for titles on top of the page, and "Small text" for footnotes. If you want a certain topic title to be emphasized, you can select it and choose "Grey Background" under "Styles".
  
Image border
 Header
Make pictures appear more clear and professional by adding a small border around it.
Just click on the picture, and choose "Styles" - "Image border". 		A cool feature to use on your personal ambassador page.
You can make a picture of your own liking, and put it on top of your page (replacing the grey banner background). Size should be 810x150

Resizing
If the inserted picture is too big, you can resize it by simply dragging the outside corners inside.

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  • Tables / Columns / Rows

 
Inserting a new table can be done by clicking the first icon on the 2nd row beneath.
 
Columns and rows can be inserted by using the icons next to "table insert". 
  
inserting / removing rows & columns  
p.ex. If you typed 2 columns of text, and want to insert a 3rd one in the middle, put your mouse pointer in the first or second column and press "insert column before / after". Rules_inserting2
Inserting rows can be done in the same way but by using the "rows"-icons. Rules_inserting
Removing rows or columns can be done by clicking in the column or row you want to remove, and pressing the "remove"-icon.
note: be aware that the entire row or column will be removed, and not only a part of it! 		Rules_removing
  
merging / splitting rows & columns  
Merging is a handy function when you only use 1 table, but want to use different lengths of text blocks to improve the layout.
Just select (by dragging) the rows or columns you want to merge, and press the "merge table cells" button in the 2nd row beneath.
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Splitting is a function you can use when you want to separate the cells you merged before.
Just select the merged cell, and press the "split table cells" button. 		Rules_split

  • HTML editing

  
The new wiki-system supports html, which makes it able to use numerous interesting functions, many yet to be discovered.
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  •  Links

  
 You can easily create hyperlinks by using the little CHAIN icon. (on the right). A new window will open and all you have to do is type or copy the desired url, then click 'update'   

- Problems inserting a table?  

Sometimes you can't insert a new table because there is no place to put your mouse pointer..
This can be helped by using html.

Press the html button and search (ctrl + f) for a piece of text near the place where you want to insert a new table.
p.ex.: If you want to insert a table above this one, search for "problems inserting".

 
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After clicking "update" a white space is created above this table, and a new table can be inserted.  

 

Note:
 
If you did something wrong, want to redo it and therefore need to go back to a previous state, you can use the "Undo"-button.
By pressing this button you go one step backwards. You can go back till the last time you saved your document.
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While working in the edit-window, it isn't always clear how the page will look like when it's saved.
Before saving your adjustments, you can do a preview. Here you have the benefit that you can see the full page and if necessary still be able to make changes, which can't be done when you saved the document. 		Rules_preview

Important:
 
Regard following rules to keep a clear picture database!!
 
  

A „Delete“-button has been added in the „Media“-popup.

Because of the enormous amount of pictures that will be uploaded in the future, it is in all of our interest to keep a clear view.

If you uploaded a picture that doesn’t work, or you want to remove a picture from the database that’s already (!) been removed from the site, the “Delete”-button can be used. Just search for the picture you want to remove, and press “Del” next to it.

If everyone uses obvious and clear names, and deletes the unused or not working pictures, we should all be able to easily refind the pictures we once uploaded and keep our database clean!

 
  

Note: Do not remove pictures other ambassadors uploaded! ONLY remove those of your own.

 

Experiencing problems?!

 

Below you can find solutions to problems you could encounter while editing a page:

 
- The inserted picture doesn't appear
 

You click « insert » in the « Media »- popup, but no pictures appear in the edit-screen.
Solution: It could be that the popup has been open for too long. Just close it, and reopen the “Media”-box. Then try inserting the picture again. This should do it!

- The inserted picture appears as a text-block
 
When inserting a picture, you only see a text-block but no picture (p.ex.: « 6314small »). The cause of this problem is unknown.
Solution: Open the respective picture in Photoshop, and choose "File" - "Save for web".
Save the picture and reupload it again. Now you should be able to see the picture!
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If you still have questions or encounter problems you can’t resolve, contact Jan Van Mol.