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This is not perfect documentation. This is a shared space for us to keep the most helpful and accurate things each of us knows or learns about our tools. We need your help! If you are willing to share what you learn with others, please request editor access in the mfx-wiki channel on slack. No special skills or experience required.
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Wiki uses a language called "Wiki markup" Here are some guides to help you along with Wiki.
- Wikipedia Cheatsheet A Wiki "Cheatsheet" to the lingo known as "Wiki markup".
- MediaWiki Formatting A guide to wiki page formatting.
- MediaWiki Images A guide to Wiki image syntax.
- MediaWiki Links A guide to Wiki links.
- MediaWiki Lists A guide to adding lists to Wiki pages.
- Wikipedia Markup A more in-depth guide to Wikipedia's language "Wiki markup".
- MediaWiki Tables A guide to adding tables to Wiki pages.
- Wiki Table Generator An open source webpage for easily generating Wikimedia tables.
Usefull Wiki Markup for Slack links
- To add a link to a individual's profile use this syntax [https://makerfx.slack.com/team/Name] (Do not use the @ symbol for this link)
- To add a link to open a direct message to a member on Slack use this syntax "[https://MakerFX.Slack.com/messages/@name Name on Slack]" For example [https://MakerFX.Slack.com/messages/@Ian Ian on Slack]" will appear as: Ian on Slack and clicking that link will open a direct message to Ian.
- To add a link to a channel on Slack, copy the address of the channel and use this format: [https://makerfx.slack.com/messages/XXXXXXXXX For example [https://makerfx.slack.com/messages/C1G2UHMMZ Woodworking] will appear as Woodworking and clicking that link will take you to the Woodworking channel on Slack.
Miscellaneous links
- Use this link to get to the meetup calendar "[https://www.meetup.com/MakerFX/events MakerFX Meetup Calendar]" This will appear as MakerFX Calendar and clicking it will take you to the calendar.
- Use this link to direct to a specific heading on a page "[http://wiki.makerfx.org/Main_Page#Social_Media Social Media]" This will appear as Social Media