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This page outlines to new users of the wiki how to go about writing new pages. It also gives an outline on how we expect the pages to be stylised to maintain a consistent look across the wiki.

This page outlines to new users of the wiki how to go about writing new pages. It also gives an outline on how we expect the pages to be stylised to maintain a consistent look across the wiki.

We encourage you to practice editing pages in the [[Sandpit]] area so that you don't accidently delete or change work on current wiki pages.

We encourage you to practice editing pages in the [[Sandpit]] area so that you don't accidently delete or change work on current wiki pages.

 

==Creating a New Page==

==Creating a New Page==

For example typing  

For example typing  

<nowiki> [[Endocarditis - WikiClinical|Endocarditis]] will create this on the actual page: </nowiki>[[Endocarditis - WikiClinical|Endocarditis]]

<nowiki> [[Arrhythmias Overview|Overview of Arrhytmias]] will create this on the actual page: </nowiki> [[Arrhythmias Overview|Overview of Arrhytmias]]

* You must ensure that to the left of the vertical line you have the name of your page followed by the section that it is in, so a page on a new drug in Wikidrugs would read [[new drug - Wikidrugs.  To the right of the line is what you will actually see on the finished page, so you should write the name of your page here.

* You must ensure that to the left of the vertical line you have the name of your page followed by the section that it is in, so a page on a new drug in Wikidrugs would read [[new drug - Wikidrugs.  To the right of the line is what you will actually see on the finished page, so you should write the name of your page here.

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* Your page is now ready to be editted.

* Your page is now ready to be edited.

==Writing a Page==

==Writing a Page==

Once you have got your major headings in place you can then fill in the sections. We encourage that you get an equal balance of prose and bullet points in your text, as this results in the easiest format to read. Good examples of this balance would be these pages:

Once you have got your major headings in place you can then fill in the sections. We encourage that you get an equal balance of prose and bullet points in your text, as this results in the easiest format to read. Good examples of this balance would be these pages:

[[Special Senses - Visual - Anatomy & Physiology|Visual]], [[Spleen - Anatomy & Physiology| Spleen]] and [[Spinal Column - Anatomy & Physiology|Spinal Column]].

[[Eye - Anatomy & Physiology|The Eye]], [[Spleen - Anatomy & Physiology| Spleen]] and [[Spinal Column - Anatomy & Physiology|Spinal Column]].

Try to use bullet points when a list is beneficial for learning or if you are trying to write a stepwise process. Below is an example of how to write bullet points.

Try to use bullet points when a list is beneficial for learning or if you are trying to write a stepwise process. Below is an example of how to write bullet points.

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This flags up to both the wiki users and wiki admin that this page needs reviewing.