Creation date 04/29/08

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TIPS for Wiki Contributors

How to add footnotes

To insert Footnotes:

• While editing the page
• Click on "Insert Plugin" at the top of the page
• Move the mouse over "PBwiki magic"
• Select "Footnote"
• Add your footnote (wiki takes care of numbering your footnotes)

How to create templates

Add a tag called "template" to any page you wish to use as a template. Next time you try to create a page you can select your custom templates.

How to add custom URLs that have spaces in them

In certain situations, creating a regular hyperlink may not work if the URL contains spaces. In such cases, use one of these options

• Create a short URL  at http://tinyurl.com
• Use PBwiki Magic HTML plugin to insert the hyperlink

How to insert images from external sites

You can insert external images in your wiki pages. The current pbwiki software doesn't allow a direct way to insert images. This feature may be available in future versions. For now you can insert images using the following:

• While Editing the page
• Click on "Insert Plugin" at the top of the page
• Move the mouse over "PBwiki magic"
• Click on "HTML"
• In the Box enter <img src="URL OF THE IMAGE"> 
•       Example: <img src="http://www.diehards.org/forum/templates/subSilver/images/logo_bar.gif">