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== How to create a new article ==
== How to create a new article ==
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1. '''Log in.'''
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1. '''Log in.'''
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:*Log in to the FamilySearch Research Wiki
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2. '''Choose an appropriate title.'''
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:*Log in to the FamilySearch Research Wiki
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2. '''Choose an appropriate title.'''
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:*Choose the title of the article you want to create. If you are writing an article about Census records, consider that this topic applies to many localities in many countries. For example, instead of using a title, "Census records," a better choice would be "Kentucky Census records."
:*Choose the title of the article you want to create. If you are writing an article about Census records, consider that this topic applies to many localities in many countries. For example, instead of using a title, "Census records," a better choice would be "Kentucky Census records."
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3. '''Perform a search for your title.'''
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3. '''Perform a search for your title.'''
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:*In the search box, type the title of the article you want to create. Make sure you type the title in exactly as you want it to appear, including capital letters, spelling, and punctuation. Click on "Search".
:*In the search box, type the title of the article you want to create. Make sure you type the title in exactly as you want it to appear, including capital letters, spelling, and punctuation. Click on "Search".
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4. '''Review search results to see if an appropriate page already exists.'''
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4. '''Review search results to see if an appropriate page already exists.'''
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:*In the search results page, look at close matches, if any, to determine if the article you want to write already exists.
:*In the search results page, look at close matches, if any, to determine if the article you want to write already exists.
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{{Note|'''If a similar article already exists, consider editing or adding to that article''' rather than creating a new article.}}<br>
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5. '''Locate the red link at the top of the search results.'''
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{{Note|'''If a similar article already exists, consider editing or adding to that article''' rather than creating a new article.}}<br> 5. '''Locate the red link at the top of the search results.'''
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:*If no page title matches or there are no close matches covering the topic, then locate the title you searched for in red at the top of the page.
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6. '''Click on the red text title'''
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:*If no page title matches or there are no close matches covering the topic, then locate the title you searched for in red at the top of the page.
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:*Click on the red title at the top of the page. This will open the edit window. For example: If you searched for "Protestants in Ireland," you would click on the words "Protestants in Ireland" shown in red on the page. After clicking on those words, an empty editing window will open for the new page titled "Protestants in Ireland." In the editing window, the title at the top of the page is listed after the word "Editing", for example, "Editing Protestants in Ireland."
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6. '''Click on the red text title'''
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:*Click on the red title at the top of the page. This will open the edit window. For example: If you searched for "Protestants in Ireland," you would click on the words "Protestants in Ireland" shown in red on the page. After clicking on those words, an empty editing window will open for the new page titled "Protestants in Ireland." In the editing window, the title at the top of the page is listed after the word "Editing", for example, "Editing Protestants in Ireland."
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7. '''Add your text.'''
7. '''Add your text.'''
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:*Start writing your text for the page in the editing window.
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9. '''Click on "Save page"'''
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:*After editing the page, Click on "Save page". Congratulations! You have just created a new page.
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{{Note|In addition to creating
the
new
page
, you should also [[Create an internal link|link related pages]] to
the
new article and add a [[Help
:
Categorization|category]]
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:*Start writing your text for
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editing window.
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9. '''Click on "Save page"'''
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*After editing the page, Click on "Save page". Congratulations! You have just created a new page
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{{Note|In addition to creating the new page, you should also [[Create an internal link|link related pages]] to the new article and add a [[Help:Categorization|category]].}}
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See a [https://fch.ldschurch.org/WWSupport/wiki/CreatePageNoLink/CreatePageNoLink.htm Guided Practice Video] on how to create a page not linked to an existing page.
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{{Contributor help-navbox}} {{Editing help}}
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{{Contributor help-navbox}} {{Editing help}}
[[Category:Help|Create a page not linked]] [[Category:Training]]
[[Category:Help|Create a page not linked]] [[Category:Training]]