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| If you would like an account to be created for you at EcoliWiki.org, simply send an email with the user name you want to use to {{Email}} and the EcoliWiki Staff will get you set-up. You'll receive an email with a temporary password that you can use to log in. Once you log in, you will be prompted to create a new password. | | If you would like an account to be created for you at EcoliWiki.org, simply send an email with the user name you want to use to {{Email}} and the EcoliWiki Staff will get you set-up. You'll receive an email with a temporary password that you can use to log in. Once you log in, you will be prompted to create a new password. |
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| ===Can I invite new users to join EcoliWiki?===
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| Yes, simply click the '''Accounts''' link in the sidebar on the left. Next, under the '''Create a Registered User''' section, click '''Create an account'''. You'll need to know the user name the person wants to use. Once you have that, type in the username and the email address of the person you wish to invite and click '''by email'''. An email will be sent to the person and they will be able to complete registration.
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| ===What do I do if I forget my username?===
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| Click on the '''Accounts''' link in the sidebar on the left. Under the section called '''Becoming a Registered User''', click the '''registered user''' link to bring up a list of registered user names. Hopefully, you can identify your username and the crisis will be averted. If you cannot, email the EcoliWiki staff at {{Email}} and someone will reply with your username.
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| ===What do I do if I forget my password?===
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| If you forget your password, type in your username and click the '''email password ''' button. A temporary password will be emailed to the email account on file. Once you log in, you will be prompted to enter a new password.
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| ===How do I change my username?===
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| Contact the EcoliWiki Staff at {{Email}} for changing your username.
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| ===How do I change my password?===
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| To change your password, click the my preferences link in the upper right hand corner of the browser window. Under the user profile tab, you will have to enter your old password, then type the new one. You will have to retype the new one to verify spelling, then click the Save button.
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| ==Can I customize EcoliWiki?==
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| Yes. You may customize the style in which you display the information by clicking the my preferences link in the upper right hand corner of the browser window. Under the '''skins''' tab, you may click the display that best suits you. You may preview these styles by clicking the '''preview''' button to the right of the style name. once you have made your selection, click the '''Save''' button to apply the new setting.
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| ===What is the '''My Watchlist''' link and how do I add topics to my watchlist?===
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| If you have a particular page or topic of specific interest to you, you can add it to the watchlist and you can opt to receive an email notification when that page is modified (you select the email option under the user profile tab). To add pages to your watchlist, go to the '''my preferences''' link in the upper right hand corner of your browser. Under the watchlist tab, select the boxes of the pages you want to watch. Click the '''Save''' button to apply the new setting.
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| ===What is the '''User Contribution''' link?===
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| Ecoliwiki keeps track of all the contributions you make to the wiki. Once you've logged in, you can click on this link and see a history of the contributions you've made.
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| ==Are you are having trouble editing information in EcoliWiki?==
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| ===How do I format text?===
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| The Mediawiki software uses formatting tags to indicate italics, bold, etc. For example, two apostrophes on either side of a word or phrase cause it to be italicized; the text <nowiki>''rpoD''</nowiki> will display as ''rpoD''. You won't need to enter the tags by hand, because most of the time there will be a toolbar at the top of the editing box. Just select the word you want formatted and click on the appropriate box in the toolbar. One exception is when entering or editing information in tables. In tables the formatting tags need to be entered by hand.
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| ===How do I add references?===
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| For detailed information about References in EcoliWiki, see [[Help: References]].
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| ===What do I do if someone changes what I wrote?===
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| This is a wiki and so the information you add to the wiki may be changed by other users, just as you may change other users' enties. If you find the correction to be inaccurate, you may discuss the subject with other users in the '''Notes''' section available below each main section, or on the '''Discussion''' page. To add a note on the same page at the bottom of the section, click the '''Edit''' link to the right of the '''Notes''' heading. To initiate or view a discussion on a particular topic, click the '''discussion''' tab located on the top left hand side of the page. To add additional comments, you can click the '''+''' to add your comment to the end of the list. OR, you may click the '''edit''' tab and type your comments there. As you can see, there are plenty of places to make your voice heard.
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| ===Is there any way to keep people from editing my entries?===
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| Yes. When you add data to a table, you have the opportunity to select '''public''' or '''private'''. The '''public''' selection allows any registered user to change your entries, whereas the '''private''' selection allows only you and the Ecoliwiki staff to edit your entries.
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| ===How do I import a large data set into the EcoliWiki?===
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| Contact the EcoliWiki staff at {{Email}} for options about getting your data set into EcoliWiki.
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| ===How do I add links?===
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| There are two main types of links for EcoliWiki: internal and external. Adding a link to an EcoliWiki page is done using <nowiki>[[link]]</nowiki> wiki mark-up. For example, to link to the lacZ page, the link will look like this: [[lacZ]].
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| Adding links that are outside of EcoliWiki is simple. Write: <nowiki>[url what you want to appear]</nowiki>. For example, adding a link to Google would like this: <nowiki>[http://www.google.com link to Google]</nowiki> and for a usable link, look like [http://www.google.com link to Google].
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| ===How do I add tables?===
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| EcoliWiki uses a special Table Extension for tables. For more detailed information, see [[Special:TableEdit]]
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| ===How do I get an image to show up in a page?===
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| To add an image to a wiki page, you must first upload the image to the wiki. Click the '''upload file''' link in the toolbox on the left hand side of your browser window underneath the search bar. You may type in the file pathway or click browse to find the file. Write a summary of the image, and click the '''Upload File''' button.
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| Once an image is in the wiki, go back to the page where you want to add the image; click '''Edit''' and type <nowiki>[[Image:File.jpg]]</nowiki> where File.jpg is the name of the file you uploaded. Click the '''Save''' button to save the image to the wiki.
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| ===Can I import data from an Excel spreadsheet?===
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| No. We are working on creating a way to do that, but that option is currently unavailable.
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| ==Are you having trouble adding information to EcoliWiki?==
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| ===When should I use the '''Create new page''' link in the navigation bar?===
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| When information you want is not in EcoliWiki, you may add it using the page generator found under the '''Create new page''' link. Using the page generator is beneficial because it automatically formats the information you add using a specific template. The page generator is available for [[Page_Generator#Complex|Complexes]], [[Page_Generator#Strain_Page|Strains]], [[Page_Generator#Plasmid|Plasmids]], [[Page_Generator#Literature_Page|Literature]], [[Page_Generator#Physiological_Processes|Physiological Processes]], [[Page_Generator#Gene|Genes]], [[Page_Generator#Databases|Databases]], and [[Page_Generator#Bioinformatic_Tools|Bioinformatic Tools]].
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| ===How do I make my page show up in a category?===
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| Categories are ways of grouping pages together by some common thread. To add a page to a category page, you'll need to know the category you want to add your page to. Once you know the Category, use the following wiki mark-up to add the category:<nowiki>[[Category:Name of Category]]</nowiki>.
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| ===How do I make suggestions?===
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| There are two ways to make suggestions to the EcoliWiki staff. Click on the '''Suggestions''' subheading under the main heading and you will be taken to the Suggestions page. Click the '''+''' tab or the '''edit''' tab at the top of the page and let us have it. The other way to do this is to email the Ecoliwiki staff at {{Email}}. Either option will get your suggestions to us.
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| ===How do I add a new plasmid, strain, gene, bioinformatic tool, etc?===
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| For adding a new item, click on the '''Create new page''' link on the left-hand side of the page. Find the appropriate heading for the information you want to add in the [[Page_Generator]] and click either the '''Create''' or '''Edit''' buttons.
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| ===How do I know if it's right?===
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| You can't break the wiki. If you're unsure of the formatting, markup, etc. someone else can fix it. Email the Ecoliwiki staff at {{Email}} and inform them of your concern. The staff will then format the page.
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| ===What if my information doesn't fit in to any templates?===
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| If you find that the pre-existing categories don't apply to your information, search for the information in the search box at the left and click the '''Create this page''' link and you can edit the page however you would like. You may also email the EcoliWiki staff at {{Email}} add ask a staffer to create a template for you.
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| ==Are you having trouble finding the information you are looking for?==
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| FAQs you will find on the [[Help:Find Info]] page:
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_information_about_a_particular_gene_or_its_product|How do I find information about a particular gene or its product?]]
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_information_about_a_gene_product_if_I_don.27t_know_the_name_of_the_gene_that_encodes_it.3F|How do I find information about a gene product if I don't know the name of the gene that encodes it?]]
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_information_related_to_plasmids.3F|How do I find information related to Plasmids?]]
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_information_related_to_Databases.3F|How do I find information related to Databases?]]
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_information_related_to_Complexes.3F|How do I find information related to Complexes?]]
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_information_related_to_Physiological_Processes.3F|How do I find information related to Physiological Processes?]]
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| *[[Help:Find_Info#How_do_I_find_additional_help_if_I_need_it.3F|How do I find additional help if I need it?]]
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