MEpedia:Getting Started

Welcome to MEpedia! This page will help you get started. We have created a Sample Page where you can try out the skills in the lessons below, or you can dive right in and try them out on any other page on the site.

Create a Login
To be able to use the site, you will need a login. Click the login link in the top right hand corner of the screen.

Once you've chosen your username and password, submit them and you're all set!

Simple text editing

 * The simplest edit to make on the site is to add or delete text. To do this, click any "edit" link on the screen (either next to a heading, or at the top of the page).


 * Type or delete the text you want.

Well done! You're almost there! Now you just need to save what you've done. these steps all relate to the box at the bottom of the screen.


 * Add a short summary of what you edited (so others can easily understand what you changed). It can be just a few words ("added text", "added reference", "deleted duplication"), or more specific ("added new Lipkin study").
 * Click "Show Preview". This will give you a preview of how your edits will look on the site. If there is something you want to change, click the "go to editing area" at the top of the screen, and it will take you back to the screen where you can make changes.


 * Once you are happy with what you've done, click "Save". The page will refresh and your changes will be added. And just like that, you're an MEpedia editor!

Try this out on the Sample Page. Answer any of the questions listed on the page, and save your edits. Leave them there for others to find.