MEpedia:Getting Started

Welcome to MEpedia!

It is easy to get started, and this page will help you. 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 this screen.


 * Click the "Join MEpedia" button.


 * Fill in the form, and click "Create your account". 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. (For now, we won't worry about formatting, as we will show you how to do that later).

Well done! You're almost there! Now you just need to save what you've done. The final steps all relate to this 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. Or choose a page on the site that you want to edit, and have a go there.