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[[Frequently_Asked_Questions_(German)|'''German Version of the FAQs''']]
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A collection of frequently asked question about CoLab is provided here:
==Create new page==
To create a new page, enter the title of your page into the search window on the main page (e.g ''new page''):
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[[File:Searchbox.jpg]]
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If the title is not forgiven, you get the following result:
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[[File:Searchresult.jpg]]
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Follow the red link.
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[[File:CreatePage.jpg]]
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Now you can edit the page.
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To get a preview of page, click on ''Show Preview''.
To save the page, click on ''SavePage''.
==Text design==
'''1.) Wiki-Syntax'''
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The [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilfe:Textgestaltung '''MediaWikiSyntax'''] is used for formatting of text in wiki pages.
The [[Sandbox|'''Sandbox''']] offers a good opportunity to pratice or testing.
For a detailed description click [http://handbook.wikidot.com/de:wiki-syntax'''here'''].
'''2.) Textcolor'''
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An additional useful formatting, write in <font color="magenta">color</font>.
To color the text, you have to insert <nowiki><font> tags.
This <font> color="green"> green text </ font></nowiki> appears in text, as follow: <font color="green">green text</font>.
Possible colors are: <font color="magenta">magenta</font> (color="magenta'),<font color="yellow">yellow</font> (color="yellow") or <font color="purple">purple</font> (color="purple").
Another Possibility: Define colors via [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/'''hexademical codes'''] like the color <font color="#FF6600">FF6600</font> (color = "# FF6600").
==Contents==
Tables of contents will created automatically, if three or more headings on a WikiPage are defined.
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=Überschrift=
==Überschrift==
===Überschrift===
</pre>
To suppress tables of contents, insert
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<pre> <nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki> </pre>
into the text.
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To force tables of contents, insert
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<pre> <nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki> </pre>
into the text.
==Create Category==
To create a category in an article, insert
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<pre> [[Category Example]] </pre>
into the text.
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The item is automatically assigned to the category ''example''.
If it not exist, follow the red category- link.
The Page will be opened in edit mode.
''Special case:'' to the categories already assigned article, will displayed before the large text field (at smaller screen resolutions it looks like the category is already available).
==Add Category==
Categories are assigned to pages, by inserting
<pre> [[Category:Example|XY]] </pre>
into the text.
The page is automatically assigned to the appropriate category.
==Alphabetical Sorting of Categories==
It should always be taken care, that categories be sorted alphabetically. <br>
''Example:'' Assigning a page with the title ''Meeting'' to the category ''Example'':
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<pre> [[Category:Beispiel|Meeting]] </pre>
The page ''Meeting'' appears among  '''''M''''' at the category ''Example''.
==Search by Category==
To ''search'' for a category,  click on the search button ''without'' entering a search item. <br>
It appears the advanced search. <br>
Disable the Namespace ''Main'' und activate the Namespace ''Category''.
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[[File:Searchnamespaces.jpg]]
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The search item can now be entered to the searchbox.
==References==
'''[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php#Usage References]''':The Cite-Template was installed at Colab, to faciliate the citing of sources.
Quotes or cross references are issued as a nowiki><ref...></nowiki>-tag.
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Formating and Output are possible at any place e.g. :
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[...]
Digital Library Federation."<ref name="mets standard">http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets - METS homepage</ref>
[...]
==References==
<references />
</pre>
==Access Control==
If you want to set up an access control for certain groups, you have to insert
<pre> &lt;accesscontrol&gt;MPDL&lt;/accesscontrol&gt; </pre>
or
<pre> &lt;accesscontrol&gt;MDPL,GAVO&lt;/accesscontrol&gt; </pre>
at the top of the text. <br>
Caution: Only authorized user groups have access to your page!
It is not necessary to use the <span style="color:red">',,' separator</span> at the end of the element content.
==Upload Files==
To Upload files at Colab, click on the third point of ''toolbox'': ''Upload file''.
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[[File:toolbox.JPG]]
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Now you can choose files and add a description.
Finally click on ''Upload file'' (bottom of page).
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Following formats can be used :
png, gif, jpg, jpeg, wmz, mm, pdf, doc, xls, ppt, zip, java, txt.
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If the file is already uploaded to Colab, appears a warning message.
Its also possible to upload the latest version of a file.
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Now you can insert the file into your Page:
<pre> [[File:Example.jpg]]</pre>
An other opportunity: click on this symbol[[File:Werkzeug.jpg]] at the tool-bar.
==Link to a Wiki Page==
It's possible to create links to internal Wiki Pages.
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Therefor you have to insert the title of page, as follow e.g. ''Sandbox'':
<pre> [[Sandbox|link to sandbox]] </pre>
It´s also possible to assign individual names for links, after a vertical bar.
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After saving accrues a link to page e.g. [[Sandbox|'''link to sandbox''']].
==Link to External Page==
Similar to create links to internal Wiki Pages, it´s possible to create links to external pages.
Therefor you copy the URL of page. <br>
The next step is to paste the URL into the text as follow e.g. ''MPDL'':
<pre> [[http://www.mpdl.mpg.de/link to MPDL]]</pre>
It´s also possible to assign individual names for links.
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After saving accrues a link to page e.g.[http://www.mpdl.mpg.de/ '''link to MPDL'''].
==Calendar==
<span style="color:red">this extention is not installed anymore</span> [[User:Grossmann|Grossmann]] ([[User talk:Grossmann|talk]]) 12:09, 13 March 2014 (CET)
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The Calendar used the Categories-tool in background.<br>
Once a page is assigned to a special Date-Category(e.g."2007/07/03"), the page is listed at [[Special:Events].<br>
To create a Calendar, you have to insert:
<pre> <calendar/> </pre>
into the text. <calendar/>
==Create Short Links==
Short Links of a page are created by [http://tinyurl.com/ '''TinyUrl'''].
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Therefor you copy the URL and paste it to following window:
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[[File:tinyurl.jpg]]
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Afterwards click at ''Make TinyURL!''. <br>
Now you can use the short version of your URL.
==Create Tables with TableEdit==
TableEdit is a PlugIn to create tables on a easy way.<br>
A detailed description, you find [http://colab.mpdl.mpg.de/mediawiki/index.php5?title=Special:TableEdit&pagename=&id=&page=&conflict=&ff=loaded&browser_tab=0.55408600_1326366273&view=new&foo='''here'''].
'''1.) Integrate a blank table:'''
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<pre> < NewTableEdit/> </pre>
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'''2.) Integrate a table with predefined headings:'''
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<pre> <nowiki> <NewTableEdit>
heading 1
heading 2
heading 3
etc..
</NewTableEdit> </nowiki>
</pre>
Afterwards save the text to create the table. <br>
The Table accrues as follow:
<!--box uid=9d918c381310dd472203b251d1a85892.5021.U4f0eda336ba74-->
<!--
******************************************************************************************
*
*  ** PLEASE DON'T EDIT THIS TABLE DIRECTLY.  Use the edit table link under the table. **
*
****************************************************************************************** -->
{|  id="U4f0eda336ba74"  class=" tableEdit " 
|-
!|heading 1!!heading 2!!heading 3
|- class="tableEdit_footer"
|<span class="tableEdit_editLink plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{SCRIPTPATH}}?title=Special:TableEdit&id=9d918c381310dd472203b251d1a85892.5021.U4f0eda336ba74&page=5021&pagename={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}&type=&template= edit table]</span> || ||
|}
<!--box uid=9d918c381310dd472203b251d1a85892.5021.U4f0eda336ba74-->
To edit the table, click onto the blue ''edit table'' link.
==Create Simple Tables==
A detailed description, you found [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilfe:Tabellen'''here'''].
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'''1.) Create a simple table:'''
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{|
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! heading !! heading !! heading
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| example1 || example2 || example3
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| example4 || example5 || example6
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| example7 || example8 || example9
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{|
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! heading !! heading !! heading
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| example1 || example2 || example3
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| example4 || example5 || example6
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| example7 || example8 || example9
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</pre>
'''2.) Create a table with frames and highlighted  box heads:'''
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{| class="wikitable"
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! heading !! heading !! heading
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| example1 || example2 || example3
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| example4 || example5 || example6
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| example7 || example8 || example9
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! heading !! heading!! heading
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| example1 || example2 ||  example3
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| example4 || example5 || example6
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| example7 || example8 || example9
|}
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'''3.) Create a table with a line break at box head:'''
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{| class="wikitable"
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! head- <br/> ing !! head- <br/> ing !! head- <br/> ing
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| example1 || example2 || example3
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| example4 || example5 || example6
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| example7 || example8 || example9
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! head- <br/> ing !! head- <br/> ing !! head- <br/> ing
|-
| example1 || example2 || example3
|-
| example4 || example5 || example6
|-
| example7 || example8 || example9
|}
</pre>
==Cooperative Work &ndash; Discussion & Comment==
First please see the [[MPDLMediaWiki:Editing_policies|'''Editing policies''']].
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'''1.) Discussion:'''
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For every Wiki Page is automatically created a discussion page. <br> Thereby it´s about a " Meta-page". <br> Informations about an article can placed there e.g. " We need more Examples..." or " We need more passages ...". <br>
The discussion page is reachable from every page, s.a. [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia'''discussion page''']
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'''2.) Comment:'''
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If you want like  to forgive an intelligible comment for an articel, you may want to insert a colon and a signature. <br>
Therefor the comment will closed with four tildes: <br>
<pre> <nowiki> ~~~~ </nowiki> </pre>
It will automatical create a signature with Username and timestamp. <br>
The signature appears as follow:<br> --[[User:Tanja|Tanja]] 08:53, 6 August 2008 (UTC).
==Any other Question?==
If you have any other question, please feel free to contact the [mailto:colab-support@gwdg.de CoLab-Support].
A German version of the [[FAQ_Frequently_Asked_Questions_(German)|FAQs is provided here]].
[[Category:CoLab|FAQ]]
[[Category:FAQ|CoLab FAQ (English)]]
[[Category:CoLab Quick Start]]

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