Help:Tutorials/Beginner
The Case Wiki is a wiki with a focus on anything about Case Western Reserve University. Nearly all content on this site can be changed by registered users of the service. All the content on the Case Wiki was created by members of the university. There are few restrictions for what content can be published here.
For commonly asked quests, read Help:FAQ.
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[edit] Site layout
All pages on the Case Wiki have the same layout.
[edit] Header
The header is at the top of every page on the Case Wiki. It contains the Case logo, the site title and most importantly, links to Login and manage your personal preferences.
[edit] Sidebar
The sidebar is located on the far left of every page, right below the header. The sidebar contains three sections
- Navigation - Common links
- Search - Search for content in the site
- Toolbox - Links to supplement pages. Content of this section varies depending on what page you are on.
[edit] Navigation Links
- Main Page - Takes you to the main article
- Categories - Shows a listing of all categories
- Recent Changes - Shows a list of the recent changes made to the site
- Random Page - Takes you to a random page
- Help - Main page for help documentation
[edit] Search
Just type a phrase in the box, then click either button. Go will search for the term in article titles, whereas Search will search for the term in article content.
[edit] Toolbox
- What links here - A listing of all articles that link to the current article
- Related changes - A listing of recent changes to articles that are linked to the current article
- Upload file - Takes you to a form which allows you to upload files to the site
- Special pages - Gives you a list of special pages. A special page is a page that gives special functionality, such as viewing a list of all articles, etc
- Printable version - Displays a version of the page suitable for being printed
- Permanent link - Adjusts the address of the current page so that the address will reference the currently-accessed version
- Cite this article - Display a page showing how to properly cite the current article

