Help:Guide to Wikis

This help article is part of a series, "Getting Started"

Navigating the Wiki
Articles in the Wiki are all linked together:

Where you see text like this, it shows a link to somewhere else in the Wiki, relevent to the word(s) highlighted. Hovering the mouse over the link will show its destination. When these are included in articles, it allows them to be concise; for example, you can visit other articles to understand the concept more, without all that information having to be included.

These links are not the only ways of navigating. The end of articles can contain a section known as "See also", which lists articles relevant to the one you are reading. At the very end of an article are the "Category listings", which show you under what category (e.g. Game Maker) the article is included. Clicking on the categories will bring you to an alphabetical list of other articles in the category.

Creating an account
To start contributing to the Wiki, you will need to create an account. This can be done in three simple steps:


 * 1) Left-click on the "Log in \ create account" button in the top right-hand area of the screen.
 * 2) On the new page, left-click the "Create an account" button.
 * 3) Enter your desired "Username" and "Password", and retype the password (to verify the original was correct). Above this there will be a box with randomly generated words; enter the words visible in the space provided (this protects against automated users).

Once you have created an account you are able to create new articles and edit existing ones, as well as talk to other users via their talk pages, discuss articles in their discussion pages and perform other functions.

Managing your account
To get the most out of your account, you should know what the various tabs at the top of your screen (visible while you are logged in) allow you to do.

Note: the username is not pictured below, as this will be unique to you. Clicking on this will take you to your "userpage".




 * My talk: allows other users to message you, simply by editing the page (or pressing the +).
 * My preferences: allows you to add your real name, define your signature, change your password etc.
 * My watchlist: shows you the changes that have taken place to pages on your watchlist.
 * My contributions: shows you the contributions you have made in all areas of the Wiki.